INSTRUCTIONS FOR TOPIC SELECTION AND APPROVAL
Use table 1 (below) to select your topic and complete the attached form. The problem must be addressed from the perspective of a health care manager. The capstone project is a cumulative project that demonstrates the candidate’s ability to apply the capabilities and knowledge that you have accrued through the Health Service Management Graduate Program at Mercy College. You must complete the attached form as upload it by 9/19/2022 at 11:59 PM. You cannot submit the introduction until your topic is approved. Please note the need to submit all section on time.
Capstone Requirements
To complete the Capstone and graduate candidates must:
Select a Capstone Topic from one of the tables above and describe a specific problem related to that topic.
Propose a realistic, manageable intervention that addresses the problem. The intervention must be focused on a local facility or community.
Use the Capstone Template to submit sections of the Capstone as drafts
Make any needed correction and revisions, based on reviewers’ feedback before submitting the draft of the next section.
For the Capstone a health care institution or facility includes:
hospitals or medical centers
health maintenance organizations,
health care clinics or outpatient centers,
nursing homes, extended care facility, or other institution devoted to the care of sick, infirm, or aged person.
health care businesses such as health insurance providers, product manufacturers or others that provide health care services.
alternative or complimentary care setting
Substance abuse residential or outpatient settings
Table 1
Institution-Based and Facility-based Intervention Topics
TOPIC
INTRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS
LITERATURE REVIEW (PART 1 & 2)
STRATEGIC PLAN
FINANCIAL PLAN
METHOD FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE
IMPACT OF HEALTH WORKER SHORTAGES ON SERVICES
Description of the impact of this problem on quality of care, patient outcomes at the institution
Description of health care workers where shortage exists (ex. Nurses)
Introduction to the proposes intervention to improve this problem
Data that demonstrates this institution is experiencing this problem
In-text references for sources that can be cited such as institutional reports or citations by an accrediting agency or other authority
Description of the application of Action Research to address this or similar problem
Discussion of the action research components of your proposed intervention
Description of two previous attempts to address this issue at this or a similar institution
The similarities and differences of your proposal compared to previous attempts.
Description of the institution’s mission and why your proposal is consistent with the instructional mission.
Description of the organizational structure of the proposed intervention
Goals, objectives and activities required to implement the intervention
Timeframe for intervention over a 1-year period which details major activities
Description and itemized budget of all expenses related to the proposed intervention
Description and itemized revenue sources and projections for the intervention including payer mix.
Description of the impact of the intervention on the institution (utilization and revenue)
Description of data that will be collected
Description of how data will be analyzed
Description of how ethical issues will be addressed.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE
Describe the clinical or administrate problem that will be address
Describe how quality of care will ne improved or patient outcomes will improve through adaption of the technology.
Describe the current process
Data that demonstrates this institution is experiencing this problem due to the current process
In-text references for sources that can be cited such as institutional reports or citations by an accrediting agency or other authority
Description of the application of Action Research to address this or similar problem
Discussion of the action research components of your proposed intervention
Description of two previous attempts to address this issue at this or a similar institution
The similarities and differences of your proposal compared to previous attempts.
Description of the institution’s mission and why your proposal is consistent with the instructional mission.
Description of the organizational structure of the proposed intervention
Goals, objectives and activities required to implement the intervention
Timeframe for intervention over a 1-year period which details major activities
Description and itemized budget of all expenses related to the proposed intervention
Description of the financial impact of the intervention on the institution.
Description of data that will be collected
Description of how data will be analyzed
Description of how ethical issues will be addressed.
CREATING A NEW PROGRAM OR SERVICE TO MEET AN UNMET NEED
Describe the need for the new program or service
Describe the proposed intervention will meet the unmet need
Data that shows the institution is not addressing the unmet need
In-text references for sources that can be cited such as institutional reports or citations by an accrediting agency or other authority
Description of the application of Action Research to address this or similar problem
Discussion of the action research components of your proposed intervention
Description of two previous attempts to address this issue at this or a similar institution
The similarities and differences of your proposal compared to previous attempts
Description of the institution’s mission and why your proposal is consistent with the instructional mission.
Description of the organizational structure of the proposed intervention
Goals, objectives and activities required to implement the intervention
Timeframe for intervention over a 1-year period which details major activities
Projected utilization of new service or program
Description and itemized revenue sources and projections for the intervention including payer mix based on utilization projections
Description of data that will be collected
Description of how data will be analyzed
Description of how ethical issues will be addressed
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE INEFFICIENCY OR WASTE
Describe the source of inefficiency or waste
Description of how the proposed intervention will reduce inefficiency or waste.
Describe the current process
Present data that demonstrates waste or inefficiency this current process
In-text references for sources that can be cited such as institutional reports or citations by an accrediting agency or other authority
Description of the application of Action Research to address this or similar problem
Discussion of the action research components of your proposed intervention
Description of two previous attempts to address this issue at this or a similar institution
Description of similarities and differences of your proposal compared to previous attempts
Description of the institution’s mission and why your proposal is consistent with the instructional mission.
Description of the organizational structure of the proposed intervention
Goals, objectives and activities required to implement the intervention
Timeframe for intervention over a 1-year period which details major activities
Projected utilization of new service or program
Description and itemized revenue sources and projections for the intervention including payer mix based on utilization projections
Description of data that will be collected
Description of how data will be analyzed
Description of how ethical issues will be addressed
Table 2
Community- Based Intervention Topics
Topic
Introduction Requirements
Description Requirements
Literature Review (Part 1 & 2)
Strategic Plan
Financial Plan
Method for Measuring Performance
Creating a new neighborhood-based program, service or product
Description of need or demand for service or program or product
Local neighborhood where program will be initiated
Population impacted by the service or program
Local data showing need for service or program
Description of how intervention will engage and provide services to the neighborhood where program will be initiated
Description of the application of Action Research to address this or similar problem
Discussion of the action research components of your proposed intervention
Description of two previous attempts to address this issue at this or a similar institution
Description of similarities and differences of your proposal compared to previous attempts
Description of the new program’s mission and why your proposal is consistent with the instructional mission.
Description of the organizational structure of the proposed intervention
Goals, objectives and activities required to implement the intervention
Timeframe for intervention over a 1-year period which details major activities
Description and itemized budget of all expenses related to the proposed intervention
Description and itemized revenue sources and projections for the intervention including payer mix.
Description of the impact of the intervention on the institution (utilization and revenue)
Description of data that will be collected
Description of how data will be analyzed
Description of how ethical issues will be addressed.
Capstone Resources
Attached Files:
Common Mistakes Candudates make on Capstone.pptx (564.874 KB)
See attached lecture on common mistakes made related to the Capstone Project
APA guidelines 7th edition
Used to format citations, references, tables, graphs, images
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/apa_changes_7th_edition.html
Grammar & Punctuation
Used for writing quality
Course Textbook & https://www.grammarly.com/
DATA SOURCES
Local Data New York City
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene – Includes NYC Community Health Survey Atlas: More than 40 multi-colored, thematic New York City maps showing the neighborhood distribution of a wide variety of health indicators, from Health Care Access to Weight and Nutrition.
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene EpiQuery – Includes data from Community Health Survey, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Vital Statistics Census and SPARCS
New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs – Includes data on immigrants
New York City Census FactFinder Community Data Portal – Provides quick and easy access to population information from the 2000 U.S. Census.
Community Data Portal NYC Community Health Survey (NYC-CHS) -Provides health data summaries
New York City Department of City Planning – Provides demographic statistics about New York City. Includes maps translating showing the relationship between Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) and Community Districts (CDs).
NYC Dept of City Planning’s Community District Profiles – Provides gateway to data, maps and other resources describing New York City’s 59 community districts.
New York State Data for Cities, Towns Regions and Boroughs
Health.data.ny.gov – Health data from NY state dept of health, includes datasets
US Census Bureau – New York State Quick Facts – The New York Census Research Data Center provides access to Census data in secure facilities.
CDC Data and Statistics & CDC FastStats – Vital Statistics for New York State
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) – BRFSS is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Currently, data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.