HCM 345 Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Overview: For your first milestone, due next week in Module Three, you will analyze how the reimbursement process impacts other healthcare departments and their process based on real-world data. This assignment helps you prepare for the milestone by providing a review of how billing and coding regulations affect the reimbursement process and identifying the various tasks each department completes during the process.
Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Short paper assignments must follow these formatting guidelines: double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. Page length requirements: 2–4 pages maximum.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Reimbursement Concepts
Meet “Proficient” criteria and uses course resources to support ideas
Discusses health reimbursement issues and includes an accurate and detailed explanation of the key aspects of the topic
Discusses health reimbursement issues but lacks details pertaining to the key aspects of the topic
Does not discuss health reimbursement issues
25
Inquiry and Analysis Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of healthcare reimbursement concepts
Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates a good understanding of challenges of healthcare reimbursement concepts
Provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates a minimal understanding of healthcare reimbursement concepts
Does not provide in-depth analysis
25
Comprehensive Research
Incorporates many relevant scholarly resources and healthcare sector–specific information effectively
Incorporates some scholarly resources and healthcare sector–specific information effectively
Incorporates very few scholarly resources and healthcare sector–specific information effectively
Does not incorporate scholarly resources and healthcare sector–specific information
25
Professional Writing Style
Effectively uses an engaging writing style. Has no errors related to organization, grammar and style, and APA citation format
Effectively uses a style appropriate for a healthcare course. Has minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and APA citation format
Uses a style somewhat appropriate for a healthcare course. Has errors related to organization, grammar and style, and APA citation format
Uses an inappropriate style for a healthcare course. Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and APA citation format
25
Total 100%
