HCS/455: Health Care Policy: The Past And The Future
Wk 5 Summative Assessment: Policy Impact Presentation
Exam Content
You are currently working as an administrative assistant in the social services division of your health care organization and have
been asked to prepare a presentation for an upcoming staff meeting. The staff meeting will focus on emerging health care issues
that will impact your community in the future. Your presentation should focus on the impact of policy and regulation on the
health care industry and its ability to address the selected issue in the future.
Preparation
Research and select an emerging heaith care issue. This may include the following:
• Opioid crisis
• Escalating drug prices
• Heaith care cybersecurity issues
• Behavioral health care
• Aging population
• Health care employee burnout
• Health care information transparency
Using the information you’ve learned in this course, consider how you could lead a discussion that would result in the design of a
policy for the selected health care issue. Take into consideration the various aspects of the policy development cycle and level of
implementation (federal, state, or local).
Assessment Deliverable
Create a 10- to 15-slide (not including the title slide and reference slide) presentation with a voiceover on your selected
Issue for your staff meeting. In your presentation:
• Identify the issue that is being addressed.
• Identify appropriate stakeholders for this issue.
• Explain the importance of the issue and the target population that will be addressed.
• Discuss the implementation plan for the policy and the level of government (federal, state, or local) that would be
appropriate.
• Discuss the impact of the proposed policy on the health care industry.
• Discuss the evaluation process for determining the success of the policy.
• Discuss outcomes and revisions that may be needed based on evaluation findings.
Note: Your presentation must include a voiceover. Detailed speaker notes are optional.
Cite at least 2 scholarly sources to support your presentation.
Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assessment.
