Organizational Analysis

After reviewing the keynote and studying the readings, you should now be ready to proceed with your assignment. In this assignment, you will conduct a remote organizational analysis based on what you have learned from the readings in this unit.
Choose an organization from the list of approved hospitals. See Week One module for the selection link.
You will use the same organization that you select for the organizational analysis paper AND the quality improvement paper.
All assignments are to be submitted electronically within the course. Because the faculty receive many of the same assignments a file naming format is established for all student submissions. The file naming standard is as follows:
File naming standard: Student’s Last name, First name, Class Number with section, and Assignment Name.

For example, Doe-Jane-NU613.801-Organizational Analysis Paper
Please submit your paper as a pdf document.
Please pay particular attention to the due date of the assignment. Deductions apply to students not submitting by the DUE DATE posted on the course schedule as described in the syllabus. Assignment extensions require contact and approval from the primary faculty prior to the due date. See the syllabus for guidance.
Your paper will automatically be submitted to Turnitin when you submit the assignment. You can review and revise the paper and resubmit it based on any identified concerns in the Turnitin report until the due date. Caution: Papers resubmitted after the due date will be treated as late papers and the late penalty described in the syllabus will apply. Submit the assignment at least 48 to 72 hours before the due date to ensure time to obtain the Turnitin report back. Extensions will NOT be granted if you wait to the last minute to submit an assignment or do not receive a report back in time for revisions.
Early grading: Faculty may be available to grade the paper before the due date if you have completed your review of the Turnitin report. If your submission is ready for grading prior to the due date, please place a comment in the assignment area that the submission is final and ready for grading. Any paper graded prior to the due date based on a student comment releasing the paper to be graded, will not be regraded if changes are made and the paper is resubmitted by the due date. The graded paper will be the final submission for the assignment.
Writing tips:

1. 1. Pay attention to the page limits found in the scholarship section of the rubric
2. Outline your work to assure you place the right amount of content in each area based on the number of points allocated in the rubric. Pace yourself, don’t put too much content in the first section of the paper and fail to address later sections.
3. Use headings to organize your work in the same order found on the rubric.
4. Avoid casual speech, do not use first person (there is a review of what first person is in the Start Here module).
5. Submit your paper early so you receive the Turnitin report with enough time to make edits and resubmit before the due date; allow more time for the second or third submission. You do not need a Turnitin code, the paper will automatically be submitted to Turnitin.
   Assignment Instructions and Rubric:
   Assignment instructions and rubric for Organizational Analysis paper Download Assignment instructions and rubric for Organizational Analysis paper
   Assignment instruction: Although a minimum of 5 peer reviewed references are required for this assignment, that does not mean only five (5) references should be present. Five is the minimum for Peer Reviewed references however, appropriate areas of the discussion must be cited and referenced. Other sources in addition to peer reviewed sources are expected to be used to support the discussion.
   Tip:
   Can’t find the Community Health Needs assessment for a not-for-profit facility? Look at other information available on the site and summarize what you can and note the report is not readily available. Interestingly, the report is required every 3 years and should be available but you may find the facility you are reviewing is out of compliance. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/community-health-needs-assessment-for-charitable-hospital-organizations-section-501r3Links to an external site.
   Tip 2: Sometimes hospitals change ownership and the link provided in the spreadsheet may no longer be current. Please do not contact the facility for clarification; use the best information you can find and note you have identified the change of ownership in your discussion of the facility. For example: We recently learned that Baylor Scott & White is no longer part of the White Rock Medical Center in Texas.

Please note: sometimes links located in the rubric are not working correctly. To assist students the links are duplicated below this message.
Links found in the rubric:
Hospital Compare:
CMS Hospital Compare Links to an external site.
Baldridge Awards:
https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/award-recipientsLinks to an external site.
Conditions of Participation complaints:
Conditions of Participation complaints Links to an external site.
Leapfrog:
https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-gradeLinks to an external site.