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%