Objective:
Develop a presentation that educates peers on a healthcare finance, payment reform, or policy topic relevant to your clinical setting with the goal of deepening your own understanding through teaching. This “TED-Talk” style presentation should be clear, engaging, and applicable across different clinical settings.
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Instruction:
Choose a topic: (you may opt to use the topic for your final project for this assignment)
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- Select an aspect of healthcare finance, payment reform, or policy relevant to your clinical practice. This should be a topic that piques your curiosity or represents and area where you would like to build expertise.
- If you are unsure of a topic, I suggest reviewing recent issues of journals such as Health Affairs or consider below suggested topics (not all-inclusive.)
- Define your audience:
- Think about to whom you are speaking? For example, if you were discussing the Affordable Care Act, your intended audience might be a hospital’s Board of Trustees who influence funding decisions.
- Introduction to Topic:
- Provide a compelling opening that highlights why this topic is relevant and timely in the current healthcare landscape.
- Explain how the topic fits into innovation, regulatory frameworks, or the payment environment.
- For example, if you choose to explore the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on healthcare costs, you might consider introducing the presentation by discussing how AI has potential to either reduce costs or create new challenges in clinical and administrative settings.
- Description of Topic:
- Delve into the specifics of your chosen topic. Provide background information, current developments, and any key statistics or findings that illustrate the importance of this issue in healthcare.
- Consider including challenges, recent changes, and implications for healthcare costs, patient care, or accessibility.
- For example, if discussing healthcare supply chains, you may describe how disruptions (such as shortages of person protective equipment during COVID-19) have led to policy changes, and outline steps providers can take to ensure resource availability.
- Suggests for Improvement/Application:
- Offer actionable insights or solutions related to your topic. Think about how this information can be used to make practical changes in a clinical setting or influence broader healthcare policies.
- For example, if focusing on the opioid crisis, you may suggest specific policy adjustments for opioid prescribing practices that could reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes.
- Presentation Format:
- Prepare a TED-Talk style presentation. Your talk should be engaging and informative and last approximately 8-10 minutes. Think about the TED-Talks you find most interesting—do they use appropriate humor, visual aids, or other innovative techniques to hold your attention? In other words, make this your own!
- Post in Discussion Forum:
- Upload your presentation into the discussion forum to share with your classmates. Be ready to discuss your topic further and answer any questions form your peers.
Helpful Videos/Tips: These are not all-inclusive but some helpful hints to get you started.
- How to Write a TED Talk in 7 Easy StepsLinks to an external site.
- How to Prepare a TED Talk SpeechLinks to an external site.
- How to Speak so that People Want to ListenLinks to an external site.
Here is a rubric for grading this assignment.
Submission:
Students must post their original response (Ted-talk presentation) to the Discussion Forum by Day 4, and have until Day 7 to respond to your two of your classmates. The response should be in a meaningful interactive way to promote an engaging discussion. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth and breadth of your responses.
Refer to the Grading Rubric below for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Due date: Original post Day 4 / Response Day 7
Module Outcomes for this Assignment
- Identify healthcare regulatory agencies and policies that influence economic decisions and quality standards in healthcare.
- Explain the impact of the Affordable Care Act on healthcare.
- Describe the impact of policy changes on healthcare organizations.
- Analyze the economic implications of healthcare regulations and policies.
Rubric
Teaching to Learn: Exploring Healthcare Finance and Policy
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTopic Relevance | 15 ptsExcellent13-15 points: The topic is highly relevant, timely, and clearly related to healthcare finance, payment reform, or policy; demonstrates a deep understanding of the importance in clinical setting.12 ptsGood10-12 points: The topic is relevant and generally applicable, with a clear connection to healthcare finance or policy; shows a good understanding of its importance in the clinical setting.9 ptsSatisfactory7-9 points: The topic is somewhat relevant, but its connection to healthcare finance or policy is unclear or lacks depth.6 ptsNeeds Improvement0-6 points: The topic is irrelevant or lacks a clear connection to healthcare finance, payment reform, or policy. | 15 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAudience Awareness | 15 ptsExcellent13-15 points: Audience is well-defined, and the presentation is tailored effectively to their needs, knowledge level, and interests.12 ptsGood10-12 points: Audience is defined, and the presentation mostly meets their needs, knowledge level, and interests.9 ptsSatisfactory7-9 points: Audience is vaguely defined; presentation only partially addresses their needs or knowledge level.6 ptsNeeds Improvement0-6 points: Audience is poorly defined, or the presentation does not match the audience’s needs or knowledge level. | 15 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction of Topic | 15 ptsExcellent13-15 points: Strong, compelling introduction that effectively contextualizes the topic within innovation, regulation, or payment environment.3 ptsGood10-12 points: Clear introduction that provides some context within the relevant healthcare environment.2 ptsSatisfactory7-9 points: Introduction provides limited context or relevance; lacks clear connection to innovation, regulation, or payment.1 ptsNeeds Improvement0-6 points: Introduction is unclear or fails to establish relevance in the healthcare environment. | 15 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of Topic | 20 ptsExcellent18-20 points: Detailed and well-organized explanation, with accurate information and thorough background on the topic, supported by strong evidence or data.17 ptsGood16-17 points: Explanation is generally clear and well-organized, with mostly accurate information and some supporting evidence or data.14 ptsSatisfactory10-14 points: Explanation lacks detail or organization; information is partially accurate or lacks sufficient supporting evidence.9 ptsNeeds Improvement0-9 points: Incomplete or poorly organized explanation; lacks accuracy, depth, or relevant supporting evidence. | 20 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSuggestions for Improvement | 15 ptsExcellent13-15 points: Insightful, actionable suggestions that demonstrate critical thinking and practical application of the topic in clinical settings.12 ptsGood10-12 points: Provides useful suggestions that demonstrate a good understanding and potential application of the topic.9 ptsSatisfactory7-9 points: Suggestions are limited, overly general, or do not clearly connect to the topic’s practical applications.6 ptsNeeds Improvement0-6 points: Lacks practical suggestions, or suggestions are irrelevant to the topic’s clinical or policy applications. | 15 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation Format | 15 ptsExceeds13-15 points: Presentation is highly engaging, TED-Talk style, with strong visuals and effective delivery that maintains audience attention.12 ptsMastery10-12 points: Presentation is engaging, with some effective visuals and clear delivery; mostly maintains audience attention.2 ptsNear7-9 points: Presentation is somewhat engaging; visuals are minimal or not fully effective in supporting the content.1 ptsBelow0-6 point: Presentation lacks engagement, visuals, or effective delivery; fails to capture audience attention. | 15 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReflection on Learning | 5 ptsExcellent5 points: Reflects deeply on insights gained from teaching, with clear evidence of how this process enhanced understanding of the topic.4 ptsGood4 points: Reflects on learning with some insights into the teaching process and topic understanding.3 ptsSatisfactory2-3 points Limited reflection on learning; insights are vague or lack connection to the teaching process.1 ptsNeeds Improvement0-1 point: Reflection is missing or shows minimal insight into the teaching or learning process. | 5 pts | |
| Total Points: 100 | |||