XD3004: Summative Assessment: Overview For this Performance Task Assessment, you will investigate systemic problems in healthcare that create health and healthcare inequities and recommend strategies to provide solutions. Please contact Assignment Samurai for help with XD 3004 System Processes and Healthcare Inequity Summative Assessment / NURS 3030 Advocating for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare or any other assignment. Email: assignmentsamurai@gmail.com Instructions To complete this Assessment, do the following: • Be sure to adhere to the indicated Assignment length. • Download the Healthcare Inequity: Systemic Problems and Solutions template document. • Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to review prior to submitting your Assessment. Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the Faculty Instructor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively. Important Information on Interpreting the Assessment Rubric (click to expand) Achievement vs. Mastery of the Competency • Mastery of this Competency means that 80% or more of the rows have been assessed as Exceeds Expectations and no rows have been assessed as Does Not Meet Expectations. • Achievement of this Competency means that all rows are assessed at Meets Expectations or above (but lower than the 80% threshold required for Mastery). Assessment of Individual Rubric Rows In order to achieve Meets Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in that row. This means that you have addressed all required elements to the required level of quantity and/or quality. In order to achieve Exceeds Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in the row, and in addition, your response must reflect a depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise. Examples of this include—but are not limited to—the following: • You provide additional, specific, and/or particularly relevant examples to illustrate points made. • You seamlessly incorporate your original thoughts and diverse, credible, and relevant academic sources, when applicable, to express your viewpoint or develop a persuasive argument. • You demonstrate a deeper understanding of the subject that draws from discipline-specific knowledge and theory and incorporates the viewpoints of a diverse set of business and management thought leaders. • You draw additional connections between multiple, complex topics to support your explanations. • You are able to apply your knowledge in unique, creative, and/or innovative ways. • You thoroughly break down concepts into simpler parts and use your understanding of business to make connections. • Your analysis is insightful and original. • You design processes, products, and/or solutions that are creative, high-quality, and innovative. • You consider diverse perspectives and relevant social, ethical, and business-related issues when proposing new ideas or formulating judgments. All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring. This Assessment requires submission of one Word document. Save the file as XD3004_firstinitial_lastname (for example, XD3004_J_Smith). Healthcare Inequity: Systemic Problems and Solutions Recall the introduction to this Competency with the explanation of a “system process” as a series of interrelated steps or activities. System processes in healthcare are designed to achieve specific outcomes, which may be within healthcare organizations or larger healthcare systems. However, systems—both internal and external—can cause or contribute to significant inequity. The Learning Resources in this Competency detail the stubborn problems of health and healthcare inequities rooted in bias and racism. For advocates of diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare, awareness and understanding of these complex issues and their long history are key to taking action to challenge and change flawed and failed system processes. This Competency Assessment will support that work. To Prepare: • Access the Health Inequity: Systemic Problems and Solutions template document. Review the three parts and the required information and analysis to complete the Competency Assessment. • Review the recommended Learning Resources provided. • Research additional resources that you identify to support your examples and explanations. To Complete the Competency Assessment Using the Health Inequity: Systemic Problems and Solutions template document, in 3–4 pages, plus title and reference pages, address the following: Part 1: Analyzing System Processes • Analyze each scenario based on your particular healthcare role. Explain whether you could justify the policy or process from a system perspective. o A facility has taken its limit of Medicaid patients and will not take more. o An urban clinic operates on a first-come, first-served basis for scheduling appointments. Due to high demand and limited resources, appointment slots often fill up quickly, leaving many patients unable to secure timely appointments. Part 2: Analyzing Impact of Systemic Healthcare Inequities • Analyze healthcare discrimination (e.g., racial, gender-based, socioeconomic) and provide at least two (2) examples of how it can manifest in the healthcare system. • Analyze the impact of systemic healthcare inequities on vulnerable populations and their access to healthcare services. Be specific and provide at least two (2) examples. Part 3: Identifying System-Level Solutions • Briefly explain at least two (2) strategies that could be implemented at the system-process level to combat healthcare inequities. • Choose one (1) scenario from Part 1. Explain a strategy to make the specific healthcare policy or process more equitable. Complete and Submit.