HCM 320 Module Five Journal Guidelines and
Rubric
Reflect on what you consider healthcare to be. Briefly describe your definition of health based on your personal and/or professional experience.
View Rebecca Onie’s TED Talk, What If Our Healthcare System Kept Us Healthy?, and address the following questions:
Does your professional definition of healthcare change after watching this video? Why or why not?
If traditional healthcare were to stray into the realm of socioeconomics as Rebecca Onie’s organization did, what effects on health delivery models
would you anticipate? Explain.
Use the journal as an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the final project requirements and case study. Journal activities in this course are private between
you and your instructor. Only the instructor can view and comment on your assignments.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your journal assignment should be 2 to 4 paragraphs in length. Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-
point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Initial Definition Describes initial definition of healthcare
based on personal/professional experience
Describes initial definition of healthcare, but
definition is lacking detail or reflection on
personal/professional experience
Does not describe initial definition of
healthcare based on personal/professional
experience
20
Change in
Definition
Describes how professional definition of
healthcare may have changed, and explains
why
Describes how professional definition of
healthcare may have changed, but does not
explain why
Does not describe how professional
definition of healthcare may have changed
40
Delivery Models Discusses the potential effects on healthcare
if socioeconomics were to be incorporated
into delivery models, and explains why
Discusses the potential effects on healthcare
if socioeconomics were to be incorporated
into delivery models, but does not explain
why
Does not discuss the potential effects on
healthcare if socioeconomics were to be
incorporated into delivery models
40
Total 100%
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