Health comparisons of States of Illinois, Atlanta, and Tennessee.

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Description

The three states I chose to do thee report are:

Cook County, IL

Fulton County, GA

Shelby County, TN

I downloaded each report for the following criteria:

 Patient Experience

 Mortality Rates

 Readmission Rates

 Health Information Technology

After reviewing the reports from each state, students will develop a comparative analysis paper. The paper will explore the four (4) required areas of comparison; describe the findings, and present ideas for improving the data findings.

 o Requirements: The body of the paper should be between a minimum of 8 pages not to exceed 12 pages (3500-4000 words), typed and double-spaced in Times Roman font using APA standard. The page length requirement does not include the title page and reference pages. Format for the paper:

 Title page

 Introduction – This section of the paper should describe the states selected and rationale for their selection.

 Comparative Analysis – This discussion should give a narrative of the results of the comparisons for each state based on the specified characteristics.

 Reflections – Discuss your personal and professional reflections on the findings. (What do you think about the results? How might you explain any differences?) This discussion should be supported by references from the assigned readings and external sources.

 Conclusions – Discuss how the selected hospitals might improve their scores on each of the characteristics. This discussion should be based on concepts and principles learned from the MHA 608 course.

 Christian Worldview - This section of the paper should also address how your Christian worldview perspective impacts or frames your ideas and discussions related to the issues presented in the paper.

 Reference page - APA format. Resources for APA formatting are included on the Graduate Online Student Center.