Health Professional Shortage
The capstone project is designed to be completed in sections. This is part one of the assignment.
Propose a topic for your change proposal (1,000-1,250 words).
If you are having trouble with your topic, please contact your instructor for assistance.
Use the feedback you have received on your proposed topics in the Main Forum and the availability of evidence in peer-reviewed nursing and medical journals to support your intervention and choose a viable topic.
Based on your logic model, present a brief summary of the health care barrier or issue presented. Include the following:
Discuss the health care administration barrier or issue you want to address for your
capstone project paper. Briefly explain the proposed change plan for the problem or issue.
Find a peer-reviewed article that demonstrates support for the problem or issue you have
proposed. Post the article using APA format. Provide two or three sentences about the
article explaining why it supports your proposed plan.
Healthcare barrier /issue: Health Professional Shortage
Despite the efforts of various health organizations to administer health care and
services to various people, they still encounter various barriers that hinder them from
achieving their objectives while working. Health professional shortage has continued
to rise as one of the medical field’s significant concerns that affect most organizations
from achieving their goals. Administering health care services to people requires
adequate health personnel and resources to help the professional reach the targeted
number of people within a specified time (Khoury, 2022). The lack of adequate
professionals in the field leads to various challenges faced by the health organizations
and community, such as the failure to control a particular disease in the area and the
rise in mortality rate in affected areas.
A change of plans in handling the problem will help in enhancing medical care
in health professional shortage areas. Introduction of scholarships and loan repayment
to medical students where eligible students for the scholarship are to be engaged in
offering medical services to regions experiencing health professional shortage. The
students will also be provided loan repayment as they work in their assigned areas.
The project has various assumptions, such as fresh physicians from school will get a
ready job for them as they sign up the contract that offers them multiple
opportunities. The summary done by HRSA indicates evidence of various regions that
require medical practitioners (HRSA, 2022). Implementation of the technology enables
me as a leader to identify multiple areas that need more medical aid. The proposed
plan will be different as it will benefit students graduating from school while they help
serve the community.
HRSA. (2022). Shortage areas. data.hrsa.gov. https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/healthworkforce/shortage-areas
Instructor Comments
Anahit, Excellent job with your description on your barrier topic, as your barrier is one challenge that
is still being faced by many healthcare professionals. A current challenge being faced by healthcare
leaders is the comply with new government requirements and mandates. Even in light of the continual
effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, healthcare executives always need to proactively stay on top
of regulatory developments so they can position their organizations for the opportunities and emerge
challenges as a result of changes. Your supporting article used is an excellent choice. I look forward to
reading your final paper.
HLT-494 – Literature Evaluation Table
Student Name:
Summary of health care administration issue (200-250 words):
Criteria
Article 1
Article 2
APA-Formatted Article
Citation With Permalink
How Does the Article
Relate to the Health Care
Barrier?
Quantitative, Qualitative
(How do you know?)
Purpose Statement
Research Question
Outcome
Setting (Where did the
study take place?)
Sample
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Article 3
Method
Key Findings of the Study
Recommendations of the
Researcher
Criteria
Article 4
Article 5
APA-Formatted Article
Citation with Permalink
How Does the Article
Relate to the Health Care
Barrier?
Quantitative, Qualitative
(How do you know?)
Purpose Statement
Research Question
Outcome
Setting (Where did the
study take place?)
Sample
Method
Key Findings of the Study
2
Article 6
Recommendations of the
Researcher
3
Legend
Inputs: What resources do you need to make this happen? (e.g., staff, space, funding)
Activities: What are you going to do? (e.g., educate and establish partnerships)
Outputs: What will happen because of your activities? (e.g., 100 people trained)
Short-Term Outcomes: Immediate changes you expect to occur (e.g., changes in
knowledge)
Mid-Term Outcomes: (e.g., changes in behavior)
Long-Term Outcomes: How will this program help in the future? (e.g., obesity prevention)
Logic Model
Health issue: Health Professional Shortage
Population affected by the health issue: Everyone
Proposed
intervention:
Theory or model used inform an intervention:
Inputs
Staff.
Activities
Outputs
Educating and
establishing
partnerships.
Increased
confidence in
professional
skills.
Funding.
Strengthening
governance
frameworks.
Hardware and
software
External
employees
Harnessing
technology.
The hiring of
temporary
employees.
Increased
quality of
healthcare
education.
Increased
professionals
in digital
healthcare
delivery.
Increased
manpower in
healthcare
sector.
Short-Term Outcomes
The staff has
increased
knowledge and
communication
skills in
participating in
healthcare
services.
Increased
healthcare
knowledge.
Increased
healthcare
professionals.
Basic skills in
handlining
digital
resources.
Mid-Term Outcomes Long-Term Outcomes
The staff has a
more openminded
perspective.
Reduction in
the number of
errors and
mistakes.
A Higher
understanding
that healthcare
is essential to
the people.
Less
malpractice.
Improved
patient
education and
care
coordination.
More number
of treated
patients, and
less mortality
rate.
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Increased
relationship
between staff
members and
between staff
and patients.
High-quality
healthcare is
achieved.
References
Howard, M., Bernard, C., Klein, D., Elston, D., Tan, A., Slaven, M., … & Heyland, D. K. (2018). Barriers to and enablers of advance
care planning with patients in primary care: survey of health care providers. Canadian Family Physician, 64(4), e190-e198.
Kvarnström, K., Airaksinen, M., & Liira, H. (2018). Barriers and facilitators to medication adherence: a qualitative study with general
practitioners. BMJ open, 8(1), e015332.
Orimaye, S. O., Hale, N., Leinaar, E., Smith, M. G., & Khoury, A. (2021). Adolescent birth rates and rural–urban differences by levels
of deprivation and health professional shortage areas in the United States, 2017–2018. American Journal of Public
Health, 111(1), 136-144.
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