Homework
To prepare for this Application Homework, imagine you have been hired by Splendid Hills Hospital. The vice president of finance has asked you to work with an interdisciplinary committee to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and to recommend a cost-effective CAM option. Based on the committee recommendation, one of the three proposed CAM options (spinal manipulation, acupuncture, and massage therapy) would be implemented to care for clients with chronic lower back pain where more conventional therapies have been largely ineffective. You and the committee have collected the fixed costs (FC) and variable costs (VC) associated with each CAM alternative. Review the course document in your Weekly Resources entitled, " Cost-Effective Analysis for Proposed Alternative Interventions for Unresolved Lower Back Pain." Search the Walden Library for scholarly sources to support CAM options.
To complete this Application Homework, you will: i) complete a cost-effective analysis using the data provided in this week's course documents, ii) create a 9 to 12 slides PowerPoint presentation of your CEA results, and iii) prepare a 1 to 2 pages document containing your presentation talking points.
Be aware that you will submit three files for this Homework.
Part A: The CEA
Using the data provided in the Splendid Hills Hospital scenario, insert the fixed and variable costs associated with each CAM alternative into the spreadsheet. The data will be entered into the cells shaded green. Do not enter data in the cells shaded in red. The spreadsheet will automatically calculate annual costs. Once you have your cost results, you and the committee will be able to propose the most cost-effective CAM alternative. Save your results in the Excel spreadsheet for submission.
Part B: The Presentation of the CEA
In order to communicate your results, you will prepare a professional presentation for delivery to the members of the senior leadership team. You will prepare a PowerPoint slide deck comprised of 9-12 slides (not including title and reference slides). The following are the minimum slide expectations:
I. Title slide
II. Discuss the concept of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
III. Identify the three CAM alternatives being considered with brief description of each
IV. Identify the purpose and assumptions associated with a cost-effective analysis (CEA)
V. Share why a CEA was appropriate for determining the CAM alternative
VI. Identify the FC, VC, and TC for acupuncture
VII. Identify the FC, VC, and TC for massage therapy
VIII. Identify the FC, VC, and TC for spinal manipulation
IX. Discuss which alternative is considered the most cost-effective given the CEA results
X. Discuss and support your recommendations for assessing the clinical outcomes following the rollout of your chosen CAM alternative
XI. References slide
Part C: Talking Points
It is important that professional PowerPoint slides remain uncluttered. Having talking points, or notes, to accompany your slides helps provide your audience with additional information while maintaining uncluttered visuals. For each of your content slides (not the title and reference slide), write a brief paragraph explaining the information on the slide. Then, compile these paragraphs into a 1 to 2 pages document for submission.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.