IHP 620 SWOT Analysis Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: Using the Shapiro Library and/or your other module resources, identify one recent piece of economic legislation. Describe the legislation and determine its impact on healthcare policy and delivery. For example, you could research anti-trust laws and their impact on the healthcare industry. Using a SWOT Analysis chart, assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the healthcare industry as a whole.

Guidelines: Your SWOT analysis should include a one-paragraph description of the economic policy you have chosen, followed by a 2×2 chart with headings for Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats. Submissions will be approximately 1–2 pages in length and should follow basic APA formatting for charts and for referencing any sources within the analysis.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Strengths Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis is exceptionally detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key strengths of the policy applied to the healthcare industry

Articulates an analysis of some of the strengths of the policy applied to the healthcare industry, but with gaps in detail and organization

Does not analyze the strengths of the policy applied to the healthcare industry

Weaknesses Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis is exceptionally detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key weaknesses of the policy applied to the healthcare industry

Articulates an analysis of some of the weaknesses of the policy applied to the healthcare industry, but with gaps in detail and organization

Does not analyze the weaknesses of the policy applied to the healthcare industry

Opportunities Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis is exceptionally detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key opportunities for the healthcare industry presented by the policy

Articulates an analysis of some of the opportunities for the healthcare industry presented by the policy, but with gaps in detail and organization

Does not analyze the opportunities for the healthcare industry presented by the policy

Threats Meets “Proficient” criteria and analysis is exceptionally detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key threats to the healthcare industry presented by the policy

Articulates an analysis of some of the threats to the healthcare industry presented by the policy, but with gaps in detail and organization

Does not analyze the threats to the healthcare industry presented by the policy

Articulation of Response

(APA/Mechanics)

Meets “Proficient” criteria and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that obstruct understanding

Earned Total 100%