The Current Health Services Administration (HSA) News Article Deep Dive Assignment is designed to strengthen your ability to analyze real-world issues and emerging trends in healthcare administration. This assignment connects current events to core Health Services Administration concepts and course content.
Article Selection Requirements
You are required to select one current article related to Health Services Administration (HSA). Your chosen article may focus on topics such as healthcare leadership, health services delivery, healthcare management, policy, or any topic aligned with chapters in the required course textbook.
Your article must:
- Be published by a reputable source, such as a peer-reviewed journal, professional publication, or established newspaper
- Include a clear publication date
- Be published between September 2020 and the present
- Be related to healthcare administration or health services management
Do not use blogs, Wikipedia, or non-credible sources. Students are strongly encouraged to use the FIU Online Libraryto locate appropriate articles. Instructor approval is not required; however, if you are uncertain whether your article is acceptable, contact the instructor via course email before the assignment due date.
Writing and Submission Requirements
Your paper must be:
- Submitted through Packback under the Deep Dive area
- Written in APA 7th edition format
- Typed in 12-point Times New Roman or Cambria font
- Double-spaced with standard APA margins
- 1,000–2,500 words in length
- Written in complete, well-structured paragraphs of 5–6 sentences each
Include the following:
- A title page with your full name, Panther ID, and assignment title
- In-text citations in APA format
- A separate References page in APA format
You must include at least three (3) total references, one of which may be the selected article. All sources cited in the paper must appear on the References page.
A direct link to your selected article must be included as part of your APA-formatted references and cited appropriately within the text.
Assignment Layout and Content
Your paper should be organized using the following sections:
Introduction
Explain why you selected this article and its relevance to Health Services Administration.
Article Summary and Course Connection
Provide a clear and concise summary of the article. Explain how the content relates to Health Services Administration and/or specific chapters from the course textbook. If the topic has not been covered in the course, additional reading and research are expected to support your discussion.
Healthcare Administration Trends Analysis
From the perspective of a future healthcare administrator, analyze one major trend in healthcare administration within each of the following areas:
- Financing
- Regulation
- Provision of healthcare services
For each area, clearly discuss:
- The identified trend
- Its effects on healthcare organizations
- The response from healthcare administrators and providers
- The outcomes or implications for patients, consumers, and the healthcare system
Summary and Conclusion
Conclude with your overall reflections on the article and current trends in healthcare administration. Discuss how these trends may impact you as a future healthcare administrator and how they could affect future patients or clients.
Academic Expectations
All work must be written in complete sentences and reflect appropriate academic writing standards. Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics are required throughout the paper. Sources must be cited whenever information is paraphrased or quoted.
Be sure to review the grading rubric prior to submission to ensure all assignment requirements are fully met.
Special Notes:
All assignments must be completed and submitted through the Packback Deep Dive assignment area. Students will have unlimited access to the Deep Dive area from the course opening until the posted deadline, with the option to submit or resubmit as needed before the deadline. Students are responsible for reviewing their work carefully prior to final submission.
Submissions that are incorrect, blank, submitted to the wrong assignment area, not submitted through Packback, or recycled from another course or student will receive a grade of zero. No exceptions will be made.
Accessing the course canvas shell, packback area, or viewing areas of the course does not constitute submission. Technical issues, browser errors, internet outages, or failure to complete the submission process do not excuse late or missing work. All assignments must be submitted correctly through the designated Packback assignment area by the stated deadline in order to be graded.
*Please note that this assignment must be submitted through the designated Packback Deep Dive writing assignment area*.
Questions to Answer In This Deep Dive
- Introduction: Explain why you selected this article and its relevance to Health Services Administration.
- Article Summary and Course Connection: Provide a clear and concise summary of the article. Explain how the content relates to Health Services Administration and/or specific chapters from the course textbook. If the topic has not been covered in the course, additional reading and research are expected to support your discussion.
- Healthcare Administration Trends Analysis: From the perspective of a future healthcare administrator, analyze one major trend in healthcare administration within each of the following areas: • Financing • Regulation • Provision of healthcare services
- For each area, clearly discuss: • The identified trend • Its effects on healthcare organizations • The response from healthcare administrators and providers • The outcomes or implications for patients, consumers, and the healthcare system
- Summary and Conclusion: Conclude with your overall reflections on the article and current trends in healthcare administration. Discuss how these trends may impact you as a future healthcare administrator and how they could affect future patients or clients.
- You must include at least three (3) total references, one of which may be the selected article. All sources cited in the paper must appear on the References page.