Your policy brief should analyze a topic where you, as leadership, see the need for CHANGE in health care – this is the most important message. And introduce your potential SOLUTION with justifications. A couple questions to consider as you are writing your brief is “Who cares?” – make sure your topic and justifications are phrased so they will be of concern to others. Some topics are so rare that they must be reviewed on a case by case basis, and it is difficult to create policy around a single case event. And “Why is this significant?” – are the empirical research results statistically significant and/or clinically relevant? Are the solutions financially and organizationally feasible?
Additional considerations to ask yourself as you are writing a policy change:
Is my policy change in the best interest of my institution(s)?
Is it fair, honest, and equitable?
Do the values align with the mission of the group or institution?
Are my justifications reasonable to others?
Are there any safety concerns for patients, coworkers, or others?
Do my justifications include as many stakeholder perspectives and limitations that will fit within my paper’s word count?
Length of your paper should be 2,000 to 2,500 words in APA format. The word count does not include citations or the title page. You are expected to present your topic of concern in concise wording with justification and citations as appropriate. APA formatting also expects direct quotes to be less than 20 words, with paraphrasing used in lieu of larger quotes.
TurnItIn is used for the final paper submission, and a TurnItIn similarity score of 24% is expected
