Week 5 Assignment: Budget Analysis Presentation
Assignment Overview:
As a healthcare provider, it is essential to understand the relationship between economics, resources, budgeting, and staffing, and how these issues affect the ability to provide safe, quality care to patients. Two basic types of health care budgets affect nursing: capital and operating budgets. Capital budgets are used to plan investments and upgrades to physical assets that lose or gain value over time. Operating budgets include personnel costs and annual facility operating costs. In this assignment, you will select a healthcare budget to analyze and present your findings to stakeholders.
Assignment Instructions:
Analyze a healthcare organization’s capital or operating budget and create a slide presentation of your findings and recommendations for stakeholders. The presentation should include the following content:
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Budget Analysis (2-3 slides)
Obtain a current or previous capital or operating budget or annual report that exists within your healthcare organization from your supervisor or research a healthcare organization budget that is publicly available. Include background information and some context about the healthcare organization. Include a copy of the budget as one of the slides in the presentation.
• Identify the components of the budget and describe which categories within the budget are impacted by patient outcomes (e.g., patient satisfaction, HCAHAP scores length of stay, readmissions) and which categories may impact patient care.
Organizational Budget Procedures/Processes (4-5 slides)
Interview a leader in your organization or research online to find details on your chosen organization budget procedures and processes.
Describe the role of the budget within the specific healthcare organization or unit and how it impacts patient outcomes.
Identify titles/roles of people in the organization who help create and manage budgets for this organization.
Outline the process for reviewing and revising budgets and/or submitting budget requests within this unit, department, or organization.
Discuss the process for communication of budgetary decisions within the organization.
Recommendations for Improvement (5-7 slides)
Review the budget and identify expected or unexpected items or outliers. Describe whether that issue, opportunity, or concern is capital vs. unit and what implications this has on patient care and healthcare practice.
Make general recommendations to the (unit, department, or organizational) appropriate leader about areas that should be cut, reappropriated, or realigned to improve the issue, opportunity, or concern identified.
Reflecting on this budget and your current practice, develop specific recommendations for the (unit, department, or organization) appropriate leader about one area of focus within the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Consider the following scenario and answer the prompts as part of your presentation.
Scenario: The organization you obtained the sample budget from has directed all managers to either cut 5%, increase revenue, or reprioritize spending to meet the budget for the next fiscal year. Based on the budget, justify your choice to cut spending, increase revenue or reprioritize spending.
o Describe which areas you would make cuts or adjustments or how you would increase revenue or reprioritize spending.
o Which lines in the budget are priorities to keep?
o If you make cuts, explain how the remaining budget items are reasonable for the organization and department given the size of the
organization and the population served.
Presentation Requirements:
Software Requirements:
Use Screenpal to record your presentation following these instructions: Screenpal Setup and Getting Started.
Prezi, Microsoft Sway or PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slide or similar software may be used to create the presentation content.
Review the Microsoft Office Tips for Creating an Effective Presentation.
Review additional tips for Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations.
Presentation Design & Formatting:
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The presentation should be organized, attractive, creative, and professional.
Use uniform font and contrasting background colors and appropriate font sizes/colors to enhance readability. (Review the Microsoft resource for
Making PowerPoints Accessible.)
Use short, bulleted points and limit the use of large number of texts.
Use smart art, graphics, and quality images when appropriate to support or explain the content and reinforce the presentation.
Presentation Delivery Requirements:
Student presence on camera is REQUIRED while presenting the screen. Presentations that do not include student presence on the screen will be scored as a 0 grade.
Access to a portable or built-in computer camera and microphone for this recording is required.
Adequate room lighting and recorded video and audio quality are required.
Do not read from notes or slides during the presentation.
Prepare by completing each slide beforehand, write notes to use as speaking points or a script, study the material, and rehearse for time management
before recording.
Present the content in a professional manner using conversational tone.
Be mindful of personal attire, background, language, and possible distractions from family, phones, and pets.
Presentation Technical and Submission Requirements:
The use of Screenpal is required, and you are required to be on-camera.
Be sure to use the Screen Cast setting which captures both you and your screen (your poster) for the duration of your recording. Remember,
student presence on camera is REQUIRED.
After finalizing the recording of your presentation, copy and paste the Screenpal URL to the Assignment Dropbox.
Budget Analysis Presentation Rubric
Criteria
Exceptional
Effective
Developing
Unacceptable
Title & Introduction
Both title and introduction slides contain and
video presentation includes a comprehensive introduction to yourself and to purpose of presentation.
Budget slide is included in the presentation.
(5 points)
Slide and/or video presentation include a basic introduction to purpose of presentation.
Budget slide is included in the presentation.
(4 points)
Either title slide or introduction slide are incomplete or missing OR video presentation of introduction is incomplete or missing.
Budget slide is not included in the presentation.
(3 points)
Both title and introduction slides and video presentation are missing OR assignment is not submitted OR student does not appear on video.
OR
Budget slide is not included in the presentation.
(0 points)
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CSLO 3
Budget Analysis
Presentation articulates and synthesizes of all the relevant components of the budget and correctly identifies and describes which categories within the budget are impacted by patient outcomes and which categories may impact patient care.
(15 points)
The presentation includes an adequate articulation of some of the relevant components of the budget and correctly identifies some categories within the budget that are impacted by patient outcomes and which categories may impact patient care.
(10 points)
Presentation includes a partial articulation of a few of the relevant components of the budget and/ or incorrectly identifies some categories within the budget that are impacted by patient outcomes and which categories may impact patient care.
(5 points)
None of criteria is met for topic content and/or content is only minimally developed or supported. (0 points)
Organizational Budget Procedures/Processes
CSLO 3
Describe the role of the budget within the specific healthcare organization or unit and how it impacts patient outcomes.
Identify titles/roles of people in the
organization who help create and manage budgets for this organization.
Outline the process for reviewing and revising budgets and/or submitting budget requests within this unit, department, or organization.
Discuss the process for communication of budgetary decisions within the organization.
All criteria met and content is comprehensive and fully developed.
(25 points)
Some (1-2) criteria are not met for topic content and/or content is not adequately developed or supported.
(20 points)
Most (3) criteria are not met for topic content and/or content is only partially developed or supported. (15 points)
None of criteria is met for topic content and/or content is only minimally developed or supported. (0 points)
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Recommendations for Budget Improvement
CSLO 3
Review the budget and identify expected or unexpected items or outliers. Describe whether that issue, opportunity, or concern is capital vs. unit and what implications this has on patient care and healthcare practice.
Make general recommendations to the (unit, department, or organizational) appropriate leader about areas that should be cut, reappropriated, or realigned to improve the issue, opportunity, or concern identified.
Reflecting on this budget and your current practice, develop specific recommendations for the (unit, department, or organization) appropriate leader about one area of focus within the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Consider scenario and answer the prompts as part of your presentation.
All criteria met and content is comprehensive and fully developed.
(25 points)
Some (1-2) criteria not met for topic content and/or content are not adequately developed or supported. (20 points)
Most (3) criteria are not met for topic content and/or content is only partially developed or supported. (15 points)
None of criteria is met for topic content and/or content is only minimally developed or supported. (0 points)
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Presentation Delivery
Exceptional speech delivery.
Maintains a professional on- camera appearance (wardrobe and appearance) and background (lightening and noise distractions) during entire presentation. Speaks with fluctuation in volume and inflection to maintain audience interest and emphasize key points. Professional language skills and pronunciation are used (verbal communication). Delivery of content is organized, professional, poised, controlled, and smooth.
Speech is concise and articulate and expands on slide text.
(10 points)
Effective speech delivery. Minor issues with professional appearance (wardrobe and appearance), background (lighting or noise distractions), or presentation of content (verbal communication).
(8 points)
Developing speech
delivery.
Major issues with professional appearance (wardrobe and appearance), background (lighting or noise distractions), or presentation of content (verbal communication). Reads word for word from slide.
(6 points)
Student is not on camera. OR assignment not completed.
(0 points)
Presentation Design, Formatting, & Grammar
• The presentation contains zero errors in spelling or grammar and APA formatting.
• The presentation follows all assignment and formatting directions.
• The presentation contains 1-2 errors in spelling or grammar and APA formatting.
OR
• The presentation follows most of assignment and
• The presentation contains 3 or more errors in spelling or grammar and/or
• The presentation follows some of the assignment and formatting directions. And/or
Greater than six errors in spelling, grammar, word order, word usage, punctuation. The presentation does not follow assignment and formatting directions. OR No
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• Presentation content ispresented as short, bulleted points.
• Graphics, figures, andother visuals support or explain the content and reinforce the presentation. • Font is uniform for type and size and color enhances contrast and readability.
• Uses required software to record video presentation. • Uses appropriate software to design presentation.
• Presentation is properly submitted to dropbox as url.
• Recording shows slides and student (on camera). (20 points)
formatting directions. OR
• Some of presentationcontent is presented as short, bulleted points. OR
• Some of graphics, figures, and other visuals support or explain the content and reinforce the presentation. OR
• Some of the font is uniform for type and size and color enhances contrast and readability.
(16 points)
Use this book as a source please: Mason, D. L., Perez, A., McLemore, M. R., & Dickson, E. (2021). Policy & politics in nursing and health care (8th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences (US). https://pageburstls.elsevier.com/books/9780323554985
• Presentation content isnot presented as short, bulleted points. And/or
• Graphics, figures, andother visuals do not support or explain the content and reinforce the presentation. And/or
• Font is not uniform fortype and size and color does not enhance contrast and readability
(12 points)
assignment submitted.
Does not use required software to design or record video presentation OR is not submitted properly.
(0 points)
