CAPELLA FPX 6008 ASSESSMENT 2

Assessment 2 Instructions: Developing a Business Case

Develop a 5-page business case for the initiative you proposed in Assessment 1. Examine feasibility and cost-benefit considerations over a 5-year period, analyze ways to mitigate risks, and complete a cost-benefit analysis.

Introduction

Note: Each assessment in this course builds upon the work you have completed in previous assessments. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.

As a master's-level health care practitioner, you are expected to consider a number of factors when analyzing the feasibility of a new initiative. For example, you must consider the various types of risk (such as patient safety, physical plant, financial, or reputation), as well as the present and future value of the service line or economic opportunity in which you are investing. You must also balance your ethical and moral responsibility to provide quality care to patients and populations with your responsibility to protect your organization's assets and economic viability in the near and long terms.

Instructions

Develop a business case for the economic initiative you proposed in Assessment 1. Examine the feasibility and cost-benefit considerations of implementing your proposed initiative over the next five years. Analyze ways to mitigate risks and complete a cost-benefit analysis.

Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft business case to for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.

The requirements for your business case, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.

Developing a Business Case

The American healthcare system is challenged with overdose-related morbidity and
mortality due to opioid use disorder (Hassamal et al., 2017). According to Klein and Seppala
(2019), despite well-established efficacy of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), a significant
proportion of addiction treatment providers do not utilize this model for delivering addiction
treatment services. Following an analysis of the opportunities available to a healthcare
organization to provide culturally competent and ethical care, a mobile MAT clinic was selected
to enhance care quality afforded to patients with resultant positive health outcomes for Anne
Arundel County patients, families, and communities.