Assessment 05 – Applying Research Skills
For this assessment, you will research best practices related to a current healthcare problem.
Before you complete the instructions detailed in the courseroom, first select one of the following healthcare problems or issues:
• AI in Clinical Decision-Making
o Description: Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly used to assist in
diagnosis and treatment planning, raising questions about accuracy, ethics, and
provider trust.
o Interventions: Develop transparent AI algorithms, train clinicians on AI integration, establish ethical guidelines, continuous monitoring for bias.
o Keywords: AI in healthcare, clinical decision support, ethics, bias, machine learning, digital health.
• Healthcare Affordability and Medical Debt
o Description: Medical debt and insurance complexity are now leading causes of financial hardship. Today, millions face bankruptcy due to healthcare costs—a problem that was far less severe in the 1970s or prior.
o Interventions: Transparent pricing, financial counseling, expand Insurance Access: charity care & assistance programs, preventive care, policy advocacy.
o Keywords: Affordability, medical debt, financial hardship, insurance coverage, cost transparency, health equity, payment assistance.
After you have selected one of the problems/issues from the list above, return to the detailed instructions in the courseroom to complete your assessment

Further Instructions

Part 1

Create a Kaltura video of you conducting your research in the Capella library as you locate three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles related to your selected healthcare problem or issue. This video should be about 3–5 minutes in length.

Part 2

Write a 3–5 page paper in which you include the following:

1. Topic Identification

Select one of the healthcare problems or issues presented in the Assessment 05 Supplement: Applying Research Skills [PDF] resource. Write a brief overview of the healthcare problem or issue. In your overview:

• Summarize the healthcare problem or issue, including a description of its professional relevance.
• Describe your interest in the problem or issue.
• Describe any professional experience you have with this topic.

2. Discussion of Research

Discuss your research and selection process for each of the three journal articles you have chosen to include in your annotated bibliography.

• Describe your process of applying library research skills to identify the journal articles relevant to the healthcare problem or issue you are researching.
  • Identify the keywords you used to select the articles.
  • Describe the criteria you used to select the resources, including the names of the Capella library databases that you used.
  • What was the process like to locate relevant articles?
• Assess the credibility of the information sources.
  • Determine whether each resource is from an academic, peer-reviewed journal.
  • Determine whether the publication is current (published within the last 3–5 years).
  • Determine whether information in the academic peer-reviewed journal article is still relevant.
• Assess the relevance of the information sources.
  • Is the information relevant to your topic? For example, did you select an article about a health system in Japan and how is that applicable to your topic of a U.S. healthcare issue or problem?
• Explain how the healthcare problem or issue is addressed in each source.
  • Discuss what kind of contribution each resource provides.

3. Annotated Bibliography

Summarize each of the three current academic, peer-reviewed journal articles you chose, using the annotated bibliography organizational format. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a list of references along with key information about each one. The detail about the reference is the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will create a foundation of knowledge about the selected topic. Be sure to complete this assessment’s Annotated Bibliography activity before starting this section.

In your annotated bibliography:

• List each full reference in APA format, followed immediately by its annotation.
  • Present your three current, annotated references in alphabetical order, according to the reference citation.
  • Double-space each reference and format it with a hanging indent.
  • Provide the full APA reference citation, including the author, date, title, publisher or publication, and any additional information required by APA style.
• Write the annotation (summary) for each citation in paragraph form, using approximately 150 words (or 1–3 paragraphs) for each annotation. Make sure to cite the article in your summary. Include the following components for each annotation:
  • Identify the purpose of the article.
  • Summarize the article.
  • Include the conclusions and findings of the article.
  • Ensure each article is relevant to your topic.

4. Summary

In a separate paragraph or two at the end of the paper, summarize what you learned from the process of developing the annotated bibliography.

5. Reference page in APA style format.