Assignment: For this Application assignment, first review under learning resources one of the three links to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) compare sites (hospital compare, home health compare or nursing home compare).Write a 2-3 page assignment comparing two facilities on the identified CMS measures.Begin this assignment with describing the two facilities chosen to be compared and an explanation of why they were chosen. Benchmark the facilities against local, state and national averages on at least two different measures. Discuss some of the potential causes for differences in the data between the two facilities that you reviewed. Lastly, provide insight into how standardization of data is necessary to compare facilities. Grading Rubric:(p. 2-3) Review the Rubric to guide you in writing your assignment. The Rubric is also your instructors guide to grading your assignment. Template(p. 4-6): Please use the attached Template in this Rubric or the Academic Writing Expectations (AWE) 2000/3000 Level Assignment Template found in the course. Formatting: Follow the attached Template in this Rubric or use the AWE 2000.3000 Level Assignment Template found in the course. Be sure to use 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, and double space your paper Writing Checklist(p. 7) Review the items on the checklist to ensure that you meet the expectations the expectations of AWE 2000/3000. Submission Instructions: Prior tosubmitting your assignment for grading, upload your assignment to the SafeAssign Draft area of the course. Review your SafeAssign results, and revise your assignment as needed. You may need to work on properly paraphrasing material to improve your SafeAssign Score. Consider usingthis week’s Writing Center Course Resources to guide you through the process of.waldenu.edu/a.php?qid=386040″ title=”paraphrasing”>paraphrasing and referencing evidence from your article.Once you are satisfied with the integrity of your assignment,submit it for grading. Please save your Assignment using the following naming convention: WK3Assgn+last name+first initial. In addition, use this naming convention for the title of your submission.
