Begin working on your final project. For your original post, provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or past initiatives, etc.). Your submission to the discussion forum should be one or two PowerPoint slides.

• Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact on the organization, its purpose and target population, and its impacts on the greater healthcare environment, if any.
• How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity?
• What is your initiative?
• Describe the policy or guideline you identified on the Health.gov website and how this information will impact your project.

In response to your peers, comment on their process for addressing the need or opportunity. Provide recommendations for implementation. Reference at least one article or the required readings to support your comments.

For additional details, please refer to the Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric document and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document.

HCM 491 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric 

Begin working on your capstone project. In a post to the course discussion forum, provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or past initiatives, etc.). Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact on the organization, its purpose and target population, and its impacts on the greater healthcare environment, if any. How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity? What is your initiative? Describe the policy or guideline you identified on the Health.gov website and how this information will impact your project. 

In response to your peers, comment on their process for addressing the need or opportunity. Provide recommendations for implementation. Reference at least one article or the required readings to support your comments. 

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed: 

1. Profile: Provide the agency or institution profile and background (i.e., type of organization, historical information, information about growth, current or
   past initiatives, etc.).
    
2. Healthcare Need: Identify the need or opportunity within the organization and describe its impact for the organization, its purpose and target population, and impacts to the greater healthcare environment, if any. How do you plan on addressing this need or opportunity? What is your initiative?
    

Guidelines for Submission: Your submission is submitted to the discussion forum and should be one to two PowerPoint slides with any references cited in APA format.