IHP 620 SWOT Analysis Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: Using the Shapiro Library and/or your other module resources, identify one recent piece of economic legislation. Describe the legislation and determine
its impact on healthcare policy and delivery. For example, you could research anti-trust laws and their impact on the healthcare industry. Using a SWOT Analysis
chart, assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the healthcare industry as a whole.

Guidelines: Your SWOT analysis should include a one-paragraph description of the economic policy you have chosen, followed by a 2×2 chart with headings for
Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats. Submissions will be approximately 1–2 pages in length and should follow basic APA formatting for charts and
for referencing any sources within the analysis.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Strengths Meets “Proficient” criteria and
analysis is exceptionally
detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key
strengths of the policy applied
to the healthcare industry

Articulates an analysis of some
of the strengths of the policy
applied to the healthcare
industry, but with gaps in
detail and organization

Does not analyze the strengths
of the policy applied to the
healthcare industry

22

Weaknesses Meets “Proficient” criteria and
analysis is exceptionally
detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key
weaknesses of the policy
applied to the healthcare
industry

Articulates an analysis of some
of the weaknesses of the
policy applied to the
healthcare industry, but with
gaps in detail and organization

Does not analyze the
weaknesses of the policy
applied to the healthcare
industry

22

Opportunities Meets “Proficient” criteria and
analysis is exceptionally
detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key
opportunities for the
healthcare industry presented
by the policy

Articulates an analysis of some
of the opportunities for the
healthcare industry presented
by the policy, but with gaps in
detail and organization

Does not analyze the
opportunities for the
healthcare industry presented
by the policy

22

Threats Meets “Proficient” criteria and
analysis is exceptionally
detailed with specific examples

Articulates an analysis of key
threats to the healthcare
industry presented by the
policy

Articulates an analysis of some
of the threats to the
healthcare industry presented
by the policy, but with gaps in
detail and organization

Does not analyze the threats
to the healthcare industry
presented by the policy

22

Articulation of
Response

(APA/Mechanics)

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
is presented in a professional
and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization

Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively
impact readability and
articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that obstruct
understanding

12

Earned Total 100%