An effective policy is one that achieves a specific outcome in terms of the impact that it has on an organization. Healthcare organizations need to understanding the importance of a policy with regard to setting the internal and external direction of the organization. This can only be done by measuring its effectiveness toward achieving a set standard. Select a healthcare policy and describe its expected outcomes. Based on what you learned this week, address the following requirements: Demonstrate the impact of the policy by discussing changes in short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes. Are the changes in outcomes truly attributed to the policy? Identify the relative cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness of the policy. Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which will require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed reference in supporting your answer. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.