Review the "Health Care Research, Analysis, and Utilization Scenarios" document and select either the Transitional Care, Primary Care, or Community Care scenario to address the following questions in a paper on the scientific method and how it is used in health care research today.

• Describe how the scientific method can be applied to construct a study to further evaluate identified issues in the selected scenario.
• Explain the type of validity, sample size, appropriateness of statistics, and generalizability that should be utilized in order to ensure a valid research study is conducted.
• Describe the role evidence-based research and quality improvement initiatives have in the importance and the rate of organizational change in healthcare.