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Overview

For this assignment, read “The Struggle of a Safety Net Hospital” case in the Walston course text Strategic Healthcare Management: Planning and Execution. Identification of strategic competitive situations is important for a health organization to effectively sustain operations over the long-term. Environmental factors impact the effectiveness and efficiency of any healthcare business. Businesses must continually assess the strategic leverage they have over other area businesses; thus, the identification of environmental factors is essential for the development of a successful strategic plan. This assignment provides an understanding of the varying nature of competition in the healthcare industry.

Instructions

You will write a 5–6-page paper in current APA format that addresses the case questions presented in the assignment. Your paper must be supplemented with research from your course textbooks (Walston - Strategic Healthcare Management: Planning and Execution, and Wayland & McDonald - Strategic Analysis for Healthcare: Concepts and Practical Applications), and at least 5 scholarly, peer reviewed sources published in the last 5 years. You may use other quality sources in addition to support your analysis. Proper grammar and spelling are required.

Note: Must include strong biblical integration. A minimum of 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed references must be used that support your responses in the paper in addition to the textbook. This is a paper, so your answers must not be numbered; thus, you must use titles and subheadings to guide the reader through the narrative.

As you read the case in the Walston text perceive the difficulties of aligning strategic decisions with the organization’s mission; analyze the potential effects of increasing copays at a public hospital; and, consider other strategic directions (operational improvement) that Wishard might select in the given market. In your paper include answers to the following questions and prompts:

1. What was Wishard’s competitive situation? Did Wishard have direct competitors? If so, in what areas did it compete?

2. Provide an evaluation of the environmental factors impacting the management of the organization.

3. What strategic leverage did Wishard have over the other area hospitals?

4. From a societal perspective, what problems occur by having a stand-alone public hospital with a primary mission of serving the indigent population?

5. What strategic steps would you recommend for Wishard?

6. Recommend at least 3 strategic planning initiatives for the organization that are peer reviewed source supported, that incorporate a financial analysis, human capital management, operational improvement, marketing, and legal/regulatory compliance.

7. Include at least 3 environmental factors in the analysis

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1. Course textbook must be used to support your responses in the paper

1. Use proper grammar and spelling

1. Correct APA format is required

2. Answers must not be numbered; you must use titles and subheadings to guide the reader through the narrative

2. Remember to write in 3rd person