Survey of Healthcare Management

HLTH 310      Survey of Healthcare Management 

Unit 5 - Individual Project     Assignment Overview

Type: Individual Project  Unit:  The Overall Experience

Due Date:  Sun, 9/25/16

Grading Type: Numeric    Points Possible:  200

Deliverable Length:  5 to 7 pages excluding cover and reference pages

Assignment Objectives

Assess the areas to consider when managing to reduce and control hazards and risks: prevent accidents and injuries; and maintain safe workplace conditions.

Interpret the patient Bill of Rights.

 Assignment Description

You will be using a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis to assess your organization and its environment. Strengths and weaknesses are internal factors. Opportunities and threats are external factors. 

Instructions

You are to complete the following portions of your strategic plan:

• Create a SWOT analysis.
• Define a strategic management plan, using your SWOT analysis. 
• Identify the (internal) strengths of the organization structure.
• Identify the (internal) weaknesses of the organization structure.
• Identify the (external) opportunities.
• Identify the (external) threats.
• Match the internal and external environments to attain the organization's goals. 
• Define a continuous improvement plan that indicates how you will do the following: 
• Measure outcomes
• Identify service problems
• Eliminate gaps in performance 
• Identify how your action plans are linked to the following: 
• Vision statement
• Mission statement
• Service strategy 
• Summarize your overall plan, indicating its current limitations and implications of your plan for the health care industry as a whole. 

Keep your SWOT analysis short and simple, and avoid complexity and overanalysis. If it helps to organize your thoughts, use a SWOT table. 

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.