Homework1

HA4521D - Healthcare Management Capstone

Assignment 01.1: Case 5

This assignment will assess the competency 1. Analyze leadership, management and human resource issues.

Directions

NOTE: All case discussions and analyses must be in APA style and must include at least 2-3 scholarly references.

In a 2-3 page paper (APA style excluding the abstract) analyze and answer the discussion questions in Case 5.

• What is the current situation at the hospital?

• What are three organizational issues going on in this case? Which organizational theories do you think best apply to this situation?

• What are Stratlin’s areas of strengths? What are its weaknesses?

• What should a short-term plan to immediately handle the management situation include?

• What role might hospital politics have played in the rapid turnover of CEOs?

• How will you educate the Board of Trustees about succession planning? What role should they play in this process?

• How would you introduce the concept of succession planning to the staff of Stratlin Memorial Hospital?

• What recommendations and steps are needed in order to establish a long-term plan for continued succession planning? Who should be involved and lead this process?

• Should the institution adopt a succession plan for clinical staff members?

Include at least 1 outside peer-reviewed source to support your answer. Be sure to give proper credit to any authors whose information you use with an in-text assignment and a complete reference in the reference list to avoid plagiarism.