MHA6080 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION AND PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

MHA6080 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION AND PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

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· Week 1 Discussion

Discussion Topic

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Due April 29 at 11:59 PM

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Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

· Disruptive Innovation

· Competition

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “ Doing Discussion Questions Right ” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction:

The United States is experiencing a deficit in healthcare providers, especially physicians. This deficit is expected to increase as the population segment aged sixty-five and older continues to rapidly age. As a result of the increasing demand, some state boards are expanding the scope of practice for advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners), physicians assistants, and other clinicians (clinical psychologists and others) to perform duties traditionally reserved for a licensed physician. For example, in some states, nurse practitioners have the authority to prescribe medications. Likewise, pharmacists are permitted to provide flu shots.

Despite intentions to fill the gap of a provider deficit, changing the scope of practice for healthcare professionals has received mixed reviews. Many healthcare associations and medical societies are voicing their strong opposition against these practices.

From the South University Library, read the following:

· Expanding Access to Care: Scope of Practice Laws

Considering the recent paradigm shift in healthcare, discuss this movement and its implications for competition. How can changing the prescribed privileges of a provider affect competition? What benefits and challenges exist as a result of expanding the scope of practice for a clinician? Considering this new entry into the market, is this type of competition considered disruptive innovation? Why or why not?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the  South University Online Library . As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1,000 words as noted in the attached PDF. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Respond to your classmates throughout the week. Justify your answers with examples, research, and reasoning. Follow-up posts need to be submitted by the end of the week.

· Week 1 Project

Assignment

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Due May 3 at 11:59 PM

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Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

· Change Is Necessary

· Disruptive Innovation

· Competition

Market Conditions

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction:

Over the next few weeks, you will explore the steps involved in the planning process and how they work together to develop the overall strategic direction of an organization. An important element of the planning process is understanding the marketplace. In the marketing spectrum, this refers to having the ability to identify and relate to your target audience. Once you understand your target audience, you can better ascertain its decision-making process as a consumer (thereby ensuring that your organization remains strategically placed in the market). Likewise, it is important to identify the competition in the market and assess its ability to provide services. Without these abilities, there is no strategic direction for the organization to move.

In this assignment, you will assess the condition of a specific healthcare market based on its current population. This will require that you research a type of service, location (city/state), and the demographics of the respective population. Understanding these variables will help you examine whether there is an opportunity for new market entry with a similar service (creating new competition).

You will have the flexibility to select any type of healthcare service and any city/state that interests you.

For example, you may be interested to research acute care (a type of service) in Savannah, Georgia (location). In this example, you would need to research the existing acute care market and population in Savannah.

Please review the following resources and, using specific information from these resources, your course resources, and additional research, address the tasks posed below:

Resources:

· United States Census 2010. (n.d.). Interactive population map. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/

· United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/

· Medicare.gov. (n.d.). Find & compare doctors, hospitals, & other providers. Retrieved from https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-and-resources/find-doctors-hospitals-and-facilities/quality-care-finder.html

· United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/

Tasks:

· Select a type of healthcare service (acute care, rural health clinic, long-term care, home health care, etc.) and a location (city/state) that interests you.

· Provide an overview of the type of service and location you selected.

· Summarize the population (demographics, density, etc.) of the location you selected (include unique trends, unusual population density, trends, etc.).

· Discuss the presence of competition in the location you selected (presence, density, unique services provided, etc.).

· Recommend whether you would develop new competition in this target market (consider existing competition, workforce, etc.) on the basis of your findings.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the  South University Online Library . As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Submission Details

· Present your response in a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style.

· On a separate page, cite all sources using APA format.

· Name your file as SU_MHA6080_W1_Project_LastName_FirstName.

· By the due date assigned, submit it to the Submissions Area.