Health Care Journal # 2

  1). You are the chief executive officer (CEO) of a 500-bed hospital in the Southeastern United States. Your desire is to train your management team on the principles of ethics for health care leaders. Review the American College of Healthcare Executives Code of Ethics. Select one of the six sections of the code, reflect on the responsibilities under that section, and explain how you will train your management team to meet them.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

2. One of the most successful quality management systems today is Six Sigma. Briefly summarize this system, and explain how it can be applied in health care organizations.

Your response must be at least 100 words in length.

3. Fishbone or cause-and-effect diagrams are commonly utilized in health care organizations. Describe how you would utilize these diagrams in analyzing processes and providing control for your own health care facility?

Your response must be at least 100 words in length.

4. As a health care executive, how would you utilize the three-step control method for controlling your own health care organization?

Your response must be at least 100 words in length.

5) How can health care leaders achieve an overall culture of quality but also allow for varied subcultures with the organization?

Your response must be at least 100 words in length.