WK 2 Discussion

WK #2 HMGT 320 Discussion

· Week 2 Discussion

Updated

Three questions. Please address all three:

1. Article 1, Strategic Imperative: 

a. Based on the article, as a health care administrator, name and explain the biggest challenge facing provider based organizations (hospitals, medical groups, long term care, etc.)

b. If given the opportunity, how would you address this issue/what changes would you recommend for your organization?

(please identify a different topic if a classmate has already identified it.)

2. Article 2, Strategic Planning

As a consultant, explain circumstances where you would NOT recommend an organization proceed with development of a strategic plan. Start  by defining what strategic planning is/what are it's desired outcomes. 

3. Article 4, Team Based Care

You are a manager of a ten person Physical Therapy Department in a hospital. The CEO of the organization tells the management staff that in 60 days, team- based care will be implemented throughout the organization, and your staff must be prepared. What issues will you identify/address with your team/other departments in order to set the foundation for team-based care? 

· I don’t know if this will help answer the question but here it is just in case*

· Week 2 Lecture (embedded below)

· The Strategic Imperative of Adapting the Hospital’s Management Structure http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/86219.pdf

· Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations http://www.revespcardiol.org/en/strategic-planning-in-healthcare-organizations/articulo/90147901/

· The Policy and Procedure Manual: Managing "By the Book" http://www.asha.org/slp/healthcare/policy_procedures/

· Using teams and Committees effectively by B. Spilker (in Content> Course Resources>eReserves)

· Principles and values of team based health care https://www.nationalahec.org/pdfs/VSRT-Team-Based-Care-Principles-values.pdf

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