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Week#1-To Do List-CBS

Reminder - Course Definition

A Capstone course is different from any other. A normal course focuses mainly on an academic discipline to be studied e.g., finance, accounting, economics, management, leadership.

The Capstone course not only focuses on a specific academic discipline but encourages the learner to integrate relevant material from any of the disciplines they have successfully completed including relevant professional experiences. (generally speaking, this is what usually separates As from the Bs)

Also, the case analysis assigned in some of the sessions and the case analysis in the Final Exam are designed to accommodate the Capstone approach. I encourage you to use your academic and personal professional experience as much as possible.

Week 1: Introduction

Week 1 starts with the Health Professional's Modern Arena. It includes the examination of Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. Chapter 1 explores some potential challenges from the rapid changing of the health care scene. These challenges precipitate the need to develop strategies for Adaptation and Survival. Chapter 2 looks more concretely at the Challenge of Change. We explore the impact of change, the role of the manager as the change agent, resistance to change, and review successful change. Last, we will take a quick overview of one of the most significant changes in the past forty-five years, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and discuss the repeal of the ACA.

Outcomes

The learner will:

· Critically analyze historical and current concepts through concepts of management in light of research and praxis of management.

· Understand the key components affecting and influencing health care management.

· Evaluate the relevance of management principles while relating management principles and theories in a practicum project.

· Critically analyze health care case studies and identify SWOT of management strategies.

Week 1: Readings Please use the above textbook to read the following sections:

Chapter 1: The Changing Scene: Adaptation and Survival

Chapter 2: The Challenge of Change

Management Principles for Health Professionals, 6th Edition-Textbook

Week 1: Discussion

"Routinization" is the strategy of absorbing change (such as a new accreditation standard) into existing policies and procedures. Discuss the benefits of this strategy.

Week 1: Practicum Thesis Rubric

Advanced Preparation - you will need to submit 4 different status reports on the practicum thesis. Each status report uses a different grading rubric.

It is due in Week 3.

(Practicum Project - Practicum Thesis Assignment: The ethical and legal issues the repeal of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will have on leaders of provider organizations in the dynamic healthcare environment.)

Week 1: Case Analysis 1 - "Becoming A Split Department Manager"

For this case study, you will answer the following questions below (not in textbook-see attached)

Question 1. What does this split-department situation do to your efficiency as a manager, and what would you identify as the top key ten issues to prepare for?

Question 2: Although this change will require all of your management skills, what is the ONE key tool the newly appointed split-department manager should focus on?

Week 1: Case Assignment 2

Case Study: "Re-engineering a Physician Practice Utilizing Systems Analysis and Design: Merger and Managed Care Considerations"(not in textbook-see attached)

Question 1. Describe the complexity of the issues at hand in this case.

Question 2. Is Scott correct in his approach in order to handle the situation? Why? Why Not?