Topic: Strategic Assessment of a Health Care Organization

MHM599 €“ Culminating Project
Module 1 €“ SLP
Strategic Assessment of a Health Care Organization
Introduction Background Information Case assignment Session Long Project Objectives

Introduction

The goal of this course is to gain a thorough familiarity with the workings of a healthcare organization or system by assessing its core components and functions, identifying its strengths and weaknesses, and provide a potential and feasible remedial action plan for the weaknesses identified.

In each module, we will focus on one such component / function:

Module 1 €“ Organizational Assessment
Module 2 €“ Leadership
Module 3 €“ Strategic Planning, Operations, and HRM.
Module 4 €“ Finance and Reimbursement
Module 5 €“ Legal and Ethical Issues

The SLP Assignments:

SLP 1 €“ requires you to present your leadership and organizational approach to dealing with organizational deficiencies / weaknesses.

What mechanisms will you implement with your team/staff in identifying, mapping, and dealing with said weaknesses?
Who /what organization level (corporate, department, function) will prepare and/or execute the remedial action plans you make?
How will you set control measures to monitor the effectiveness (success) of your remedial plans?

In the following modules 2-5 you will (as the newly appointed (by me) CEO of your organization) prepare remedial action plans for the weakness(es) identified in the component / function area of: Leadership; Strategic Planning, Operations, and HRM; Finance and Reimbursement; Legal and Ethical Issues.

Expectations:

Writing Style: At least 3 pages typed in Times New Roman font #12, double-spaced, page margins €“ one inch all around, and appropriate references.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

PRECISION: Each of the questions of the assignment is specifically addressed in the paper.
CLARITY: The paper reads clearly (i.e., it is not confusing) and is well-structured.
BREADTH: The paper presents appropriate breadth covering the questions of the assignment.
DEPTH: The paper presents points that lead to a deeper understanding of the matters and/or issues being discussed and integrates several points into coherent conclusions.
APPLICATION: Your assignment reflects an application of concepts, principles, and values acquired from your core course work to a real life health care management problem in a real world workplace setting.

If not presently employed, choose a professional position and organization about which you can obtain information.

Please use Kaiser Permenate.