Topic: Week 3 Discussion Questions
Please write approximately 135 words for Question A & Question B with one citation (the source is provided in #7, read below)
for each question. PLEASE READ BELOW.
Question A:
The use of a SWOT analysis is a common method of comparing internal and external factors that affect an organization. What is
the benefit of this type of analysis for a health care organization?
Question B:
How do some organizations promote quality and safety? Provide a real-world example (you may wish to review the information at
the National Quality Forum, the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, the National Patient Safety Foundation, and so on).
***Professor’s RULES-PLEASE READ****
DO NOT allow for the use of first person. That is NO use of I, ME, MINE, or MY. Directions to get access to the electronic
reading material.
Please follow the directions to get to the UOP library for article sources Type in
1.) https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/
2.) Type in User ID & Password
User: Southernsfm28
Password: French1982
3.) Click on the tab that says Classroom
4.) Then scroll down to WEEK 2 TOPIC 1: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
5.) Then click on:
EBOOK COLLECTION: Read Ch. 5 of Health Care Management.
EBOOK COLLECTION: Read Ch. 6 of Health Care Management.
EBOOK COLLECTION: Read Ch. 7 of Health Care Management.
EBOOK COLLECTION: Read Ch. 8 of Health Care Management.the two chapters.
**7.) Use reference from Ch. 3 & Ch. 4
**** VERY IMPORTANT, USE THIS AS THE SOURCE:
Lombardi, D. N., & Schermerhorn, J. R. (2007). Health care management: Tools and techniques for managing in a health care
environment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons