Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process

Due Week 10 and worth 280 points

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.
  2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.
  3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.
  4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.
  5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
  • Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

analyze at least three health care practices that create conflicts of interest for the stakeholders involved

For this assignment, analyze at least three health care practices that create conflicts of interest for the stakeholders involved (e.g., physicians who receive samples from drug representatives). For each practice analyzed, develop and propose one strategy (or strategies) that would eliminate these conflicts. From an ethical standpoint, include your overall recommendations for eliminating conflicts of interests in the three areas that you selected with specific evidence and support from the literature.

Your paper must be five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Utilize a minimum of two to four scholarly sources that were published within the last five years, and cite them in APA format.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Analyze the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan

Assignment 1: Human Resource Management Overview 

Using the course readings, articles, and your personal experiences, address the role of human resource management.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Determine key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.
  2. Evaluate three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management in terms of their level of support to the health care field, and then select which one you believe is the primary function in furthering the health care field.
  3. Analyze the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.  Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Thoroughly determining key roles that human resource management plays in the health care field.Thoroughly evaluated three to five (3-5) functions of human resource management, and then thoroughly selected which one you believe is the primary function in the health care field.Thoroughly analyzed the role of human resource management in an organization’s strategic plan.Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Examine how strategic thinking and planning affect the internal and external environments specific to your health care services

Examine how strategic thinking and planning affect the internal and external environments specific to your health care services by completing the following:

  • Identify and analyze the various elements that comprise your health care industry’s trends and policies.
  • Define and explain the economic and business conditions, premises, policies, and other related forces that form the basis for generating change in your health care organization.
  • Identify and analyze specific issues revolving around health care management and policy analysis specific to your selected organization.
  • Examine the different types of markets in the health care system and the determinants of supply and demand in each market specific to your selected organization.

Your two-page report should contain an introduction and a conclusion. Resources and citations should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.

Grading:

Identify health care industry trends and policies.

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Analyze identified health care industry trends and policies in relation to a selected health care organization.

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Explain economic forces that drive change in a selected health care organization.

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Describe business forces that drive change in a selected health care organization.

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Describe forces other than business forces that drive change in a selected health care organization.

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Analyze health care management and policy analysis specific to a selected health care organization.

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Examine supply and demand in each market specific to a selected health care organization.

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Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions, and create a document that is clearly written, generally free of grammatical errors, and follows APA (6th edition) style and formatting guidelines for references and citations.

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