Can you think of any fundamental difference between the federal and provincial reports?

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In 2001 and 2002, the federal government and a number of provincial governments
established committees or task forces to review health care and make
recommendations for reform. This move clearly indicated that there were issues
across the country in health care policy and delivery. Reviews were conducted
in Saskatchewan and Alberta, and by two committees/commissions at the federal
level. What were the common issues identified by these review bodies? Which
issues differed amongst the review bodies? What action, if any, has been taken
based on the recommendations? Can you think of any fundamental difference
between the federal and provincial reports? Do you consider the creation of
review bodies—which has occurred in Canada numerous times—to be a worthy endeavour?

5.
In recent decades, there have been increasing calls for both accountability of
the health care system and increased involvement of ordinary citizens in
decision making and priority setting. Different kinds of public engagement have
been tried. However, there does not seem to be agreement on exactly what the
role of the public ought to be, nor on the best means of engaging it. Discuss
what you believe to be the benefits of public engagement in health care
decision making, and what the difficulties are in making this engagement
happen. Can you think of a way in which the provincial government could engage
its citizens in decision making? Which decisions do you believe the public
ought to have a say about? Should you have difficulty with the requirements of
this assignment, do not hesitate to contact your tutor to discuss it before you
begin working on it.

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Discuss the development of the Canadian health care system, and identify the settings that you believe influenced it the mos

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Policies are created to serve a perceived need. However, policy development
takes place in the real world, with stakeholder groups and other influences at
play. Policy makers and bureaucrats therefore face many challenges as they seek
policy solutions to genuine problems. This, in turn, usually affects different
groups and institutions in various ways. Policy is made within a number of
settings, including

The social environment
and expectations thereof – cultural, ethnic and religious.

The physical
environment – climate and natural resources.

The economic
environment – economic stability, industry and business, wealth or poverty, and
unemployment.

The political
environment – political parties, government structures, ideologies, interests
and lobbying, and issues of the day.

Discuss the development
of the Canadian health care system, and identify the settings that you believe
influenced it the most. Describe how they influenced the development of the
system we have today.

4.
In 2001 and 2002, the federal government and a number of provincial governments
established committees or task forces to review health care and make
recommendations for reform. This move clearly indicated that there were issues
across the country in health care policy and delivery. Reviews were conducted
in Saskatchewan and Alberta, and by two committees/commissions at the federal
level. What were the common issues identified by these review bodies? Which
issues differed amongst the review bodies? What action, if any, has been taken
based on the recommendations? Can you think of any fundamental difference
between the federal and provincial reports? Do you consider the creation of
review bodies—which has occurred in Canada numerous times—to be a worthy endeavour?

Compare and contrast these modes, and indicate whether a mode other than fee-for-service might be more suitable for your province. Will it be suitable for all kinds of physicians?

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Topics

1. The Canadian
Constitution assigns different responsibilities and authority to the federal
and provincial governments. Essentially, it assigns the responsibility for
funding and providing health services to the provincial governments. How has
this division of responsibilities and powers affected the development of health
programs across the country? What do you consider to be the advantages and
disadvantages of this division of power?

2.
You are a policy maker in a province that is considering changing the way it
pays physicians. Most of the physicians in this province are currently on a
fee-for-service system. You have been asked to look at alternative modes of
physician payment and the experience of these modes in other jurisdictions
(i.e., other provinces and countries). Compare and contrast these modes, and
indicate whether a mode other than fee-for-service might be more suitable for
your province. Will it be suitable for all kinds of physicians? Will a mixture
of methods be preferable?

HEALTHCARE PLANNING AND EVALUATION

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HEALTHCARE PLANNING AND EVALUATION

question 1.: Create service delivery strategies.Directions

Strategy can take several forms. Healthcare organizations will use directional strategy, adaptive strategy, market entry strategy, and/or competitive strategy at any time. How do these strategies aid in achievement of a higher-level strategy? Using APA 6th edition format, write a two page paper summarizing the rationale behind each of the strategic alternatives. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of the strategic alternatives. Include at least two references.

question 2.Adaptive Strategic Alternatives

This assignment will assess Competency 6: Determine the link between action plans, budget, and strategy.

Directions

Making decisions about the type or scope of operations is an adaptive strategy. This would be how a healthcare organization decides to recommend expansion, reduction or maintaining operations. Using APA 6th edition format, write a two page paper discussing adaptive strategic alternatives for a healthcare organization. Summarize the importance that the strategy selected needs to fit the situation. Include at least two references.

question 3. Strategy to Action Plan

This assignment will assess Competency 6: Determine the link between action plans, budget, and strategy.

Directions

The strategy selection is complete: now the organization must implement the strategy into an action plan. What budgetary impact could be involved in this process? Using APA 6th edition format, write a two page paper describing some of the difficulties involved in converting strategy into an action plan within a healthcare organization. Discuss some of the effective ways to overcome barriers when implementing an action plan. Include at least two references

question 4. Research Paper

. develop a Comprehensive Strategic Plan based on a health care facility of your choice.Please make every attempt to present your paper using APA writing style guidelines

Here are some tips for writing your paper:

Internal Data:

  • A good place to find internal data would be in the organization’s annual report.
  • These annual reports are public information so you will not be working with any “private” information.
  • Some annual reports give financial data for multiple years. This is ideal because you can then calculate trends.
  • Check to see whether the facility publishes their annual report on their web site.
  • Some organizations publish annual reports from a few years, so if one report does not include past year data, you can get it by researching past year annual reports.
  • You may find other documents on the web site that will help you with your internal analysis.

External Data:

  • External data is not specific to any one facility, so this shouldn’t be difficult to find.
  • City, county, and chamber of commerce web sites would be a good place to start.

Strategic Planning Paper Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Executive Summary
  3. Internal Analysis
  • System Background
  • The Management Team
  • Trends/Issues
  • Organizational Culture
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Financials
  • Human Resources
  • External Analysis
  • General Environment
  • Trends/Issues
  • The local health care market; the general external market
  • Payor mix
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Mission, Vision, Values and Goals statements
  • The Future
  • Services to increase, decrease, maintain, end, or start
  • Organizations outlook: Changes in financial status or operations, changes in human resources, changes in organizational structure
  • Brief Summary
  • Summary of what your plan proposes and why
  • Argument of why and how the organization will be better off for following your plan