Discussion 2: Crafting a Mission and Vision for an Organization

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Discussion 2: Crafting a Mission and Vision for an Organization

In Discussion 1 of this week, you examined the mission and vision statements of various organizations and considered the implications of these statements for strategic planning. In this Discussion, you apply the insights you gained to the creation of an organization’s mission and vision statements.

Your Instructor has assigned you to a small group for this Discussion.

Note: You will develop individual mission and vision statements for your initial post. Through the collegial exchange that follows, you will offer each other suggestions for refinement. You will also work in this same small discussion group in Weeks 3 and 4.

To prepare:

  • Evaluate what you have learned thus far about the process of developing mission and vision statements.
  • Reflect on the case study presented in this week’s media.
  • Consider what information would help you to create rich and appropriate mission and vision statements for Mountain View Health Center, the organization featured in the case study. Conduct additional research as necessary to strengthen your understanding of the process of crafting mission and vision statements and to deepen your thinking about the organization. For instance, you may research organizations with similarities to Mountain View and examine their mission and vision statements.
  • Draft a mission statement and a vision statement for Mountain View Health Center. Make the statements as clear and concise as possible. For example, you may want to write one to three sentences for the mission statement and one sentence for the vision statement.
  • Consider what you have learned about the process of developing mission and vision statements.ussion 2: Crafting a Mission and Vision for an Organization

In Discussion 1 of this week, you examined the mission and vision statements of various organizations and considered the implications of these statements for strategic planning. In this Discussion, you apply the insights you gained to the creation of an organization’s mission and vision statements.

Your Instructor has assigned you to a small group for this Discussion.

Note: You will develop individual mission and vision statements for your initial post. Through the collegial exchange that follows, you will offer each other suggestions for refinement. You will also work in this same small discussion group in Weeks 3 and 4.

To prepare:

  • Evaluate what you have learned thus far about the process of developing mission and vision statements.
  • Reflect on the case study presented in this week’s media.
  • Consider what information would help you to create rich and appropriate mission and vision statements for Mountain View Health Center, the organization featured in the case study. Conduct additional research as necessary to strengthen your understanding of the process of crafting mission and vision statements and to deepen your thinking about the organization. For instance, you may research organizations with similarities to Mountain View and examine their mission and vision statements.
  • Draft a mission statement and a vision statement for Mountain View Health Center. Make the statements as clear and concise as possible. For example, you may want to write one to three sentences for the mission statement and one sentence for the vision statement.
  • Consider what you have learned about the process of developing mission and vision statements.

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Case Study: Mountain View Health Center

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Case Study: Mountain View Health Center

 

This case study of Mountain View Health Center, with information about the types of activities performed there, organizational structure, strategic priorities, and financial allocations. Use this for this assignment.

 

1. Mountain View Health Center is a nonprofit, 54 beds, short-term, acute care community-based hospital in Townsville, a poor rural community located approximately 93 miles from the closest metropolitan city.

 

2. The hospital is the only source of acute care outside the metropolitan city (it is a critical access hospital and is an important component of the town’s economic and social fabric.

 

3. It is also the largest employer in town. The hospital is not considered to be a teaching hospital because the closest medical, nursing, and allied health schools are more than 100 miles away.

 

4. The population approx.. 27,000 of Townsville is multicultural, with a large number of Hispanic residents represented in the most recent census

 

5. The primary industry is farming, which brings in significant numbers of seasonal migratory workers during harvest season

 

6. These farmworkers frequently suffer from poor living and working conditions that lead to an array of health problems, including work-related injuries and long-term exposure to fungi and dust.

 

7. Lack of safe drinking water often results in cases of dehydration and heatstroke. Pesticide poisoning, falls, and injuries related to exposure to the elements are also commonly seen in the ER.

 

8. Farmworkers rarely have insurance, they can’t afford to pay for health care. In addition, language is a barrier to care and treatment

 

9. The hospital has a small ER, 2 surgical beds, an OB. There are 5 ICU beds.

 

10. The hospital attempts to meet the minimum RN staffing guidelines for RNs mandated by the state of California but must request waivers. Primary care is provided by both MD and advanced practice nurses.

 

11. The remote location and small hospital size have resulted in MD shortages, although this is not always a concern. Wages at the hospital is among the highest in town, although slightly below the median for the region.

 

12. The hospital actively collaborates with the tertiary hsps in the region. It participates in formal or informal alliances with rural hsp networks. It also work closely with community organizations that serve the low income and homeless populations in the community.

 

13. Like other rural hospitals, the cash-strapped hospital is struggling to survive due to increased costs, a high number of uninsured or under insured, reduced payments from public and private insurance, and expenses related to maintaining an older building

 

14. Payer mix is predominantly beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid

 

15. The hospital recovers about 95cents on the dollar, 80 cents on the dollar from Medicaid, about 4 cents from self pay. Hospital had about $41 million in revenue this past year but had to write off about $8.5 million for bad debt or charity care, resulting in a total projected loss of $1.8 million. In patient days declined the past year as patients delayed elective surgeries due to higher deductibles, and the economic downturn.

 

16. Despite these fiscal challenges, the hospital maintains an active quality monitoring program, with most performance indicators scoring at the average level as compared with national benchmarks.

 

17. Like most rural hospitals, this one also lacks electronic health records. The hospital did apply for federal funding to begin implementation but meeting meaningful criteria is not expected for another 5 years.

 

18. The board of directors, composed of local community leaders debate whether the goal should be to remain an independent hospital or to focus on ensuring access to health care.

 

19. Local doctors have expressed interest in contracting or bundling their services with these regional health care systems to ensure financial viability in their private practices.

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What are three questions you should ask yourself when you begin your job search?  2. What are the most common mistakes people make in preparing their résumés?

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1. What are three questions you should ask yourself when you begin your job search?  2. What are the most common mistakes people make in preparing their résumés?   3. What should you know about your prospective employer before the job interview?  4. What should the interviewee try to achieve during a job interview? What should you look for? What red flags should you watch for?   5. What can you do in advance to prepare for the changes during the first year of employment?   6. Create your own SWOT analysis. How would you respond to your personal strengths and weaknesses if you were a prospective employer? How can you enhance your strengths and improve in areas of weakness?   7. Draw a career path for yourself, beginning with the present year and extending to the age of retirement. Be sure to include any “twists and turns” of the path you expect to experience along the way and any barriers you expect to encounter. How will you handle these experiences?    Do an online nationwide search for information about current job prospects in nursing.Compare opportunities in various regions of the country. Why do you think these opportunities are the same or different?   5. Develop a list of questions that you should ask a potential employer. What “homework” will you need to do to prepare for an interview?

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HIV/AIDS was first recognized as an epidemic in the United States in 1981. At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, the life expectancy for infected persons was less than 7 years

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Descriptive Epidemiology

HIV/AIDS was first recognized as an epidemic in the United States in 1981. At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, the life expectancy for infected persons was less than 7 years. Today, because of research and new treatment options, people who begin treatment soon after diagnosis can expect to live a nearly normal life span (Cairns, 2010). The HIV/AIDS epidemic was identified through descriptive epidemiology.

Descriptive epidemiologic studies are often conducted as precursors to analytic studies. Epidemiologic concepts are used to gather data to better understand and evaluate health trends in populations. Data such as characteristics of the persons affected, place where an incident occurred, and time of occurrence are collected and analyzed to look for patterns in an effort to identify emerging health problems. In this Discussion, you will apply the epidemiologic concepts of time, place, and person to a specific population health problem.

To prepare:

  • Consider      a variety of population health problems, and then select one on which to      focus for this Discussion.
  • Identify      a specific population affected by your selected health problem.
  • Research      the patterns of the disease in your selected population using the      epidemiologic characteristics of person, place, and time.
  • Explore      three to five data sources presented in the Learning Resources that could      aid you in describing the population and magnitude of the problem. Analyze      the strengths and limitations of each data source.
  • Consider      methods for obtaining raw data to determine the variables of person,      place, and time for your health problem. Ask yourself: How would the      methods I select influence the accuracy of case identification,      definition, and diagnosis?

By tomorrow Wednesday 03/07/18 by 4pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with a minimum of THREE scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headers as numbered below:

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

1) Evaluate your selected health problem in the population you identified by describing THREE to FIVE characteristics related to person, place, and time.

2) Appraise the data sources you utilized by outlining the strengths and limitations of each.

3) Discuss TWO methods you could use to collect raw data to determine the descriptive epidemiology of your health problem, determine how these methods would influence the completeness of case identification as well as the case definition/diagnostic criteria used.

Required Readings

Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2014). Epidemiology for public health practice (5th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Chapter 3, “Measures of Morbidity and Mortality Used in Epidemiology”

Chapter 4, “Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place, Time”

Chapter 5, “Sources of Data for Use in Epidemiology”

Chapter 3 examines several measures of disease frequency that are typically utilized in epidemiology.

In Chapter 4, the authors address a basic premise of epidemiology: that disease occurs in patterns reflecting underlying factors (rather than occurring randomly). Using the tools introduced in Chapter 3, it is possible to take a more detailed look at the occurrence of disease, focusing on characteristics related to person, place, and time. This chapter also notes the distinction between descriptive versus analytic epidemiology; descriptive studies characterize the amount and distribution of disease within a population, whereas analytic epidemiology is concerned with the determinants of disease.

Chapter 5 provides information about various data sources that are available to the general public, and the authors examine some of the critical issues related to data collection and use that require careful attention.

Nash, D. B., Fabius, R. J., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J. L. & Horowitz, M. R. (2016). Population health: Creating a culture of wellness (2nd ed). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Chapter 12, “Information Technology”

In this chapter, the authors examine the use of information technology, noting that research based on richer, more real-time data will inform policy decisions in all parts of the health care system. The challenge of integrating individual patient is mobile applications into the electronic health record are presented.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012). Epidemiology and population health [Interactive media]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

“Descriptive Measures”

This presentation introduces you to the concept and calculation of important descriptive measures used in epidemiology—namely, incidence and prevalence. In addition, you will see how to use direct and indirect age-adjustment to compare mortality rates in two populations.

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