What are the key elements of strategy formulation?

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Application: The Strategic Planning Process Revisited

At the beginning of this course, you developed a graphic representation of the strategic-planning process. How has your understanding of this process grown? For this Application Assignment, you will integrate ideas and perspectives presented throughout this course as you expand upon your initial graphic.

Prepare for this Application Assignment as follows:

  • What insights have you gained about the strategic planning process throughout this course? Consider the following questions:
    • What new insights about the internal and external factors that influence strategic planning have you gained?
    • What are the key elements of strategy formulation?
    • How do organizations translate their strategic objectives into operational realities?
    • What factors contribute to successful implementation or create barriers that need to be addressed?
    • Why it is important for marketing to be aligned with strategic planning?
    • Why is it important to have the monitoring and evaluation criteria in mind throughout the strategic planning process?
    • How has your awareness of the relationships and connections among various aspects of strategic planning grown?

 

  • What insights gained throughout this course that a health care manger should incorporate in their career.
  • Revisit the graphic representation of the strategic-planning process you created for the Week 1 Application. How would you revise your assessment of the strategic-planning cycle in light of what you have learned throughout this course?What recommendations do you now have for creating a strategic-planning process that is flexible yet sets the long-term direction for an organization?

Then write a 2- to 3-page paperthat addresses the following:

  • Create a graphic representation of the strategic-planning process in a health care organization. (This may be a revised version of your Week 1 Application Assignment.)
  • Describe in writing any elements of the strategic-planning process that you are not able to capture in your graphic representation.
  • Describe how your view of the strategic-planning process has grown, including one or more key insights that will guide your future work in health care organizations.

Consider the types and purposes of systems that are implemented in health care organizations and the needs of the diverse stakeholders (including clinicians, staff, and patients) who use these systems

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Implementing a Health Information System 

A well designed health information system can lead to safer patient care and to streamlined work processes. Yet in most circumstances, the introduction of new technology brings new hurdles to overcome and can even cause staff frustration and inefficiency. This is especially true if the IT implementation strategy is not appropriately defined and planned.

Prepare for this Discussion as follows:

  • Consider the types and purposes of systems that are implemented in health care organizations and the needs of the diverse stakeholders (including clinicians, staff, and patients) who use these systems.
  • Select a specific type of system in a clinical or administrative area of particular interest to you. Invent a scenario in which this system is being introduced into a particular (hypothetical) health care organization, and you are a member of a cross-functional team charged with leading the system’s implementation.
  • Conduct online research to find out more information, as needed, about the requirements of and challenges related to using this system.
  • Think through the steps needed for a successful implementation of this system, and anticipate likely obstacles, both technical and human, in the implementation phase. For your scenario, what would your implementation plan include?

 

Assignment. Answer each question separately under separate heading in bold please. 2 pages.

  • Briefly, describe the information system and the hypothetical health care organization you have selected for this scenario.
  • As a member of a cross-functional team charged with leading the implementation of this system, describe two challenges that your team might expect to encounter during the implementation process. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Describe two critical factors for the successful implementation of that system. How do you think these two approaches will help mitigate the anticipated challenges?

Answer

Write a 2 page paper analyzing the “legislative consequences” of health care reform related to the 2010 Congressional and Senatorial Elections results where Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives

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legislative consequences

Write a 2 page paper analyzing the “legislative consequences” of health care reform related to the 2010 Congressional and Senatorial Elections results where Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives. (Remember, this election came right after passage of the 2010 Affordable Health Care for America Act.) In your paper, include one or two specific examples that could be considered legislative consequences of health care reform. Remember, consequences can include election, re-election, or loss of an election

legislative consequences

Write a 2 page paper analyzing the “legislative consequences” of health care reform related to the 2010 Congressional and Senatorial Elections results where Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives. (Remember, this election came right after passage of the 2010 Affordable Health Care for America Act.) In your paper, include one or two specific examples that could be considered legislative consequences of health care reform. Remember, consequences can include election, re-election, or loss of an election

legislative consequences

Write a 2 page paper analyzing the “legislative consequences” of health care reform related to the 2010 Congressional and Senatorial Elections results where Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives. (Remember, this election came right after passage of the 2010 Affordable Health Care for America Act.) In your paper, include one or two specific examples that could be considered legislative consequences of health care reform. Remember, consequences can include election, re-election, or loss of an election

explore the concept of “cultural competence”, and justify its necessity as a permanent structure of the U.S. health care system

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suggest the major reasons why a well-integrated communication process is important for the performance of any organization and the major reasons why such a process is particularly important in health care organizations. Support your response with at least (2) examples of communication methods used within the researched health care facility in 2, explore the concept of “cultural competence”, and justify its necessity as a permanent structure of the U.S. health care system. Support your response with at least (2) examples of the possible adverse effects on a health care facility of not practicing cultural

suggest the major reasons why a well-integrated communication process is important for the performance of any organization and the major reasons why such a process is particularly important in health care organizations. Support your response with at least (2) examples of communication methods used within the researched health care facility in 2, explore the concept of “cultural competence”, and justify its necessity as a permanent structure of the U.S. health care system. Support your response with at least (2) examples of the possible adverse effects on a health care facility of not practicing cultural