GCU ADM645 2021 June Discussions Latest (Full)

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 1 Discussion

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The health care system in the United States is one of the most complex systems seen around the world. With that in mind explain why we use strategic planning within health care organizations today? Do different types of organizations or health care systems need different strategic planning initiatives and why? Please use a reference or personal experience when answering this DQ.

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Define Public Health. What is it? Who provides and receives services through the public health system? How is it funded? What services are provided through public health? Where is public health located? What types of providers would you see within public health? Based on your answers above, what major initiatives would you expect to see in a strategic plan focusing on a public health organization?

 

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 2 Discussion

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Review the Internal Value Chain Model discussed in Chapter 2 of your textbook. Considering all aspects seen within an organizations internal value chain what is the goal of using this tool? Are we looking to change what we are doing or are we looking at ways to be better at what we are already doing? Why? Please provide detailed rational with at least one supporting reference for this DQ.

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When conducting an external evaluation of an organization how does leadership manage the scope in which they evaluate for an external analysis? Keep in mind an external environment could theoretically be all other health care organizations in the world, we need a clear scope. What additional challenges might leadership see when conducting an internal and external analysis for an organization?

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 3 Discussion

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This week, we will shift our focus to begin looking at the future direction of an organization. The mission and vision of an organization are very important as they provide the purpose or framework. Identify four characteristics of a good mission statement and two characteristics of a good vision statement? Who should be involved in the development of the mission and vision statements for a health care organization? Please provide a reference when answering this DQ.

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What are strategic objectives and why are they a critical component to the success of a strategic plan? Who is involved in identifying the strategic objectives within an organization? Do we see different levels of strategic objectives within a strategic plan? What criteria should each objective contain?

 

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 4 Discussion

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Define benchmarking and the role it plays in strategic planning in Health Care as a performance improvement tool. Identify the four categories of benchmarking and explain the importance of each within strategic planning. Outline the steps that one would follow from begin to end of a benchmark assessment. Refer to Chapter 21 in your textbook.

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Anticipating future events is a huge focus in health care today. We have a number of different assessment tools and frameworks in place today that assist with this focus. Discuss the similarities and differences of Six Sigma methodology and the balanced scorecard concept. Both of these have been used in the business setting for many years with great success and have recently been applied and used within health care. Cite a least one reference to support your answer.

 

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 5 Discussion

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The strategy of a strategic plan can sometimes change or shift directions due to a change with the organization. This is fairly common but the strategy that we use to implement this change can greatly impact the overall outcome of the strategic initiative or entire strategic plan. Imagine you are a top health care executive in a biotechnology firm that has grown rapidly due to the first drug of its kind being approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Based on this approval the organization has now decided that it will proceed down two new drug development paths, while they continue ongoing adaptive research on the first drug. The organization has decided that it seems appropriate at this time to reorganize in order to accommodate the new strategic initiatives. What changes in organizational structure would you recommend at this time and exactly how would you go about moving from the current structure to the new one?

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Identify the three variables that help an organization understand the level of competitive advantage present within their initiative? Explain the role and importance of these three variables in the creation of strategic goals.

 

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 6 Discussion

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What is strategic monitoring and what is involved in this process? Describe the different events that might be identified through the creation of a strategic monitoring plan.

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Under what conditions would it make sense to cancel or reverse the implementation of a strategic initiative? Consider all that would need to take place when canceling a strategy. Who would be involved? Substantial funds have been invested, now what? People have possibly been hired for new positions? Marketing campaigns may have already been launched. How do we redirect and move forward and not backward in this change of strategic direction?

 

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 7 Discussion

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Evaluate the role of credit worthiness in strategic success. How does this play a role and why is this an important concept in today’s market? What are ways that credit worthiness can be enhanced by competent strategic financial management? How does the credit worthiness of individual leaders impact the overall organization?

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What are the four categories of the tasks performed by the financial management department? In what ways does the financial management department contribute to the strategic planning process? Please provide an example to support your answer.

 

 

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Healthcare

GCU ADM645 Week 8 Discussion

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What can the functional areas within human resources contribute to the formulation of organization-wide strategy? What problems could occur if these functional areas were not included within the strategic planning process? Explain.

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Explain the major components that comprise the "legal system" that we see present within health care today. Possible areas: laws and statutes, regulations, tax laws, for-profit vs not-for-profit, private insurance vs. Medicare/Medicaid fraud/abuse, and new legislation.Give an example of how a component of the legal system impacts our current healthcare delivery systems.