What tan managers do to aupport empknkes and help moderate thtar stress? Discuss the import:met: ofnellness programs and employee assivanee programs. 6. %Mt tole Mies team budding play in the development tnsranmrtg departments or groups?

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Chapter 6 Discussion Questions

Principles of Meetly* Leadership III

61SC, OW to irurcase socialization and per isluctisity within a divenc EXouP? 2. What are the long-term benefits olglobalieation? Hms can we enable inougement teants to deselop global healthcare management competencies? 3. Why are 1:01114111111O/O011 and interpenonal Wilk so 11111,011.111I to leas-kr:ship, Identify someone who. in your opinion. exemplifies these skills. What maker that person an elevens leader? 4. lkscum the relationship between communication and organitatir man design. What are some potential harriers to effective communication, I low can leaders nuke sure their messages are heard? What can managers do to improve communkation! S. Mans healthcare praaiGtnen deal with significant wink-hie >treks. What tan managers do to aupport empknkes and help moderate thtar stress? Discuss the import:met: ofnellness programs and employee assivanee programs. 6. %Mt tole Mies team budding play in the development tnsranmrtg departments or groups? HOW des a leader dugnow conthet? What can a leader do to resolve ditletencest 7. Some groups and teams art more productive than others. Ckscribe a ream from sour sus n penonal experience Our perfisemed well on a project. Who nude that learn etTeense? Ilow did the team evolve? %that were the stagss of:plum desehipnicnt? 3. What tan a leader do to increase menivatiint? 1)iicush positive and megause reinkmentent. and give examples. What types of rewards can a leackr WC to increase produdisity? 9. /low can evidence-bawd management practices enhance quality and patient Wen? Hos, can leaskrs tinter a culture that promotes safety and continuous learning! 10. Imagine: sou have been asked to set up a field hospital m Uganda. Where do veto begin! What are the major management challenges to he addressed? 110W would you go about organinng teams? %Chat leadership competencies an needed? II. Ilaui s minister of health has asked fin tour help in dolloping primary sage wester., in the town of lkmel. 1hw would you go allow designing the acceshary services? What types of teams mould you need? I loss: could you csaluate clinical ouhoinc..! What an the nuprr chalkngcs yenu would expect to face! 12. You have been asked to assernhk and cloth” a new leadership team tin a pnitcct in Ukraine. What criteria %mold ran use to select people fir the team? What npc otplanning process would you use!

How are the SWOT analysis and Porter’s five forces framework related to each other? 2. How might Porter’s five forces framework help an organization identify opportunities and threats in its external environment?

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Chapter 7 Discussion Questions

1. How are the SWOT analysis and Porter’s five forces framework related to each other? 2. How might Porter’s five forces framework help an organization identify opportunities and threats in its external environment? 3. Individually or in groups, review the mission, vision, and values statements from organizations of various countries, profit/nonprofit statuses, and religious affiliations. What are your major observations? In what ways are the statements similar or different? Do you think the differences are deliberate or by chance? Would you propose changing any of them to better suit the organizations or the communities they serve? 4. Individually or in groups, think of a healthcare organization with which you are familiar. Construct mission and vision statements for the organization, taking into account the patient population that the organization serves. What are the most important characteristics you chose to emphasize in your directional statements? Why?

With this in mind, do you find that the approach of virtue ethics to be a helpful philosophical structure for thinking about the formation of good health care professionals? Why or why not?

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Case Study: “Ethical Systems, Education, and Building a Better Health Care Provider”


Subject: In his famous reflection on ethics and the formation of good character Aristotle writes, “The virtues we acquire by having put them into action, and the same is true of the arts. For the things which we have to learn before we can do them we learn by doing: men [sic] become builders by building houses, and harpists by playing the harp.” With this philosophy in mind, medical education has been engaged in embedding ethics in the practice of health care via education in the “core competency” of professionalism. This has been viewed as a compromise between incorporating blatantly religious practice into health care and also providing a moral framework for health care providers in the context of practice in a global, industrialized, business-oriented world.


With this in mind, do you find that the approach of virtue ethics to be a helpful philosophical structure for thinking about the formation of good health care professionals? Why or why not? And, on a related note, of the many religious and philosophical frameworks we’ve examined in this class (“care”, professionalism, a calling, reverence for life, virtue ethics), which do you think is the most important for creating change? And finally: what do you think is the most important and useful for you?

Focus your answer on evidence from our readings and/or class lectures. Thus, your paper needs to include at least TWO of this unit’s readings. In order to answer this you may include your own research, which must also be legitimate sources—not sources that are speculation or opinion. With this in mind, I do not want an editorial: I want a substantiated examination of these concepts. The content of your paper will form the substance of our class discussion on Thursday, December 2nd.

Format:
Your paper must be submitted as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf. Please note that Blackboard does not accept .pages or other formats.
o Please do not type your response directly into Blackboard, as that makes it more difficult for me to download and grade.
o Papers that are not properly submitted will be considered not turned in.

Your response paper must be approximately +/- 500 words (no more than two double-spaced pages).

Your paper is due on Blackboard by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, December 1st—please plan accordingly

Identify the stakeholders involved in your proposed intervention or resolution of the issue for the public health issue you selected.

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Interprofessional Teams

Mental health among adolescent.

Whenever you implement policies or programs, it is important to include the appropriate stakeholders. For this assignment, you will reflect on the public health issue you addressed in a previous assignment and discuss the importance and value of interprofessional teams in addressing the policies and programs related to that issue.

Instructions
For this assignment do the following:

Identify the public health issue you want to analyze for this assignment and summarize it briefly. The issue you choose should either be the one you addressed in Unit 2 assignment or the one you addressed in the Unit 4 assignment.
Identify the stakeholders involved in your proposed intervention or resolution of the issue for the public health issue you selected. Stakeholders must include people from more than one professional discipline as well as people from the community and the population at risk. They may represent different cultures, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses.
Explain why a coalition of multiple interprofessional members would be useful in implementing an intervention. Identify and cite scholarly resources that address the importance of interprofessional team collaboration.
Propose a strategy for developing a coalition in the community to begin working on this public health issue.
Propose a plan the coalition can use to disseminate health literacy projects to the population at risk that will ultimately influence behaviors and policies.
Analyze how the identified stakeholders will be included in the intervention or resolution project (how they will participate).
Describe how the interprofessional team will be organized for optimal cohesiveness and effectiveness.
Develop a strategy the coalition can use to track behavior and policy changes and measure the effectiveness of the intervention.
Review the scoring guide before developing and submitting your assignment to ensure you meet all evaluation criteria.

What is the discrepancy between operations and organizational strategy? Why don’t the two seem to work well together sometimes?

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Discussion Questions

1. What is the discrepancy between operations and organizational strategy? Why don’t the two seem to work well together sometimes? Most operational managers know the direction the organization wants to head (strategy), however, they are unable to help meet organizational goals. Why not?
2. How does a balanced scorecard contribute to improved operations, if at all?

What are the key contributors to the problem being discussed? What insight regarding the problem was provided to you through the utilization of the selected tool?

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3.2 Quality Tool Assessment

Details:
Select a quality issue in any organization or department. What are the significant factors that contribute to the problem? Conduct an assessment of the problem using one of the following tools:
Fishbone Diagram
Check Sheet
Histogram
Pareto Chart
Flowchart
Scatterplot
Run Chart
Provide a detailed critique of the problem based on your selected quality assessment. What are the key contributors to the problem being discussed? What insight regarding the problem was provided to you through the utilization of the selected tool?
Include a visual representation of the problem using the selected tool (handwritten or scanned copies are acceptable).

What are the Proposed Options? Discuss possible policy options to respond to the problem including a description of what others are doing in response to the problem, what is known about the policy options from peer review literature.

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Heart Disease in Los Angeles County – Policy Brief

 

The purpose of this assignment is to prepare a policy brief on a current local public health problem, issue or concern for Heart Disease. You will be required to write a brief that addresses the questions listed below. The questions listed will guide the organization of your paper, including your APA headings. You can use tables, pictures, figures, graphs, etc in addition to text. The policy brief is not to exceed 4 pages (excluding your cover page and references). You must include at least 5 recent references (within the last 5 years). Be sure to use titles/subtitles to organize your paper. This policy brief should be focused on a local health issue. Local in this case, refers to your individual state, county, or city. The following link can be used to research California legislative initiatives; however, each state has their own version that are easily found via google search. California Legislation- http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/

What is the Issue? State the health issue/problem that the policy change is designed to address.
What is the Background? Present the data describing the issue/problem to be addressed by the local policy change. Can include graphs, tables, figures, pictures, etc.
What are the Proposed Options? Discuss possible policy options to respond to the problem including a description of what others are doing in response to the problem, what is known about the policy options from peer review literature. As well as a brief discussion of the health, fiscal, administrative, legal, social and political implications of each policy option.
What is Your Recommendation? Recommendation focused on how to enact the policy option you are advocating.

Compare and contrast how the following can impact potential fraud and abuse among your coders.

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Potential fraud and abuse

Compare and contrast how the following can impact potential fraud and abuse among your coders: False Claims Act, Office of Inspector General, Recovery Audit Contractors, Unbundling, and upcoding.

Why do you think strategic planning is so important and how do can one decide on which strategy to use?

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Strategic planning

Each Strategy offers something different to the organization. Why do you think strategic planning is so important and how do can one decide on which strategy to use?

What do you feel are the four (4) biggest challenges facing public health/health care services in the United States? What are two (2) recommendations for solving any one of the four biggest challenges you noted in 3.?

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Public Health Paper

You will prepare a 5-page paper, 1500 word maximum (5 pages of information. Cover pages, abstracts, and references DO NOT count towards this requirement). There are specific spacing and font requirements (see below). DO NOT change margins, font sizes, and increase spacing to make your paper fit the 10-page requirement.

Answer the following questions in your paper:
1. What area or areas of Public Health Science appeal to you most? Why? **Be specific. DO NOT say “I like it" and leave it at that.
• Community Health because you can make an impact in your local community

2. What area or areas of Public Health Science are least appealing to you? Why? **Be specific. DO NOT say “I don’t like it" and leave it at that.
• All the areas are important to Public Health Science.

3. What do you feel are the four (4) biggest challenges facing public health/health care services in the United States? **Provide specific examples and research. DO NOT say, “Because people need health care and don’t have it.”

4. What are two (2) recommendations for solving any one of the four biggest challenges you noted in 3.? **Provide specific recommendations. DO NOT say, “If people would pay for insurance, they would have it.” That is obvious! But there are reasons that simple solution does not happen…tell me about those reasons.