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TWO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENT

JOURNAL

You have now submitted and received feedback on all milestones, which are parts of the final project. Review all the feedback you have received from your instructor so far. Write a journal assignment that describes your approach to implementing the feedback you have received.

In the assignment, be sure to address the following:

Provide a general introduction describing the areas where you showed proficiency and the areas where you need improvement.

Identify specific issues your instructor noted that you agree with, and describe how you will address them. For example, if your instructor noted a place where more information was needed, what additional information will you include, and how will it help clarify your analysis?

Identify specific issues your instructor noted that you disagree with, and explain why you disagree. For example, if your instructor noted a place where your conclusions were incomplete, express why they were not.

Describe the steps you will take to make improvements in your final draft.

To successfully complete this assignment, view the Feedback Journal Guidelines and Rubric document.

In the assignment, be sure to address the following:

A. Provide a general introduction describing the areas where you showed proficiency and the areas where you need improvement.

B. Identify specific issues your instructor noted that you agree with, and describe how you will address them. For example, if your instructor noted a place where more information was needed, what additional information will you include, and how will it help clarify your analysis?

C. Identify specific issues your instructor noted that you disagree with, and explain why you disagree. For example, if your instructor noted a place where your conclusions were incomplete, express why they were not.

D. Describe the steps you will take to make improvements in your final draft.

Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

FINAL PROJECT

Strategic planning is the process or mechanism used by healthcare organizations to analyze new regulations, policies, and procedures and to reconsider their mission, vision, and values.

Strategic planning can also be the vehicle that healthcare organizations use to revamp themselves and offer new products and services. The healthcare manager plays an important role in analyzing and executing the organizational strategic planning.

Understanding the key principles and competencies associated with strategic planning, and how these principles and competencies are applied in day-to-day hospital operations, is critical for healthcare managers.

This final project will provide you the opportunity to analyze strategic planning within a healthcare organization, including identification of stakeholders and the role they serve in the process and the alignment between strategic planning and the organization's mission and vision.

You will also be asked for recommendations on the best course of action for the healthcare manager to make in terms of strategic planning around an issue. This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:

Analyze the role of healthcare managers in developing and managing the strategic planning process.

Assess the impact of current healthcare policies on strategic planning processes in the U.S. healthcare system.

Employ strategic planning tools in determining the impact of external forces on the delivery of care in the U.S. healthcare system. Assess how key stakeholders influence and drive strategic planning changes within healthcare organizations.

Determine the extent to which strategic planning aligns with organizational missions and visions within healthcare settings

Prompt

For your final project, you will select a case study from those provided to analyze and make subsequent recommendations to the healthcare manager on the best course of action with regard to policy and strategic planning. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Overview: Provide a brief summary of the case study you selected. Be sure to include the organization's mission and vision for reference.

II. Situational Analysis

A. Based on its mission or vision statements, what can you discern about the organization's approach to strategic planning? Be sure to provide specific examples to justify your response.

B. What is the prevailing issue in question in the case study you selected?

C. What do you see as the overall strategic planning concerns for the healthcare organization with regard to this issue?

D. What role do you feel the healthcare manager plays in terms of strategic planning around this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims.

E. Who are the key stakeholders affected by or involved in this issue, and what role do they serve in strategic planning within the organization?

F. To what extent do the organization's policies address this issue? Be sure to justify your response.

G. To what extent does the organization's strategic planning around this issue align with its organizational mission and vision? Use evidence and examples to justify your reasoning.

H. What do you feel are the organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) with regard to this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims with evidence and specific examples.

I. Based on the SWOT analysis you performed, what environmental factors are at play in terms of this issue, and what is their impact on the delivery of care within the organization? In other words, identify any new policies or new trends that will affect your day-to-day operation.

J. To what extent do you feel current organizational policies address the influence of the identified environmental or external factors? Be sure to justify your rationale.

K. What internal policy changes or new policies do you feel will need to be implemented to more effectively address the issue? Be sure to justify your response.

L. What role should the healthcare manager assume in terms of guiding strategic planning processes around policy revision or development? Why?

M. To what extent do the identified key stakeholders influence the strategic planning process in terms of policy change or development?

III. Recommendations

A. What course of action would you recommend the healthcare manager take in terms of strategic planning around this issue? Be sure to justify your recommendation with evidence.

B. What recommendations would you make for ensuring identified key stakeholders in the organization are involved in driving the strategic planning process? Be sure to substantiate your claims.

C. How might the organization better align its strategic planning and policy processes with its overall mission and vision, particularly with regard to this issue? Be sure to provide evidence to justify your response.