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Assignment: Managing and Leading Change in a Health Organization

Course Outcome: Demonstrate how effective team building optimizes the implementation of strategic planning.

Unit Outcomes: • Differentiate among the different types of teams and task groups and their uses in health care organizations.

• Understand the factors associated with high-performing teams.

• Define the communication process and what constitutes effective communication.

Instructions: You are the administrator of a clinic with 50 employees. You have been tasked with facilitatingdiscussion with other health professionals in your clinic to select a new EHR system, which will beimplemented across the organization. Please complete the assignment as indicated in the instructionsbelow.

Part 1: Instructions

Construct a plan to build 1-2 effective teams to collaborate in selecting a new EHR system for the clinic.Identify the professional roles that should be represented on your team(s). You should be prepared forpossible disagreements regarding priorities and processes, so your plan must include at least three (3)team/consensus building methods.

Part 2: Instructions

Evaluate the concepts of change management theories, techniques, and leadership by assessingtypical challenges seen with implementing a new EHR system across an organization. Your evaluationshould demonstrate that you have considered how a transition to EHR would result in the need to planfor change management interventions. Provide two (2) examples of challenges arising from EHR adoption and detail the change management theories that you would enact to overcome resistance tochange.

Part 3: Instructions

Demonstrate implementation of a departmental strategic plan by detailing at least two (2) areas of riskexposure mitigation, organizational or process re-design, training, or communication strategy, as theyrelate to EHR implementation.

Part 4: Instructions

Demonstrate understanding of the purpose of the procurement process. What are the purposes of theRequest for Proposal (RFP), the Request for Information (RFI) and the Request for Quotation (RFQ)?Provide detail for when and how to use each to help an HCO more fully identify its needs and the issuesinvolved with planning for significant projects or purchases.