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Unit II Project Topic

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In Unit VIII, you are required to submit a management action plan (MAP). The details for this assignment are provided in the syllabus. This can be either a “real world” management problem within your own healthcare organization or one of the scenarios shown below. For this assignment, please present a one paragraph summary of the problem to your instructor for approval by submitting it here in Blackboard.

1. Deciding on for-profit, not-for-profit, or public status for your hospital
2. Managing third-party payer relationships in health care
3. Implementing Healthy People 2020 standards in your community
4. Implementing evidence-based medicine in your hospital
5. Implementing CMS quality initiatives in your hospital
6. Developing a workplace safety plan for your hospital
7. Implementing telehealth services in your facility
8. Conducting a complete risk assessment for your facility
9. Developing an accountable care organization for your organization
10. Developing a marketing plan for your healthcare facility

Information about accessing the Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit V Article Critique

Using the CSU Online Library’s Academic Search Complete database, please locate the following article:

Morrill, P. W. (2013). Risk assessment as standard work in design. Health Environments Research & Design Journal (HERD), 7(1), 114-123.

After reading the article and briefly summarizing the purpose for the study, answer the following questions:

• What is the author’s main point?
• Who is the author’s intended audience?
• Do the author’s arguments support her main point? • What evidence supports the main point?
• What is your opinion of the article? Do you agree with the author’s findings?
• What evidence, either from the textbook or additional sources, supports your opinion?
• What benefits and challenges were associated with the hospitals’ use of the failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) process?

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages, not counting the title page and references. Make certain that all references and in-text citations are formatted according to APA style.

Information about accessing the Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit VIII PowerPoint Presentation

Imagine that you are the marketing manager for a healthcare organization. You and your team would like to create a marketing message to target the organization’s primary market. It is your job to convince the governing board to give your team the funds it needs to produce the message.

Create a PowerPoint presentation of no less than five slides (not including the title slide and reference slides) in which you explain the value of creating and implementing a marketing plan for the organization, provide an example of an effective marketing message, and discuss various appropriate marketing vehicles for your organization.

Information about accessing the Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit VIII Management Action Plan

By the end of this course, you will need to prepare and submit a management action plan (MAP) addressing a specific healthcare problem or scenario. This can be either a “real world” management problem within your own healthcare organization or a scenario from the list in the Unit II Project Topic assignment.

Please include documentation of all six steps shown below in your submission of the MAP assignment.

I. Clarify the Problem or Opportunity for Improvement (OFI)
Clearly describe the problem or OFI that you have selected for your MAP. Why is it important to resolve this problem right now? What are the consequences of not resolving this problem right now?

II. Clarify your Measureable Goal
Clearly describe the desired outcome from your MAP implementation. What are you trying to accomplish? How will successful MAP implementation be measured and assessed? What realistic constraints do you have as you begin creation of your plan? Consider limits on time, money, and other resources that are specific to your MAP.

III. Prepare a List of Possible Actions
Consider possible root causes of the OFI. Why do you believe the problem exists? Brainstorm and present a list of all possible actions that you may need to take in order to achieve your MAP goal. At this stage, focus on generating as many different options and ideas as possible. It is likely that not all of your ideas will make it into your final MAP. Write down your ideas just as they come to your mind, trying not to judge or analyze them at this stage.

In your brainstorming, be sure to consider ideas* involving the following:

• leadership,
• governance,
• clinical performance,
• physicians,
• nurses,
• clinical support services,
• knowledge management,
• human resources,
• financial management, • internal consulting, and
• marketing.

*It is understood that some of these areas may not apply to your particular MAP, but all areas should at least be considered in this process.

IV. Organize your Key Action Steps into a Management Action Plan
Decide on the sequencing of your key action steps. For each key action step, what other steps must be completed before that specific action can be taken? Rearrange your key action steps into a sequence of ordered activity. Then, look at your plan once again. Are there any ways to simplify the plan further before presenting it?
V. Accountability
For each key action step, assign a responsible party or group within your organization (by position, department, or team name, not by individual name), and assign a suspense date by which the key action step must be completed. Then, based upon all of your key action steps and their suspense dates, provide a realistic completion date for the entire MAP.

VI. Measurement and Monitoring
Now, explain in detail how you will measure the success of your MAP following implementation and how you will monitor ongoing performance to prevent regression and loss of the positive change that has taken place.

Your plan should consist of no less than four pages, and any outside sources should be cited and referenced using APA formatting.

Information about accessing the Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

APA Guidelines

The application of the APA writing style shall be practical, functional, and appropriate to each academic level, with the primary purpose being the documentation (citation) of sources. CSU requires that students use APA style for certain papers and projects. Students should always carefully read and follow assignment directions and review the associated grading rubric when available. Students can find CSU’s Citation Guide by clicking here. This document includes examples and sample papers and provides information on how to contact the CSU Success Center.