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HOW STRATEGIC PLANNING, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE INTERRELATED AND FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE

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HOW STRATEGIC PLANNING, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARE INTERRELATED AND FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE

TOPIC Present how strategic planning, performance improvement, and information systems are interrelated and fundamental to the delivery of quality health care
Before you begin, review the possible topics and requirements for your Final Project in Week Five.  There are four topics that you may choose from and they are listed at the beginning of the Final Project prompt. Submit the following to your instructor for review:

    1. Identify the topic of your Final Project
      • Describe the issue, why it was selected, the perspective of approach, and the scope of the paper.

 

    1. Provide an outline of your project
      • The outline should include a heading for each section of the Research Paper/PowerPoint Presentation (including one for the thesis and the conclusion) as well as heading descriptions. Subheadings should also be used with a description of each subheading. These should demonstrate that you have done significant research, evaluation, and critical thinking on the issues involved and should illustrate the strategies you would incorporate and implement for the scenario you are creating.
  1. Create an annotated bibliography
    • The annotated bibliography should contain at least five scholarly sources that you intend to use in your project. Each listing must include a paraphrased narrative of the actual research study presented in the article and the studies used should represent the most current research related to the topic area.

Your outline and annotated bibliography must adhere to proper APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. You may also find samples of each in the Ashford Writing Center, which is located under Learning Resources in the left-hand navigation panel of your classroom.
Your assignment should be four to six pages as follows:

    • Title Page (one page)
    • Outline (two to three pages)
    • Annotated Bibliography (one to two pages

Examine the potential lessons that the “Stopping Outshopping” case could teach health care executives about complacency.

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LESSONS THAT THE “STOPPING OUTSHOPPING” CASE COULD TEACH HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVES ABOUT COMPLACENCY

  1. Based on the textbook’s summary of Timothy’s philosophy of continually striving for excellence, determine whether or not Scarlet Hospital was prepared to compete with the establishment in Salem even before the highway improvement mandated such an upgrade in delivery health care services.
  2. Examine the potential lessons that the “Stopping Outshopping” case could teach health care executives about complacency.
  3. Evaluate the potential value of Michael Porter’s Five Forces analysis and SWOT Analysis for effective decision making, in its ability to help Scarlet Hospital protect its market share and thus decrease the chance of losing patients to other institutions in Salem.
  4. Appraise the value of the Balanced Scorecard model in its ability to help Scarlet Hospital executives reinforce its defensive marketing strategy.
  5. Propose a one (1) page offensive marketing strategy (i.e. communication, branding, innovation, etc.) that Scarlet Hospital should deploy in order to turn the table on Salam-based health care providers and improve its competitive marketing position.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

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RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS

Research the following health care regulations and select one regulation to focus on for the written assignment:

  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
  • HIPAA Privacy Rule
  • HITECH Act
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
  • False Claims Act
  • Anti-Kickback Statute
  • Stark Law (Physician Self-Referral Law)
  • Human Subject Research

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that summarizes your health care regulation selection. Include the following:

  • Identify selected health care regulation.
  • Describe the reason for your selection.
  • Identify 5 key points from your research.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Identify methods and tools common to addressing economic challenges in the health care industry.

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Appleby, J. (2012). Seven Factors Driving Up Your Health Care Costs. PBS NEWHOUR.
Do you agree or disagree with Linda? Why or why not? 150 words

  1. Question 10 is attached already, see powerpoint- meaning the work is done; you don’t need to write anything. I only need you to just organize the PowerPoint for me. Edit, add or remove anything you think is missing or not supposed to be there. Format in APA style. Preparea Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you summarize health care reform material. Assume you are making a presentation to the board of directors concerning your investigation into the economic issue you submitted for your Health Care Reform Project assignments in Weeks Two and Three.

Have a minimum of 10 to 15 slides with extensive speaker notes, augmenting and expanding on the information presented in each slide. Include the following in your presentation:

  • Describe the economic issue selected.
  • Identify methods and tools common to addressing economic challenges in the health care industry.
  • Discuss how the methods and tools identified relate to health care reform.
  • Determine the most effective method(s) and tool(s) that could be used to resolve the economic issue selected.
  • Identify various payment sources and mechanism used in the health care industry.
  • Determine which payment source(s) and mechanism(s) are the most effective to resolve the economic issue selected.
  • List the steps needed to implement your solution