HCA 421 (ASH) Flashcards
A 421 Entire Class ASH
HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 Dimensions of an Organizational Strategy
HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 Strategic Resources and Competencies
HCA 421 Week 2 Competitions in Healthcare
HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 Consumer-Driven Health Care
HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 Michael Porters Five Forces Model
HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 Four Fundamental ways to Generate Profits
HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 Mission, Vision, Goals, and Values
HCA 421 Week 3 Strategic Planning and Evaluation Mayo Clinic
HCA 421 Week 4 Communications in the Planning Process
HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 Formulation of a Strategy and Implementation
HCA 421 Week 5 Challenges The Future Direction of Health Care
HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 1 Primary Purposes of a Professional Strategic Financial Management
HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 Examine the Past
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HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 Dimensions of an Organizational Strategy
Describe the key dimensions of an organizational strategy as well as how they would, or would not, be relevant to the “strategic mindset” or the ability to think “strategically” of an organization’s management. Do you think these are learned or innate traits?
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HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 Strategic Resources and Competencies
Compare and contrast strategic “resources” and “competencies” and identify what role (if any) licensed health care providers in an organization play in the competitive advantage of a health care organization.
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HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in Healthcare
One of the trends marking the continuing transformation of the U.S. health care industry is the dramatic increase in the pace of competition. The heightened competition is taking place among hospitals, among health plans, among physician groups, among drug companies, between physicians and hospitals, and between hospitals and health plans.
Prepare a three- to five-page paper that includes the following:
Description of the different forms of competition that take place in health care amongst the various types of health care organizations.
Evaluation of the benefits and pitfalls of competition in health care and suggest alternatives if competition were not the prime drivers of operations in the U.S. health care system.
Explanation of the essence of successful competition and the use of competitive intelligence.
Description of the influence competition has on the services offered by health care organizations and the choices patients have.
Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford Library and focus on competition health care. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 Consumer Driven Health Care
If the movement toward “consumer-driven health care” continues to advance, speculate on how a health care organization may want to improve the way that it assesses and interacts with its market and customers, including providing health services and programs to meet the needs of a diverse population. Reflect on how this development may (or may not) affect those who are already under-served in a market.
Must be at least 300 words and have two recent scholarly references.
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HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 Michael Porters Five Forces Model
Describe Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model. What does he attempt to explain? How might the forces function and affect industry profits?
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HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment Strategic Planning and Evaluation Mayo Clinic
HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment Strategic Planning and Evaluation Mayo Clinic
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HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 Four Fundamental ways to Generate Profits
Explain the four fundamental ways in which a business can grow its revenues and profits. Then, describe the five generic types of growth strategy available to individual SBUs. Hypothesize what metrics a program executive might use to monitor these strategies. Must be at least 300 words with two recent scholarly references.
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HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 Mission, Vision, Goals, and Values
Explain, in your own words, the terms “mission,” “vision,” “goals,” and “values” statements. What is the practical purpose of a statement of organizational values? Under what circumstances should an organization consider changing these - if at all? How do they play into the strategic direction of an organization? If you are a departmental manager, how do you implement and sustain these in your organization?
Must be at least 300 words no outside references needed.
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HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication in the Planning Process
Explore the role of communication in the strategic and program planning processes in a health care organization. Consider the topics discussed (both in the text and in the discussions) thus far and clearly integrate at least five of them into your presentation (with applicable reference and citations) along with challenges and recommendations for any organization to succeed in their strategic and program planning processes through communication.
Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford Library. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 Formulation of a Strategy and Implementation
HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 Formulation of a Strategy and Implementation
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HCA 421 Week 5 Challenges The Future Direction of Health Care
In a three- to five-page paper:
a. Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
Proposed health care reform and legislation
Information technology advancements including the electronic medical, or health, record (EMR/EHR)
Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
Market shares and advancing age of population
Maintaining a skilled workforce
Pay for Performance
b. Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies accordingly.
Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford Library. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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1 Week 5 DQ 1 Primary Purposes of a Professional Strategic Financial Management
Describe the four primary purposes of a professional strategic financial management function in an organization. Further elaborate on how reimbursement, supply and demand, contractual adjustments, patient mix, regulatory legislation etc. may influence (or not) these purposes. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
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HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 Examine the Past
HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 Examine the Past
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