GCU HCA465 All Weeks Discussions latest 2020 January

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Select a health care setting of interest (hospital, community care, transitional care, home care, and primary care) with which you have experience (managerial experience is not necessary). Which basic human resources function do you anticipate as the most challenging? Why?

DQ2 Which classical theories of organization do you relate to the most? Why?

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Provide a recent example of a health care organization that did not comply with health care legislative regulations. What were the implications for all stakeholders?

DQ2 Imagine you are a HR manager within a health care organization. Discuss some of the competing forces that could present challenges that could cause you to feel “pulled in two directions.” Illustrate your idea with specific examples.

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 After reading the Home Care scenario in the Allied Health Community, consider what types of effects might be seen throughout the organization if it were to administer the $5 raise. How would one justify which nurses receive it?

DQ2 When considering the Home Care scenario in the Allied Health Community, how would you identify the qualifying criteria to receive the potential $5 raise? What type of matrix would you build to apply raises? Would you need to consider raising wages for other staff members? Why or why not? Justify your decisions with specific examples.

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Select one of your best solutions to the Community Care scenario in the Allied Health Community and include why you feel this is the best approach.

DQ2 Referring to the Community Care scenario in the Allied Health Community, imagine that during the meeting many participants blame poor supervision/management. How would you remedy this? Provide specific examples.

 

 

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 What are some examples of training and professional development programs within the health care sphere that have accommodated for various levels of technology readiness?

DQ2 Consider the Hospital scenario in the Allied Health Community. Describe the best solution to address employee retention and development. Why do you feel this way? Be sure to respond to at least two other students who have offered different solutions and evaluate whether the other solutions or approaches would result in the desired goal.

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 When writing a new policy or changing an existing policy, what implications should be considered?

DQ2 Refer to the Transitional Care scenario in the Allied Health Community. Identify some of the potential underlying problems within the organization. Can you see additional issues? What would you reevaluate in terms of managing policies and procedures including the organization as a whole?

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Draw from personal experience regarding your performance evaluation as a motivational tool. How does your personal experience inform your approach to using performance evaluations as a motivational tool as a health care administrator?

DQ2 After reading the Primary Care scenario in the Allied Health Community, what could have been implemented to yield different results? Why is a proactive approach so critical to the success of employees?

 

HCA465 Health Care Administrator and Management

Week 8 Discussion

DQ1 How do you think individuals’ preconceived notions, prejudices, and their own interpretations of other cultures impact the workplace?

DQ2 In your own words, what is a committee? List the different kinds of committees and their purposes, specific to a health care setting.