Strayer HSA300 Week 9 assignment 2 Question # 00598727 Subject: Education Due on: 03/02/2019 Posted On: 03/02/2019 03:51 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

Middleville Regional Healthcare

Due Week 9 and worth 160 points

Middleville Regional Health Care is one (1) of three (3)
hospitals serving a community of 350,000 people. Summary statistics on
Middleville and its competitors, from the AHA Guide, are shown below in Table
1. All three organizations are not-for-profit.

Table 1: Middleville, Brierfield, and Greystone Health Care
Systems

Name	Beds	Admissions	Census	OP Visits	Births	Expenses (000)	Personnel
Middleville	575	13,000	350	221,000	2,300	$125,000	2,000
Brierfield	380	17,000	260	175,000	1,200	$130,000	1,875
Greystone	350	10,000	180	40,000	900	$80,000	1,200

The governing board of Middleville hired a consulting
company to evaluate its strategic performance, specifically in the areas of
Human Resources, Information Technology, Financing, and Marketing. As part of
the consultant’s evaluation, several leaders of Middleville’s units were asked
their perspective of the organization’s performance.

You are working for the consultant. Your job is to identify
the issues from the response that should be considered further by the
consultant team and possibly discussed with the governing board and the CEO.
The firm has a rule, “Never offer a criticism or negative finding without
suggesting how the client organization can correct it,” so you must indicate
what sort of correction you would recommend as part of your list. Because you
know there were about two (2) dozen other interviews, you decide you should
rank your issues in importance, to make sure the most critical are discussed.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Explain the governing board’s role in these strategic
initiatives, determining its responsibility and involvement.

Evidence-based management means that operational and
strategic decisions are made based upon the evidence that goals and objectives
are actually being met. Quantitative measurements must be identified and
measured. This data is then used to evaluate the HCO’s performance. Name three
(3) performances Middleville can use to measure its success in providing
quality healthcare to the community, and identify quantifiable, measureable indicators
that can be used to do so. Explain the importance of each performance
measurement.

Given the statistics of Middleville and its two (2)
competitors provided in Table 1, recommend to the HCO what areas it should
focus on to maintain its competitive market share as well as continue to
provide healthcare to the community in the 21st century.

Some of Middleville’s Board members are very interested in
pursuing advanced technology systems over the next five (5) years, while others
are concerned about the enormous expense and need assurance that the investment
in technology will be worthwhile. In both monetary and process terms, describe
the costs and benefits associated with implementing EMR and associated health
data systems. Lay out a plan for how various systems can be implemented.

Middleville has faced many challenges in recruiting and
retaining nurses and other clinical employees. The economy has hit the area
very hard and budgetary limitations have reduced the amount of money available
for salary increases. The Board knows it needs to provide other benefits to
their valued employees. Provide at least two (2) suggestions to Human Resources
to promote employee satisfaction and, therefore, retain experienced personnel.

Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Format your assignment according to the following formatting
requirements:

a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

b. Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must
follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page
length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

Examine how healthcare management concepts and theories are
applied to critical issues in healthcare organizations.

Analyze the critical management issues, purpose, functions,
and performance measures of different departments within healthcare
organizations.

Explain how public policy has shaped the development of the
U.S. healthcare system.

Use technology and information resources to research issues
in health services organization management.

Write clearly and concisely about health services
organization management using proper writing mechanics.