Relationships within a health care system

Write a 2-page-report in which you analyze the relationships within a health care system that are necessary to achieve an organizational goal, explain how the health care system can serve as the framework for problem solving, and explain ethical questions associated with a specific situation.

Introduction

This portfolio work project will reflect your understanding of the elements in a health care system and the ethical considerations that must go into every health care decision.

Scenario and Your Role

Choose one of the following options:

Option A: Increasing Patients

The CEO of your health care organization has asked you to form a task force to increase the number of patients who access your community health center for primary care. You must determine the internal and external partners you would enlist as collaborators.

Option B: Identifying Continuum of Care

The Medicare review team has identified a weakness in your organization’s approach to the continuum of care for your geriatric patients. You need to determine the internal and external partners you would enlist to design a comprehensive network.

Option C: Internal Quality Management Team

The CEO of your health care organization is working with the CFO to enhance and expand the skilled nursing facility’s quality management team. You must identify the partners who would be essential in this expansion.

Option D: Policy Advocacy

You have been asked by the leadership of a professional organization, of which you are a member, to spearhead a policy change within the organization that will affect your scope of practice. You must identify the partners who are essential to advancing the policy process.

Requirements

Develop a business report for the option you selected. In the report:

• Analyze the relationships within a health care system that are necessary to achieve an organizational goal.
  • Identify the partnerships you will need to complete your task.
  • Explain why you chose the partnerships you identified. What will each contribute to your task?
• Explain how the health care system itself serves as the framework for problem solving.
• Explain any ethical questions related to your task that could arise.

Deliverable Format

The business report is a professional document and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs.

Also include:

• Title page.
• References page.
• APA-formatted references.
• 2–3 pages in addition to the title page and references page.
• At least three supporting resources.

Evaluation

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze relationships between elements of a health care system and organizational goals.
  • Analyze the relationships within a health care system that are necessary to achieve an organizational goal.
• Competency 2: Analyze how health care systems influence decision making within health care organizations.
  • Explain how the health care system itself serves as the framework for problem solving.
• Competency 3: Analyze how economic, legal, regulatory, and policy factors influence the organization and financing of health care delivery systems.
  • Explain any ethical questions related to an organizational goal that could arise.
• Competency 4: Communicate health care management needs, opportunities, and strategies with multiple stakeholders.
  • Correctly format citations and references using current APA style.
  • Write content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.