You are having a discussion with your coworkers about what constitutes quality in health care and why these are the essential components of quality.
Answer the following questions:
You have a manager's meeting approaching, and you need to be prepared to discuss the selected topics.
The following statement has been brought to the attention the management team:
Healthcare organizations should get rid of employees that do not match their organizational culture.
Address the following:
Explain your position on the statement.
Include at least 2 reasons to back up your position.
Discuss any potential legal or ethical issues that might be encountered if this type of policy is implemented.
Based on your position, what issues might you run into in your meeting?
In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your postings.
Your health care organization has called upon you to lead a work team to identify service-quality problems within the environment.
Individual Portion
Answer the following questions about work teams:
What are the benefits of a strong work team?
What are the common problems that a work team can face when working together?
When is it appropriate to use work teams?
What is the individual's role within the team?
Do you feel that a work team is beneficial to the staff?
a) Write the formula for price elasticity of demand and describe what it means.
b) How would you expect the price elasticity of demand for health care to vary with health status?
c) Would the demand for health care increase or decrease with an improvement in educational attainment in the community?
d) Studies using macroeconomic data indicate higher income elasticity for health care. Does that make health care an inferior, normal, or superior good? Explain.
e) Describe the components of time cost in health care. Is time less costly for patients with higher wage rates? Explain.
Please provide references according to APA guidelines..
Analyze the design of your organization in a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper.
Describe the internal and external factors that have defined and shaped your organization in terms of its size, organizational structure, and processes. Has the demand for more accountability affected the behavior of your organization in any way?
A new CEO has just taken over your organization and would like a brief report on the current state of your organization in order to formulate a strategy for improving its performance. Describe your organization in terms of its design (centralized, decentralized, location, and so on) and functionality in a brief memo of 350 to 500 words.
1. What are gainsharing incentive plans?
2. Identify at least ten (10) characteristics that contribute to the success of some gainsharing plans.
3. Identify at least five (5) factors that contribute to the failure of some gainsharing plans.
Requirement: Write a double-spaced, one-page outline that includes the thesis, major points, supporting points of evidence, and conclusio...
