Model Healthcare System Organization

Discussion Topic: Identify a healthcare system either domestically or internationally that you consider to be a model for healthcare organizations in the 21st century. What makes the system worthy of emulation? Evaluate the leadership of this organization. How are they doing things differently? what are their big ideas? (look at the response 1 & 2 document for an example)

Objectives:

• Understand the constraints/opportunities in changing organizational performance.
• Evaluate options available to HCOs to increase their market brand awareness through quality and knowledge management.
• Describe and summarize an issue and application of EBP in a oral presentation
• Analyze ethical problems/ choose and defend resolutions for situations that occur within in the healthcare industry.

READINGS/ REFERENCES TO USE (Attached):

BOOK: The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization Book Chapter 11 & 12 (See below for info) Authors: Griffith, J.R. & White/ Publisher: Health Administration Press/ Publication Date: 2025 /ISBN 10: N/A/ ISBN 13: 9781640554771

Videos

Communication Welcome Video:

Power of Pause

Instructions:

• Post an initial response (400500 words) that synthesizes your insights across these points.
• References are to be within the last 5 years
• Support your discussion with at least 3 scholarly sources.
• Respond to two responses by offering constructive feedback or alternative perspectives that expand the conversation with references. (RESPONSE 1 AND 2 DOC – file is attached)

***EXAMPLE ATTACHED ON TEMPLATE FOR DISCUSSION RESPONSE***

2) Write 2 discussion responses – discussions are attached in a word document.

DB Guidelines for Responding:

If responding to another message, quote the passage you’re responding to or briefly summarize the message. Do not copy the entire message to which you are responding, unless it is very short. Detail specifically why you agree or disagree.

All DB responses must be supported with properly formatted text citations and references. Be sure to provide support for your observations and conclusions from your reading and research by including properly formatted text citations and references for your DB responses. The resulting dialogue continues through the end of each week. There is, of course, no upper limit on the amount of discussion you may engage in. The responses to other learners’ postings should add to the substance of the posting, request clarification, provide a different perspective, or challenge the assertions made by providing real or hypothetical scenarios that the original posting does not adequately address. “I agree” or “good response” type of postings do not add to our collective learning and therefore do not count toward the participation requirement. Remember, the purpose of course discussions is to stimulate academic dialogue. At the same time, it is also good practice to provide positive, supportive comments. Everyone appreciates these. Timely postings are very important because they generate further discussion. Discussion board posts are only accepted during the week in which they are due.

Critical Thinking: When preparing your responses to the Discussion Questions you are expected to demonstrate the highest levels (i.e., levels 4,5, & 6) of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning, which are:

1. Knowledge: Observe and recall information.

2. Comprehension: Grasp meaning and translate to new context.

3. Application: Use information, methods, concepts, theories in new situations.

4. Analysis: See patterns and organization of parts and recognize hidden meanings.

5. Synthesis: Use old ideas to create new ones, generalize from given facts, relate knowledge from several areas, predict, draw conclusions

6. Evaluation: Compare and discriminate between ideas, assess value of theories, make choices based on reasoned argument and verify value of evidence.

When writing your Discussion Question responses remember to focus on the ability to think critically at the Masters level. Do not simply parrot back what the authors have said in the assigned reading or your research. Analyze, synthesize and evaluate what you have read into a clear and succinct summary of what the authors have said compared to your own experiences. Use properly formatted text citations and references to support and illustrate your observations and conclusions, but use them sparingly.

Below I list some examples of high quality peer reviewed academic journals. Please select quality of journals to use:

Academy of Management Journal Health Affairs

American Journal of Public Health Social Science and Medicine

Health Care Management Review Health Services Research

The Milbank Quarterly

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, & Law The New York Times

The Journal of Management The Wall Street Journal

Sloan Management Review Harvard Business Review

Journal of Healthcare Management