Research Project of a Healthcare Organization

Objective: Conduct extensive research on the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare system.

Presentation Requirements:

1. Overview of the organization:

• Mission
• Goals
• Collaboration with other local, national, or international healthcare agencies

1. Current healthcare issues:

• Description of current healthcare issues being addressed by the organization

1. In-depth discussion of each of the following related to your organization:

• Impact of leadership styles
• Influence of behavior on organizational culture
• Leadership’s ability to influence the organization’s mission fulfillment
• Organization’s strengths and weaknesses
• Functions related to high-reliability organizations
• Management principles
• Management skills in daily operations
• Patient population served
• Model of healthcare delivery
• Clinical services offered
• Level of care provided
• Workforce characteristics
• Workforce management
• Employee satisfaction
• Fiscal operations
• Financial profile
• Patient financial mix

Expectations:

• APA references and citations; use of at least 3 scholarly and timely (within the past 5 years) sources.