One paramount difference right now is that healthcare organizations are essentially hiring in lieu of firing; hence, recruitment and retention are one of the most paramount issues. This is not obligatorily the case in other industries. The Cumulated States health care system faces many challenges in endeavoring to find a viable future. According to Dombovy (2002) among the critical issues are: • Achieving consensus on the constructs of health care • Reducing clinical variation/ enhancing quality • Financing incipient technology and drugs while circumscribing the rate of incrimination in health care costs.
Comparison of the Transformational Model and Accountable Care Organizations Tiresia Kliegl National University HCA 402 Healthcare Administration COMPARISON OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL MODEL 2 Abstract Healthcare organizations are not only going through technological changes but changes in management practices as well. These changes will challenge healthcare organizations practices, policies, and patient attitude. Comparing the transformational model (TM) with accountable care organizations (ACO’s), this paper will explore how each model improves quality of care, access to care, and reduce cost while discussing their differences. The transformational model focuses on healthcare establishments becoming “learning organizations (Sollecito & Johnson,
Leadership Response Paper Kimberly A. McCullough LED501 Leadership & Management June 4, 2018 Dr. Jacqueline Taggart Colorado Christian University Abstract Our society depends on the abilities of our leaders and how well they can do their jobs. A leader is someone that many people look to for direction, guidance, and inspiration, so it is important for our leaders to have the aptitude to make difficult decisions and to know and do what is right for the people. In today’s healthcare business world, leadership is a vital role and it also very important to have great leaders in our lives and our jobs.
I provided consulting and advising services regarding title insurance inquires, edited all home and landscape photographs, and provided contract assistance to vendors. I updated all shop sale systems regarding services and parts. One of my main responsibilities was to process background checks, workers compensation claims, and oversee all written documentation regarding human resources complying with OFCCP and human resources policies, practices, and procedures. I was responsible for time and attendance, payroll processing, and provided IRS computation reviews. In addition, I ensured the timely submission of accounting statements and reviewed accounts payable and receivables.
According to McLaughlin and Milltello (2015), the ACA has operated under the premise of two main principles. The first principle is the encouragement of integration of care. The second principle is to harness costs while improving the delivery of quality care. In the past, healthcare leadership has been internally focused, attempting to manage financial concerns in an effort to keep the organization viable. However, the new trends in strategic thinking require management to look the entity of stakeholders to determine consumer needs and then to respond with internal changes to accommodate and meet those needs (McLaughlin & Milltello,
Some medical institutions require that ambulatory care clinic administrators formulate long-term and short-term management plans to meet the institution’s
Intro: With over 9,000 locations across the country and internationally, Walgreens is an American organization which runs chain of pharmacies across the globe.. With a different variety of products and services, including prescription filling, over-the-counter medications and more, the organization focuses on offering their best to the customer. As someone who is interested in healthcare, I’ve always been satisfied by Walgreens' ability to provide me with good quality healthcare service. In my personal experience, Walgreens has never let me down and I value it for its accessibility to everyone and how affordable it is.
Introduction The healthcare industry is facing many challenges today such as aging populations, increases in healthcare expenses, labor shortages, new diseases, greater ethnic diversity, and new technologies. All of these changes make it necessary for (Barzdine,2012) a competent manager to play a significant role in making decisions that affect the success of the healthcare organization. This paper will examine the key leadership and financial management competencies for health care managers in the MENA region and discuss the competencies that other studies from different countries recommended healthcare managers in order to establish good examples for healthcare managers in the MENA region. Healthcare organizations nowadays are changed by shifting healthcare and focus more on value-based rather than volume-based delivery of healthcare (Madden,
Amber found aspects of his career in a managerial position as both challenging and rewarding. The most challenging aspect of his positions was dealing with multiple people and personality types. He said often times it is difficult to manage/work with individuals who often disagree or have diffident views. Mr. Amber strived his hardest to make a positive work environment and encouraged teamwork to reach their overall goal of providing reliable/friendly healthcare. The most rewarding aspects of his ownership position was having the freedom to make his own decisions that would benefit his patients, and being able to dictate his own schedule.
Bluford's accomplishment in the healthcare industry is evident to his reputation and legacy as a transformational leader. Through his work and journey to becoming one of the most recognized leader in the industry, Bluford exhibited the four areas that defined a transformational leader. The tenure of Bluford’s leadership in various HCOs had significant impact in the operation of management and human resources of each organization. Not only did his leadership traits and skills play an important role in the positive changes he brought to each organization, his underlying principle of empowering employees was the bedrock of every organization he was associated with. Bluford believed that the real influencers in HCOs weren’t the formal organization high level management, but rather the
Leadership and staffing are recognized as important factors for quality of patient care. A positive work environment will increase job satisfaction and staff retention. After interviewing Christine Smith, I believe her leadership style would be labeled as a consensus manager, which is the most transformative leadership style, and is shown to have a positive influence on the quality of patient care.
Many young women today have unplanned pregnancies and never know what the right thing to do would be. There are many different ways that the teens can go about this issue. Most will go straight to abortion because to them there is not other option. Other women will do research and realize that in the world today there are many families that are unable to make a baby and would do anything to have a family. Abortion is an amazing gift that was brought about in this world today.
Healthcare organizations’ goals includes provide quality, value priced, safe health care services and ultimately, improve health outcomes. In addition to this primary goal, healthcare organizations also seek financial stability, community value, ethics and employee engagement. In this context, leaders are asked to efficiently use the available resources to optimize the managerial approaches to direct their teams towards more productive environment and positive interactions with patients. Healthcare setting-unlike business setting-is a more complicated system that consists of different professional teams and departments that usually don’t share the same objectives or planning strategies due to the diversity in the services provided.
Healthcare is a complex industry and these skills are essential to a smoothly run system. For instance, leadership skills are considered very important because good leaders are able to be authoritative but also have an interpersonal relationship with the people they are mentoring or leading (Cushing, 2016). This creates a positive work environment and enhances quality of care given to patients. Furthermore, a well-rounded leader in the health care industry will create opportunities for their employees and introduce them to challenges while also supporting them though the situation (Cushing, 2016). Also, a skill incorporated into leadership that can be connected to management is the change factor of healthcare.
During this trying time for Metropolitan Hospital, many healthcare providers have left the organization and have gone to follow their patients in the suburbs. With the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, many aspects within the health organizations have been subject to change. The demographics of the patients seen, the reimbursement for services rendered and many other implications have affected the way healthcare if provided. Metropolitan Hospital has been no exception to all this changes, and currently it has an additional burden to bear, and that is to find a fit new CEO to replace the 27-year-old career that Mr. John Jenkins has held.
