Change and Culture Case Study 1 Sharon Reed HCS/514 October 15, 2012 Steve Kovak Change and Culture Case Study 1 In the world of health care organization mergers are common as the pressures of free market drive organizations into combining resources with each other. Not every merger is a success. The health care organizations in most successful in making a merger are characteristics. The characteristics be examined and used to reveal key insights about organizational structure and ways that
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Email to Coworker: Management vs. Leadership Heather Hargrave HCS/514 August 8, 2014 Steve Kovak Email to Coworker: Management vs. Leadership There are many individuals that confuse the roles and responsibilities of managers and that of a leader. While managers and leaders both have many common characteristic, the roles and responsibilities within a company are defined differently. The purpose of this paper is to go into detail about these different responsibilities within a
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Organization and Management Analysis HCS/514 Managing in Today’s Health Care Organizations Organizational Theories Organizational theory as it applies to health care introduces a complex and challenging situation. The health care environment introduces challenges to a structured organization which may not be present in traditional business. For example, measuring output may be difficult in an environment of daily uncertainty, it would be nearly impossible to predict or plan for all of the
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QI Plan Part Two Jessica Borgstedt HCS 588 Measuring Performance Standards January 19, 2015 Barbara Smith University of Phoenix QI Plan Part Two The organization, that has been selected, is a Critical Access Hospital. A Critical Access Hospital also known as (CAH) is considered a hospital that is under a set of Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP). With that being said, it is structured differently than the acute hospital CoP. With some of the requirements for the Critical Access
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Decision-Making Case Study Bonny Kimberlin HCS/514 February 11, 2013 Vinnette Batiste Decision-Making Case Study The truth of the matter is there is no longer such a thing as “middle class” Americans. The sad reality is either one lives in the low-income bracket living check-to-check, or one lives with no worries in the world. Even more sad, is that the lower-income class bracket also includes the elderly, disabled, homeless, and unemployed. Not to sway away
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Change and Culture Case Study l Kimberly Phillips HCS/514 July 2, 2012 Norma Wright Change and Culture Case Study l Kimberly is the middle manger in a healthcare organization that has merged with a previous competitor. Up until now, the employees saw the competition as an enemy that provided a poor quality of care. The new corporation, however, has in place several inpatient and outpatient services that her organization does not. This paper will discuss the impact the sale will have on the
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Health Care Facilities Merger - Case Study HCS/514 July 22, 2013 Brian Eigelbach Health Care Facilities Merger - Case Study The American Health Care System is faced with the challenge of providing superior health care at lower costs in a more efficient manner. A merger is the joining of two or more corporate entities to form one unified organization. Many hospitals and other health care facilities merge because of financial difficulties. Mergers increase the size and delivery options
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Organization and Management Analysis By Bianca Andrews Course: HCS/514 March 23, 2014 Professor Samantha Bame Introduction Most, if not all, companies are made up of organizations. As an organization, it consists of people who are structured and managed with a specific purpose. That purpose is to create and achieve one or more specific goals as a whole. The people within the organization all play a different role that helps to meet the goals that are set for them individually and
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Change and Culture Case Study I Alesha Nesbeth HCS/514 September 9, 2013 Vinnette Batiste Change and Culture Case Study I The following paper will discuss the effects of merging a healthcare organization with a competitor. For the purpose of this paper the companies will be addressed as company A, company B, and company C. The following paper will discuss the merger in detail in regards to restructuring and the effect of the sale on the company as a whole as well as the culture and values
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Change and Culture Case Study I Nikiah C. Roberson HCS/514 Monday September 24, 2012 Dr. Kinaro Change and Culture Case Study I Case Study Robbins Hospital has been competing with Smith Hospital for over a decade. Robbins offers both in and outpatient services including day surgery, wound care, and physical and occupational therapy. Robbins is one of the oldest hospitals in Savannah and is currently being updated with state-of-the-art technology. Smith is more modern, with technology
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