As a health care administrator/manager it will be imperative for you to work with the…
Flynn, W., Mathis, R., & Jackson, J. (2011). Healthcare human resource management. (2nd ed). Mason,OH: Thomson South-Western/Cengage.…
Liebler, J. G., & McConnell, C. R. (2008). Management Principles for Health Professionals. Retrieved from http://www.portal.phoenix.edu…
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Shortage of qualified physicians and nurses: There has been an increase in patients due to the Affordable Care Act and more people acquiring health insurance for the first time. Because of this influx in patients there is a shortage of physicians and nurses and organizations are struggling to fill nursing jobs and other critical positions in the hospitals. The demand of care is becoming very hard to keep up with. The author of Addressing staffing shortages in an era of reform states, “It is estimated that by 2030 there will be a shortage of 900,000 nurses and 45,000 primary care physicians” (Sanford, 2013). Human Resource managers (HRM) are combating these increasing numbers and keeping up with the demands of the patient loads by opting to hire more Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. Hiring the nurse practitioners and physician assistants will help lessen the blow when it comes to the decline of physicians.…
Very simply, it is a process by which we look into the future, paint a…
Flynn, W. J., Mathis, R. L., & Jackson, J. H. (2007). Healthcare human resource management (2nd ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western.…
Porter-O 'Grady, T., & Malloch, K. (2007). Managing for success in health care . St. Louis, MO: Mosby.…
In today 's reality of health care management, organizations must make the tough choices in order to survive. More and more, people are looking for quality at an affordable price. Our organizations must employ methods to do more with less; management teams must do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. In an ever-growing industry that is health care, it is often necessary for organizations to downsize to control costs while maintaining quality. External as well as internal motivators make the process of downsizing necessary to maintain a competitive edge. Difficult decisions must be made taking employees lives under consideration, without losing sight of the desired effect; cutting…
In addition to this day-to-day functions and obligations, overall as a health care manager he has to deal with this gargantuous task and concerns such as accountability, quality of work life, and diversity. Manager is accountable on his employees’ high performance outcome and high levels of personal satisfaction. Part of manager 's role is to support high quality of work life so he will enable to encourage each individual to respect individual 's rights. Moreover, part of managerial role is valuing diversity. Diversity has big impact in today 's organizations. It can exist as negative irrational attitudes towards other individuals. In today 's workforce each…
In this assignment which is p6, I will be answering each question while taking a the risk of abuse and even how abuse can be reduce in order to has that sense of supportive relationship with healthcare worker and their service users’ while meeting their individual needs at all times.…
The changes in healthcare have also caused some deltas to the industry. Some of the pressures that are seen as deltas to healthcare are due to the reimbursement costs for the visit or treatment a patients has been provided. With the anticipations of lower reimbursement costs and a percentage of that reimbursement being based on a patient satisfaction survey makes it much more difficult for healthcare agencies. Most healthcare agencies have been making significant changes to be able to survive the lower reimbursement rates. With these changes caused for healthcare worker to be laid off, and for others to do more with less. The “More with less” practice is difficult because facilities are working with less staff and are still trying to run the operations as if it were fully staffed while having to deal with the increase of patient visits. The model ”more with…
healthcare. Others stated that only time can really tell whether these investments and changes will pay off and help the health care system in the United States. If registered nurses are supported with knowledgeable and strong clinical leadership, if they partake in creating an reachable visualization of the time ahead, and if they agree to accept possibilities and transformation that will increase the value and effectiveness of health delivery, at that point the nursing career is expected to be headed for success instead of struggle in the course of the health reform that are expected to be ahead. Increasing and advancing the training and ground work of nursing leaders, and for the most part what is needed is managers within each departments which will be progressively more essential for nursing to grow in the time to come. It gives nurses more resources in order to allow them to grow within…
No management position is easy these days. There are many rules and regulations to follow, as well as many responsibilities that grow more over time. One of the responsibilities as a manager is to improve efficiency of the company and extend customer satisfaction. Not only does this take money, but time, skill, and teamwork. As the manager of a busy call center, the call volume has increased so much that there is an extra $20,000 to spend on improving customer satisfaction and efficiency. How can this be spent wisely to reach these goals? Teamwork is top on the list of importance because without a team, there is no business. Teams provide many things to a health care facility, as well as any other successful business. Teams are used in many different ways in other industries, such as the military, for example. This sets examples for the health care industry as to how teams might be used similarly there compared to somewhere like the government jobs. However, nothing is easy like saying the alphabet. In any industry, conflict does arise, and having the knowledge of problem solving is very good to have in order to make an educated decision for the health care organization.…
Nursing shortage is also evident by the reduction in the availability of new nurses, inadequate staffing to meet the high demanding in patients’ needs, to mention but a few. Healthcare organizations need regular, dependable, highly efficient and fully involved staff to provide excellent patient care at all levels. Therefore nursing leaders and managers are highly depended upon in changing this current trend of shortage and turnover of nurses affecting the healthcare profession (Hunt, 2009).…