Decision-Making
Decision-making introduction Excellent decision-making is an essential tool used for management and leadership within an organization. It is important that an organization learns to make appropriate and well-considered decisions; in return the manager will lead the team to spectacular and well deserved success. However, poor decisions made can lead to failure. Decision-making is essential to organizations across the globe, especially the health care. When decisions are made in the healthcare effective communication tools are essential for success. Decision-making is a crucial element within the healthcare. This paper will analyze and discuss a rational decision-making process that would be appropriate for a healthcare organization, along with providing quality and risk management tools that will assist the healthcare leaders. Healthcare decision-making According to BusinessDictionary.com decision-making is defined as, “The thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options. When trying to make a good decision, a person must weigh the positives and negatives of each option, and consider all the alternatives” (BusinessDictionarty.com, 2012). Decision-making is key to a successful healthcare organization. According to David H. Hickam decision aids are, “tools that help individuals become involved in decision-making by providing information about the options, outcomes, and by clarifying personal values” (Hickam, 2010, p699/para1). Effective management decision- making takes on the responsibly in a chaotic and difficult healthcare environment. These daily but important decisions facility members make can be life or death for their patients. That is why it is important for healthcare leaders to take on the responsibility of developing quality and risk management tools that suit their organization. These tools and strategies ensure that facility members develop an excellent