Over the past four decades, spending on healthcare in the United States grew more rapidly than the economy (Baker, Birnbaum, Geppert, Mishol, Moyneur, 2008, p. 541). Healthcare has nearly tripled its share of national income during this time (p. 543). All aspects of the nation's health system have been affected by this ongoing spending growth. Strategically marketing the development of products and services during this intense competition and uncertainty is vital for any healthcare organization to stay profitable and to ensure continued growth.…
A strategic planning report is to explain how the use of the tool will benefit an organization in the health care industry. Discussed in the report address what the strategic planning development and implementation process is and to address why it helps organizations be successful.…
Strategic Planning: Prepare ROIs (Return on Investment) and pro formas for new physicians, new services, and new locations. Forecast potential effect of Medicare cuts, contracts in negotiation or over-dependence on one payer. Discuss 5-year plans for capital expenditures such as EMR, ancillary services, physician recruitment, and replacement equipment. Explore outsourcing office functions or having staff telecommute. Always look for technology that can make the practice more efficient or productive.…
Swayne, L. E., Duncan, W. J., & Ginter, P. M. (2008). Strategic management of health care organizations (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.…
The strategic planning process is said to be an “orchestra like” activity, meaning many players are involved. Therefore in the context of a organization/hospital, the following players are involved:…
Introduction Clifton Industries Ltd. is a relatively small but independent company within the Berbeck Industries Group. Its purpose is to supply a range of products to aircraft manufacturers and its mission is to manufacture electromechanical products for NA and European markets and electronics products for NA market. As can be seen from the SWOT analysis in Appendix A, the company’s current core competencies are skilled labour and diverse manufacturing capabilities. Clifton’s main products are European electromechanical products (“old OE”) and spares and repairs, but due to predicted decline in future sales of these products, Clifton had begun producing electromechanical products (“new OE”) for the N-American market as well as electronic products. The following sections evaluate Clifton’s main product groups from a manufacturing strategy perspective and proposals of improvements, suggestions of other alternatives, etc. will follow as appropriate. It should be noted that the recommendations set forth below are based on assumptions made in Appendix B.…
The Nursing home in which I have been hired as a consultant to walk the staff through the strategic planning process, and been in business for about five years and have yet to create a strategic plan. The nursing home has patients and their families complaining about the need to have more advance medical services in their faculty. Also the faculty has just learned that a new nursing home is about to open that will cause great competition, because this nursing home is being funded by very large healthcare organization. The plan that the nursing home want to put in place is one that can keep their competitor on their toes and make their current patient happier, and even bring in more patient into their nursing facility.…
To be effective, the leadership must share its vision of the future with the organization (Reed, 2013). Healthcare is constantly changing; strategic planning must also (Reed, 2013). As such, Reed (2013) states that a “strategic planning horizon of three years is optimal” with annual updates; strategic plans should be dynamic so as to evolve with evolving healthcare practices.…
The U.S. healthcare system has become more complex in effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Reed, 2013). Consumers are confused over the sheer inefficiency of medical services despite rising costs. Healthcare providers, on the other hand, are either going bankrupt or undergoing tremendous changes that seem too overwhelming to adapt. This is why it is imperative for healthcare organizations to conduct a strategic analysis of competitiveness on a regular basis to determine its position in the local and global market.…
An organization in the health care arena that I would like to work for the WHO (World Health Organization. Strategic thinking plays a major part when it comes to an industry gaining a competitive edge. Health care organizations are faced with so many changes each day which may cause impacts on their growth, image, quality, and their competiveness. These four things are prime examples of strategic thinking entails for an organization to cultivate. The WHO is one of the most popular organizations when it comes to global health. Some examples of strategic thinking would be looking for ways to cut down on costs while also expanding its proceeds, doing comparisons against other agencies to determine how to become more effective, and the collection…
Healthcare organizations must look to the future and envision the type of organization it wants to be for its patients, staff, and community. To achieve this, a strategic plan will guide the organization through any type of change. Strategic planning is a “written outline of the future that should enhance efficiency and effectiveness, encourage unity and focus, empower meaningful change, and streamline decision-making” (Sare & Ogilvie, 2010, p. 59) and it begins with identifying an unmet need. The purpose of this paper is to outline the need for an additional Nurse Clinician as well as expanding the responsibilities of all Nurse Clinicians to ensure the health record technology is being used to its maximum potential in the Sunnybrook Veterans…
What is Public Health? The definition of the term has changed over the centuries. For instance the 19th century definition is vague compared to the definition of the term in the 21st century. The 19th century version states that it is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized community effort. The 20th century definition is as follows: The substance of public health is organized efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. The 21st century definition explains that the totality of evidence–based public and private efforts that preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability and death. In the 19th century the Public Health was seen as simple as personal hygiene such as washing hands and covering your mouth when sneezing. The 20th century included promoting health using organized efforts such as community efforts. The 21st century includes efforts from private and public sectors to help prevent diseases, disabilities and death. Since the 19th century public has been playing a role in preventing not only the spread of disease it has included the protection of environment as well as the protection of the community as a whole. (Riegelman; 2010: pgs 3-9)…
Swayne, L. E., Duncan, W. J., & Ginter, P. M. (2008). Strategic management of health care organizations. San Francisco, Calif: Jossey-Bass.…
Strategy is a high level plan in which to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. It is very important because resources available to achieve these goals are usually limited. Strategy is often the difference between mediocrity and excellence.…
The first challenge to be addressed is the challenge of information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record or electronic health record. To be used effectively, the EHR must have a meaningful use. There are several ways for the EHR to have a meaningful use. First, to have a meaningful use the organization must have a knowledge of the use and its benefits to the organization. There are several factors that must be in place for the meaningful use to benefit the…