Value Proposition in Patient Care

Paradise Hospital, Inc. is a for-profit hospital. As the facility’s new hospital administrator, you have been tasked with improving the service value of the hospital. The administration has not done this process since the hospital began operating in the year 1995. The investors are not familiar with the value proposition strategies of hospitals in the current day America.

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Articulate the meaning of value-added service as it pertains to patient care services, and argue the major reasons why it matters to add value to patient services. Justify your response.
  2. Outline a system for identifying the functional areas in which changes might be necessary in order to improve the hospital’s service value. Recommend the key methods that you would use to acquire the information necessary to identify the specified functional areas.
  3. Specify four (4) specific areas where you believe the administration can add value in Paradise Hospital, and argue the most significant reasons why such value proposition would improve the value of services to the patients.
  4. Use four (4) recent (within the last five [5] years) quality academic resources in this assignment.
    Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.

Answer the following questions in the space provided below:

Explain the importance of variation to health-care organizations and answer the following questions.

Answer with 3-5 sentences each question.

  1. What might be the key processes for health-care organizations?
  2. What are the potential common causes of variation that would have an impact on the key processes of health-care organizations?
  3. What special causes might be more important than the others?
  4. How might health-care organizations’ business environment be dynamic and change over time?

Building a strong case for a community collaboration including government, businesses, advocacy groups, and citizens requires an understanding of critical success factors. Incorporating diverse groups leads to wider community support.

Using the case that you have chosen to study for this course, describe the areas that might cause the greatest problems in collaboration and encouraging diverse input, and how you might mitigate these issues. Inform your discussion using the article you found on integrating diverse populations into public or nonprofit dialogues. Be sure to appropriately cite and reference your sources in current APA style.

Purpose of Assignment

In this assignment, you research alternative applications to Microsoft® PowerPoint®, and practice using PowerPoint® to present those alternatives and make a recommendation. You may research applications by developers other than Microsoft if you desire.

Assignment Steps

Resources:

Microsoft® Office Help and Training
Other tutorials available online
Research the two alternative presentation applications that you chose, and compare them to the features and functionality of Microsoft® PowerPoint®.

Note: There are several alternative presentation applications besides Microsoft® PowerPoint® including but not limited to Office Mix and Sway®. It does not, however, have to be a Microsoft® application.

Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation that includes the following:

A title page
A reference page
A slide theme and a template
Animations using the timing feature
Slide transitions
A picture or an image
Word art
A recorded audio on one of the slides
Use speaker notes to expand ideas beyond the slide bullet points and include research supporting your comparisons.

Submit both a Microsoft® PowerPoint® 97-2003 Show file (PPS) and a Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation file (PPTX).

Cite a minimum of four sources, formatted according to APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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Create a 15- to 20-slide  presentation on the benefits of using social media and cloud-based  software to promote and run a business. Include the following:

  • Research at least four different social media applications that can be used to promote and/or conduct business.
    • Explain the rationale and benefits to using them in the workplace, such as why or how they increase productivity.
    • Describe the potential risks that a business should be aware of when considering using these tools.
    • Discuss any additional technology considerations that should be considered before using these types of tools.
  • Evaluate the benefits of using cloud-based and integrated software  solutions to complete business projects, and provide two or three  examples.
  • Discuss new technologies and trends that may impact future business solutions.
  • Explain how consumer or market changes help drive updates in business workflows and productivity software use.
  • Discuss ethical implications associated with unsecured financial  transactions, the potential leak of personal data, unsolicited  communication, or other questionable activities.
  • Provide a summary of your research and conclusions.

Use speaker notes to expand ideas beyond the slide bullet points, and include research supporting your comparisons.

Cite a minimum of four sources, formatted according to APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Used with permission from Microsoft.

View the “Manager’s Hot Seat: Working in Teams – Cross-Functional Dysfunction” video case and then post a new thread to this discussion board that addresses the following:

  • Consult Figure 13.1 in your textbook.  In which stage of group development is this team?  What factors in the video case lead you to believe this?  Be specific.
  • What should Joe have done before, during and after the meeting to ensure the commencement of the project is successful?
  • Consult Table 13.5 in your textbook.  What factors enhancing group cohesiveness were present in this scenario?  Which were absent?  Explain.
  • Pass or fail?  Grade Joe on his management skills, techniques, and overall performance.  Be sure to include specific recommendations on how he could handle the next situation differently… or better.

Prepare a research paper on the topic you selected.

Topic :  Project management critical success factors.

Final research paper (see rubric) with the following requirements

1.10 -15 pages in content length plus cover page, references

2. 12 font-size, 1” margins, double-spaced, including figures, tables, etc.

3. APA formatted

4. Minimum six (6) sources – at least four (4) from peer reviewed journals

5. Include an abstract, introduction, and conclusion

6. See rubric for more detailed grading criteria APA Format Resource: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10

Follow the APA format for your report. Use spell check, grammar check, etc., to make sure that your report is written in professional form with no keyboarding or grammatical errors.

Strategy formulation requires an objective analysis of the factors that characterize the company’s strategic situation. There are a number of techniques that can be used to create a quick strategic overview of the company. SWOT analysis is an example of such a technique. SWOT analysis is based on the assumption that an effective strategy derives from a soundit” between the company’s internal resources (Strengths and Weaknesses) and its external situation (Opportunities and Threats). A good fit maximizes the company’s strengths and opportunities and minimizes its weaknesses and threats.

Strategy formulation requires an objective analysis of the factors that characterize the company’s strategic situation. There are a number of techniques that can be used to create a quick strategic overview of the company. SWOT analysis is an example of such a technique. SWOT analysis is based on the assumption that an effective strategy derives from a soundit” between the company’s internal resources (Strengths and Weaknesses) and its external situation (Opportunities and Threats). A good fit maximizes the company’s strengths and opportunities and minimizes its weaknesses and threats.