Health Care Management Practices IP 499

Assignment Objectives

       5–7 pages, not incl. cover page, abstract page, or reference page

Critically evaluate the efficacy of management practices in a contemporary healthcare organization

Assess the implications of various health issues and methods of managing them on operational performance of healthcare organizations

Evaluate the impact of legal and regulatory policy on decision making and strategy development in healthcare organizations

 Assignment Description

The most effective impact of investment in health care will come from effective management and policy. From this position, discuss the following:

• Discuss the evolution of the U.S. health care system and how both the development of policy and the management requirements have been influenced by traditions and values.
• Discuss the influence of the changing needs of the labor force due to increased technology, the aging of America, and various economic factors (including aging workforce, cost of turnover, cost of education and training, and so forth) with a focus on health care administration.
• Discuss the 3 approaches to management and policy (systems, critical, and public interest) as they relate to the management perspective in health care.