Category: Healthcare

Overview
You will arrange to interview a senior-level healthcare administrator. The goal of the interview is to understand how the healthcare administrator develops and uses their leadership skills. You are encouraged to audiotape your interviews so that you can have a detailed record of the session. Please be sure to obtain permission for the recording. It is OK if the person does not allow it. Also, please understand that this project can provide you with access to senior executives that you would not normally be able to meet. Make your time with the executive count to showcase your strengths.
The final project should be typed and submitted by the due date. Please utilize a question and answer format using the questions provided. However, your assignment does not have to be limited to these questions. Feel free to add questions as the situation warrants.
Interview Guidelines
Your interview should include but is not limited to the following questions:
Describe your academic background.
Describe your professional experience.
Is leadership an act, a process, or a skill?
What is your definition of leadership?
What are the top three qualities that a leader must possess to be successful?
How would you describe your leadership style?
How important is culture to your organization? Describe why.
How would you describe the culture of your organization?
Are you comfortable with this culture, or do you want it to change? If so, how?
How does your management team communicate with each other?
Decision-making is an important part of leadership. What steps do you take before you make a decision?
Have you ever had a personal value that conflicted with your organization? Please describe and explain how you handled it and why you handled it that way.
If you were to suddenly leave your organization, what would people say was your “legacy?”
Assignment Guidelines
To present what you learned from your interview, you will write a paper utilizing a question and answer format to summarize the interviewee’s answer to each question. For example, you would have:
Question: What is the most challenging aspect of your job?
Answer: Provide a summary of the interview’s answer. You do not need to transcribe their exact response.
At the end of the interview summaries, write a reflection that makes connections between the responses and the concepts discussed in class.
Use double-spacing and 12 point font (Times New Roman) black ink, and include 1” margins on all sides.
Write a minimum of 4 pages.
Utilize the APA (7th ed.) format.
The paper should have a cover page with your name, topic, course name, and current semester.
This assignment is worth 200 points and will be graded according to the following guidelines:
Completion of questions assigned
Addition of other questions
Length of interview questions reported and the follow-up
Reflection on the interview answers
Level of identification/discussion of leadership principles, concepts, or styles from class discussions and readings
Organization of the paper
Appropriate usage of formal language and grammatical/mechanical conventions
Length of paper

Promote the role of cultural competence in a healthcare organization by training staff on the importance of cultural competence, explaining the impact of health disparities and social determinants of health, and providing real-world scenarios that illustrate how culturally competent behaviors can improve the quality of patient care and the overall healthcare organization. Your presentation must be 5 to 8 slides in length, include speaker notes, and cite any references appropriately.

A Primer to Experimental and Nonexperimental Quantitative Research: The Example Case of Tobacco-
Related Mouth Cancer (sciencedirectassets.com)
Developing
Students’ Qualitative Muscles in an Introductory Methods Course.: EBSCOhost
(oclc.org)
The critical appraisal is a formal writing assignment, and you are to submit a formal paper. It needs to both look and sound scholarly. You will need a title page and a reference page, but you do not need an abstract. Your paper will need an introductory paragraph (at least three sentences by definition), the body of the paper which is the appraisal part, and a conclusion (again, at least a three-sentence paragraph). Please note that the introduction should introduce the reader to your document and there should not be much information about the published article in the introduction.
You will use APA format for the title page, headings, citations (citing references in the text), quotations, references, page numbering, font, line spacing, margins, and other items. 
You will need to elaborate on each section. Do not just say, “Yes, the title is a good one” or “No, the abstract does not summarize well.” Be specific and give examples as appropriate. It is fine to say that the article’s content does not meet expectations and should have included this, that, and the other. The appraisal needs to address both the strengths and weaknesses of the research report. If information is missing, then say so.

The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize yourself with the intricacies of health care reform.
Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper that addresses the following:
Analyze the nature of health care reform in the United States, both in the past and present.
Discuss the two needed elements in health care reform and why they hold importance.
Evaluate a minimum of three different health care reform strategies and provide a rationale for each.
Choose one of the three areas (above) and provide a specific example of health care reform at either the state or national level: (a) What was it called? (b) Who introduced it? (c) When was it introduced? (d) What was its ultimate purpose? and (e) Did it succeed? If not, why not?
Incorporate two or three peer-reviewed scholarly resources in your paper.

You will not be writing the entire proposal for this assessment; only parts of it. You will add to your proposal in later assessments and complete it in Assessment 3. Be sure this part of your proposal includes all of the following headings, and your narrative addresses each of the bullet points:
Introduction
Identify the disease or condition from the following list for which you will review the quality of care:
Asthma.
Diabetes.
Myocardial infarction.
HIV/AIDS.
Cancer.
Explain the reasons for your choice.
Information Collection
Complete the following:
Determine the patient population to be reviewed.
Evaluate which information system or systems best provide the needed information.
Determine the specific documentation you are looking for. Explicitly state the reasons for each and all of your choices. Be sure to answer all of the following questions in your narrative:
Do you want to review information only from your office? Or do you also want to review information for hospital admission and/or emergency room visits?
Do you wish to review all patients who have ever been treated for the selected condition? Or only those treated within a specific time frame? Will you only review patients within certain demographic parameters?
What type of documentation do you want to review? This may include:
History and physical (H&P).
Discharge summary.
Progress notes.
Labs.
Radiology.
Others.
Identify where you are going to find the information you need. Which information system or systems would be best to use, and what information can you collect from each system? Possibilities include:
Pharmacy.
Point of care (POC).
Results management.
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE).
Determine the type of system or systems (financial, administrative, clinical, et cetera) you would use.
Information Life Cycle
Complete the following:
Describe how you plan to manage this information from collection to destruction. Be sure to address all of these questions in your narrative:
How will the information be collected and documented? By whom? In what context?
How will the information be stored?
How will you control access to the information?
How can you ensure the documentation meets interoperability standards?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of integrating your office information with an HIE?
What challenges exist regarding the standardization of health information?
When and how will the information be destroyed?
Legal Considerations
Complete the following:
Differentiate between the legal aspects of health information confidentiality, privacy, and security, as it applies to your proposal.
Apply laws governing health information confidentiality, privacy, and security.
Determine whether the information you are retrieving requires the use of PHI.
If not, why not?
If so, summarize how the PHI will be used.
Plan for how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will impact health care personnel, policies, and procedures in your proposal.
Conclusion
Briefly summarize the value of the documentation review you are proposing to be performed.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Your paper does not need to be in APA format. It does need to be clear and well organized, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, to support orderly exposition of content.
Title page: Develop a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words. It should stir interest yet maintain professional decorum.
References: Include a minimum of two citations of peer-reviewed sources in APA format.
Length: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

The critical appraisal is a formal writing assignment, and you are to submit a formal paper. It needs to both look and sound scholarly. You will need a title page and a reference page, but you do not need an abstract. Your paper will need an introductory paragraph (at least three sentences by definition), the body of the paper which is the appraisal part, and a conclusion (again, at least a three-sentence paragraph). Please note that the introduction should introduce the reader to your document and there should not be much information about the published article in the introduction. 
You will use APA format for the title page, headings, citations (citing references in the text), quotations, references, page numbering, font, line spacing, margins, and other items.
here are the articles link ;
Developing
Students’ Qualitative Muscles in an Introductory Methods Course.: EBSCOhost
(oclc.org)
A Primer to Experimental and Nonexperimental Quantitative Research: The Example Case of Tobacco-
Related Mouth Cancer (sciencedirectassets.com)

Final Project:
The Final Project consists of 10 Short Answer questions.
Your response should be at least 2 paragraphs in length. Please re-state the
question and then provide your answer for each of the 10 questions. You should
have a title page and reference page for any citations that you may use to
support your answer.
1-Fluidity has become an essential part of doing business;
health care is not exempt from this practice. Describe how fluidity fits into
contemporary leadership in health care.
2-Describe the template that a leader can use to evaluate
measures of the external forces of change.
3-Examine the relationship between evidence and innovation.
4-Explain the reasoning behind the thought that creating a
culture of innovation is easier than attempting to respond to external demands
through change.
5 Compare the terms antagonism and resonance as they apply
to leading teams within an organization.
6-Examine the significance of competence in the case of a
critical event in health care.
7-Analyze the second stage of the cycle of vulnerability and
the leader’s main responsibilities.
8-Describe the downfall of hiring a candidate who has an
impressive resume with a proven history of financial performance.
9-Examine how the emergence of the Internet has had a
negative effect on work–life balance.
10-Compare the terms single-loop learning and double-loop
learning as they apply to fostering a learning environment.
Length Requirement : 5 – 7 pages, APA Format
Required text book:
O’Grady-Porter, T.,
Malloch, K. (2022) Quantum Leadership Creating Sustainable; Value in Health
Care. 6th Edition. Burlington MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning ISBN:
9781284202250

* FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND READ EACH BULLET POINT*
https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/VilaHealth/BHA4110/FlexPath/patientFlow/wrapper.asp?&sso=true
Based on the media simulation you completed, the Director of Quality Management has asked you, in your position in the quality assurance department, to create a report on the declining patient satisfaction at Independence Medical Center (IMC). In addition to your findings, you have been asked to present potential solutions and rationale for why these solutions are potentially relevant and valuable to pursue at IMC.
Include the following in your report:
Explain why patient satisfaction is an essential component of a health care business.
Identify a competitive advantage of the organization depicted in Vila Health: Patient Flow.
Explain the organization’s strategic initiatives.
Explain why patient satisfaction is a strategy for this organization.
Describe why leaders should select declining patient satisfaction as a performance improvement initiative.
Describe potential reasons for patient satisfaction decline.
Define a performance improvement initiative.
Complete a fishbone diagram of the situation presented in the Vila Health: Patient Flow media piece.
Discuss the process to identify the top categories of an issue.
Describe how to organize the subtopics when producing a fishbone diagram.
Describe the purpose of a performance improvement team.
Identify the positions or roles that are necessary to form a performance improvement team.
Describe the stakeholders that should be represented in a performance improvement team.
Describe Lean Methodology.
Define Lean Methodology.
Determine what kinds of projects benefit from the use of Lean Methodology.
Explain the define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) model for a data-driven improvement cycle.
Define the problem or scope that is depicted in Vila Health: Patient Flow.
Discuss what data you have to collect respective to the identified problem.
Define the root causes of the problem.
Determine the possible recommendations the team would offer.
Define possible recommendations and what would affect them. 
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Apply the principles of effective composition.
Determine the proper application of the rules of grammar and mechanics.
Write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements and scholarly writing standards.
Assess the relevance and credibility of information sources.
Additional Requirements
Written Communication: Writing is clear, precise, scholarly, and free of errors that detract from the overall message. Concepts flow in a logical order.
References: A minimum of three references, in addition to the course textbook.
Length: 3–5-page paper, plus your fishbone diagram inserted as an appendix following the reference page.
APA: Correct use of APA style and formatting.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Describe when and how the senior leader would directly impact health care operations.
Describe why leaders should select declining patient satisfaction as a performance improvement initiative.
Competency 2: Analyze the impact of the various success factors of a health care organization.
Explain why patient satisfaction is an essential component of health care business.
Competency 3: Analyze the concept of competitive strength by considering efficiency and effectiveness of organizational processes.
Complete a fishbone diagram of the situation presented in this assessment.
Describe the purpose of a performance improvement team.
Competency 4: Apply management concepts to lead an efficient health care system.
Describe Lean Methodology.
Explain the DMAIC model for a data-driven improvement cycle.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with health care professionals.
Write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.