Capella BUS3026 2020 April Unit 8 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

BUS3026 Foundations and Future of Health Care Delivery Management.

Unit 8 Discussion

DQ1 Applying Change Management Concepts to Population Aging

As evidenced from your studies in this unit, the aging of the U.S. population is a strong force for system change. Leaders in the healthcare system must develop excellent critical thinking and change management skill sets to prepare and navigate their sector of the industry through these changes. Managerial understanding of the Vagaries of Change Acceptance (Healey, 2018, p. 162) concept in strategic planning is vital for leading successful change efforts.

In your first discussion post this week:

Describe how the healthcare sector you work in, or plan to work in, is presently and will in the future, be impacted by an aging population. Include health indicators, political, economic, and consumer driven factors, as applicable.

Using your subscribed sources from Unit 1, research and describe an example of disruptive innovation related to the impact(s) that you describe.

Apply the Vagaries of Change Acceptance (Healey, 2018, p. 162) considerations to analyze how rapidly this innovation might or might not be accepted.

Response Guidelines

Read and respond to the main posts of at least two peers as early in the week as possible to ensure the development of quality conversation and depth of learning.

Share what you learned from your peers' research and ideas. Comment on how the changes they described might also be related to, or impact your sector of the healthcare delivery system.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Identify valuable learning experiences related to unit content.

Record knowledge, awareness or skills that may be applicable to career path.

Select ideas, material, research, and topics of interest to revisit in the future.

Record information about valuable resources for future reference.

Examine the process of change in healthcare organizations.

Investigate the role of the healthcare manager in managing change and inspiring others.

DQ2The Long Term Care Continuum

The increased longevity of the U.S. population, and resulting changes in health concerns and quality of life challenges, demand substantial change in the structure of the long-term care continuum.

In your second discussion post for this week:

 

Briefly describe the current and forecasted demographic breakdown of an aging population of your community.

Research and summarize the options available within your community for this population related to the long-term care continuum.

Include resources to support aging in place in the home, as well as adult care homes, intermediate care, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities.

Analyze your community’s ability to meet the needs of the current population.

Evaluate your community’s ability to meet the needs of the population over the next decade.

Focus on one specific change required to meet current or future needs related to your findings, and research and recommend a creative and innovative option—of U.S. or global origin—to meet this need.

Response Guidelines

Read and respond to the main posts of at least two peers as early in the week as possible to ensure the development of quality conversation and depth of learning.

Contrast and compare your peers' community and aging population findings to your own. Identify differences or similarities in needs, trends, and options for change between your peers' long-term care evaluations of the communities and your own community evaluation.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Identify valuable learning experiences related to unit content.

Record knowledge, awareness or skills that may be applicable to career path.

Select ideas, material, research, and topics of interest to revisit in the future.

Record information about valuable resources for future reference.

Use current online information sources to investigate creativity and entrepreneurship in healthcare.

Use the study resources to investigate creativity and innovation in healthcare and healthcare entrepreneurship.