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HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 1 Discussion

HISTORY OF U.S. HEALTHCARE

This week, you are studying the history of healthcare delivery in the United States. Your lecture does a great job of walking you through the decades and the centuries, the evolution of our medical field in America. What do you consider the most important milestones in the history of U.S. healthcare, and why? Discuss at least two such milestones, and be sure to support your answer.

For Discussions, post a 1 to 2 minute multimedia piece responding to the above question.? Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you must comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature).? Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

providing additional information to the discussion;??

elaborating on previous comments from others;??

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.??

 

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 2 Discussion

 MOTIVATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

You are the newly appointed CEO of a 300-bed community hospital in the Midwest. During your first week on duty, your board president and your chief of medical staff both express the same concern to you about the hospital staff: They just don’t seem to be very motivated in performing their duties these days. Quality of care and patient satisfaction are suffering as a result.

What will you do to set about improving motivation within your healthcare professional team? Explain at least three specific motivational strategies that you will try, and also explain how you will know if your strategies have worked.

For Discussions, post a 1 to 2 minute multimedia piece responding to the above question.? Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you must comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature).? Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

providing additional information to the discussion;??

elaborating on previous comments from others;??

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet

 

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 3 Discussion

 STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HEALTHCARE

Strategic planning is a lot of work, but it is so important for hospitals and other healthcare organizations. Why is it so crucial that hospitals conduct regular strategic planning sessions? Why must they develop a multiyear strategic plan document and update it annually? What would likely happen if a healthcare facility decided to discontinue strategic planning?

For Discussions, post a 1 to 2 minute multimedia piece responding to the above question.? Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you must comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature).? Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

providing additional information to the discussion;??

elaborating on previous comments from others;??

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.??

 

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 4 Discussion

 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE

Computers have changed just about everything in the way that we provide, document, and manage healthcare in America. Discuss some of the primary uses of information technology in healthcare organizations today. Provide specific examples of such applications. How do you see information technology in healthcare evolving over the decade ahead?

For Discussions, post a 1 to 2 minute multimedia piece responding to the above question.? Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you must comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature).? Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

providing additional information to the discussion;??

elaborating on previous comments from others;??

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.??

 

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 5 Discussion

 MANAGING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

One of the most important topics in healthcare leadership today is culture of safety. Consider your learning from the textbook on this subject and your own personal and professional experiences. As a hospital manager or CEO, what steps would you take to ensure that a culture of safety exists for the protection of your patients and your staff members?

For Discussions, post a 1 to 2 minute multimedia piece responding to the above question.? Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you must comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature).? Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

providing additional information to the discussion;??

elaborating on previous comments from others;??

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet

 

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 6 Discussion

 TEAMWORK IN HEALTHCARE

You are the newly appointed director of human resources for a 500-bed regional medical center on the East Coast. One of the top priorities given to you by the hospital CEO when you were hired was to improve teamwork within the hospital. There has been too much bickering and poor communication among departments and within teams. Efficiency, quality, and morale have all been suffering as a result. How will you set about improving teamwork in your facility? How will you improve team communication, and how will you manage teams of healthcare professionals?

For Discussions, post a 1 to 2 minute multimedia piece responding to the above question.? Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you must comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces (you are not required to record your comments, but can choose to use the text comment feature).? Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

providing additional information to the discussion;??

elaborating on previous comments from others;??

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.??

 

HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management

Week 7 Discussion

 DQ1 ETHICS IN HEALTHCARE

What are the key ethical concepts, as described in your textbook, that we need to understand as healthcare professionals? Cite at least two of these key concepts, and provide a relevant example for each, showing how the concept relates to healthcare.

DQ2 COURSE PROJECT PEER REVIEW

One member from each group will submit their Course Project Presentation. Everyone is required to offer comments on at least two groups' work, other than their own, and provide effective and constructive feedback. In your comments, please remember to be professional and polite. A good critique isn't all about what you like. It can be about what you don't like, what could be changed or done better, and what might be done differently for better effect. You, in turn, will need to acknowledge and respond to this feedback. Remember, they must still be quality posts.? Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient.? Examples of quality posts include:??

Providing additional information to the discussion;??

Elaborating on previous comments from others;??

Presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,??

Presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,??

Sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and??

Providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.??

Summary of deliverables:

One member from each group will submit their Course Project Presentation;

Each student is required to provide feedback to at least two other groups;

Each student is required to respond to feedback provided to their group.