Course Project: (worth 200 points)
1. Identify a prevalent health care issue plaguing our healthcare system today (effecting a hospital, physician or community at large.
2. Examples: Primary care physician shortages, Hospital errors, Hospital infection rates, Booming technology, caregiver shortages for the aging population, consolidation of hospitals/healthcare payers, Medicaid expansion, Covid Pandemic, access to care…etc.). Topics are due for approval by the end of Week 1.
3. Also identify a stakeholder(s)/leader that are affected by this healthcare issue and interview this individual/group on two things:
a. How has this affected/impacted them as a healthcare leader?
b. What do they struggle to manage, control, prevent, impact, or improve in regards to this healthcare issue?
c. What are they doing to help make a difference/improvement in the lives entrusted to them?
Leader interview needs to be scheduled by Week 2. Explore the planning, organizing, staffing and controlling issues of leadership, related to health care issue you wish to work on. Your internship site supervisor could be the person you interview.
4. Student will then write a 5-7 page essay and create a PowerPoint or Prezi (or other graphic/infographic tool) presentation that will be submitted and presented in Week 8. The paper and presentation will include the following headers:
Introduction to the healthcare topic and why it is an issue
Background/Evidence as to when this started, why is started, how long it has been an issue and if applicable what are industry standards for addressing the concern.
Data to substantiate the healthcare issue/concern
Stakeholder(s)/leader and background information to include their title, professional history, their responses/insights into your health issue and how that relates to their role as a leader, strategies they are currently planning/implementing to address/improve that healthcare issue
Budgetary implication and financial reporting necessary for this healthcare issue
Any ethical issues or concerns that should be investigated and/or addressed
Any legal issues or concerns that should be investigated or addressed
How this issue may affect the healthcare team and diverse client population.
What the future holds as it relates to the healthcare issue – what are the critical variables relevant to this issue and how do you apply strategic planning for the future.
Conclusion: As a leader, how do you demonstrate professional behaviors in light of issues to promote success and forward movement in the healthcare workplace?
