Assignment: NURS 4455 Healthcare-Structure

Assignment: NURS 4455 Healthcare-Structure

Assignment: NURS 4455 Healthcare-Structure

Question 5What is unique about the organizational structure of healthcare organizations? (very specifically discussed in video) Identify the type of organization and explain its meaning.

What is The Organizational Structure of Hospitals?
Board
All hospitals include some form of governing body responsible for making high-level decisions about the organization. A hospital’s board of directors is often drawn from the healthcare community and is made up of experts in their respective fields. Religiously affiliated hospitals often include clergy on their boards of directors. Teaching hospitals often include university faculty from the medical school with which they’re affiliated.

Executives
Hospital executives are responsible for managing the organization, making financial decisions and overseeing business strategy. Medical and health services managers may oversee entire practices or clinical areas. A hospital typically has a chief financial officer who tends to the financial health of the business and a chief operating officer or chief executive officer responsible for high-level business strategy and decision-making.

Department Administrators
Department administrators report to the hospital executives and manage the day-to-day operations of specific departments within a hospital. The chief of surgery, for example, is responsible for overseeing daily activities within the surgical department as well as performing surgery. A chief of surgery might engage in public relations activities, fundraising and recruitment. Non-medical departments within a hospital, such as food services or switchboard personnel, also have department administrators.

Patient Care Managers
Nurse managers and supervising physicians are both patient care managers. These individuals manage small groups of professionals who provide direct patient care. They ensure that orders are carried out, that hospital employees are fulfilling their duties appropriately and that employees are complying with legal requirements.

Service Providers
The vast majority of hospital workers are service providers: doctors, nurses, orderlies, physical therapists, laundry workers and the many other people required in order for a hospital to function. They provide patient care, maintain records and ensure that the hospital is able to deliver care to patients in an effective manner.