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HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources

HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources HCA-827 Topic-8 Literature-Review-Resources Successful completion of a doctoral dissertation requires significant amounts of independent reading on the research topic. By this point in the program, this reading should have allowed the doctoral learner/researcher to become familiar with the scope of the topic and to identify gaps or tensions within […]

HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization

HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization HCA-827 Topic-2 Learning-Organization Health care leaders must embrace a lifestyle of change in order to create the culture of a learning organization that is amenable to and supportive of innovation, adaptation, and change. Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory can be used to create a significant conceptual framework for change. […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-5 Staff-Development Changing economic conditions are commonplace in the current global marketplace. With these changing economic conditions come changes in the services needed. This leads, in turn, to a need for staff development to adequately provide these new services. This staff development must be fiscally […]

HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care

HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care HCA-827 Topic-7 Sustainable-Quality-Care Stakeholder feedback comes from a variety of sources in the contemporary, connected world including patient and employee perspectives as well as the views of community and government. There is a trend toward including patients on committees and boards, and the garnering of positive feedback is a […]

HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community

HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community HCA-827 Topic-3 Changing-Community A small, rural community has had, since its founding nearly a century ago, a stable population, including a steady median age and a relatively homogenous ethnicity. However, in the last 5 years, the area’s natural beauty and its suitability for outdoor activities have transformed the community […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-2 The courses that comprise the health care emphasis of your doctoral program have addressed areas such as organizational structures, governance, health care regulation, professional development, leadership, community, and sustainability. Take a few moments to reflect back over the key themes of the emphasis […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-1

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-1 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-1 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-8 DQ-1 A positive culture that includes shared leadership creates buy-in and fuels the sustainability of the organization. In addition, research notes that a satisfied staff leads to better patient outcomes. Is the promotion of a positive culture primarily the role of management in a […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-2

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-2 Quality safe care tends to cost more initially, but many believe that it ultimately reduces costs because it allows for more money to be spent on care than on lawsuits, relapses, infections, and other unwanted consequences. To what extent is the delivery of […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-1

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-1 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-1 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic-7 DQ-1 Quality safe care is the ethically responsible thing to do and, as such, it requires an ethically responsible budget. However, quality safe care typically costs more at the time of service. As a health care leader facing economically driven funding cuts, what strategy […]

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic6 DQ2

Assignment: HCA-827 Topic6 DQ2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic6 DQ2 Assignment: HCA-827 Topic6 DQ2 There is a trend toward including patients on committees and boards of health care organizations as a means of gathering stakeholder feedback and creating a structure of shared governance with stakeholders. Is this a valid means of gathering stakeholder feedback? Why or why […]