week 4

Priorto beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 7, 8, and 9 from our textbook along with the instructor guidance. Additionally, review following resources:

·

Legislation, Regulations & Policies (Links to an external site.)

·

Regulatory Overload Report: Assessing the Regulatory Burden on Health Systems, Hospitals and Post-Acute Care Providers (Links to an external site.)

·

Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2021 (Links to an external site.)

·

Healthcare Regulations: Who Does What? (Links to an external site.)

· The Joint Commission E-dition standards manual

· Written directions for accessing the

Joint Commission E-dition (Links to an external site.)

standards manual

· Video directions for accessing the
Joint Commission E-dition (Links to an external site.) standards manual

Strategic planning in a health care organization requires leadership to incorporate many factors. For example, they must consider state and federal laws and regulations as well as having comprehensive knowledge about the competition, financial resources and revenue streams, the organization’s patient mix, and have a good understanding of the scope of their own employees. Health care leaders are responsible for gathering data and creating a strategic plan. They are also responsible for guiding the organization in achieving the goals identified in the plan.

For this assignment use the

Contributing Factors to a Strategic Plan

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template to address the following:

· Analyze at least two ways federal and state regulations can limit the strategic plan’s goals for a health care organization. You may choose topics from the list below or other topics you locate through research. If you locate other topics not listed below, you must get permission from your instructor to use the topic:

· Behavioral health

· Certificate of Need (CoN) or similar state requirements (expansion of buildings and services, number of beds, etc.)

· Civil rights, racial equity, and cultural competency in health care

· Environmental requirements

· Fraud and abuse laws

· HIPAA (patient privacy and portability of health care insurance)

· HITECH Act (information collection and security)

· Medication guides and new releases or removals of pharmaceutical products

· Partnerships with other organizations

· Patient and insurance billing requirements (e.g., physician fee schedule in Medicare Part B, value-based care, etc.)

· Patient safety standards (located in the Joint Commission E-dition)

· Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act

· Stark Law (anti-kickback)

· Telehealth regulations and payment limitations

· OSHA (workplace safety)

· Identify two ways in which licensed health care providers contribute to the direction of a health care organization’s strategic plans.

· Provide rationale for each method of contribution.

· Examine financial incentives and reward systems for attaining or exceeding objectives.

· Who should receive financial incentives when the expected outcomes are achieved or exceeded?

· How can employees who do not receive financial incentives be rewarded for their contributions to the successful outcomes of the strategic planning goals?

· Discuss at least two management actions that could be taken when organization-wide and functional objectives are not achieved. This can apply to an individual leader, to a small team, or to an entire department.

· Provide rationale for each management action identified.

The Contributing Factors to a Strategic Plan paper

· Must be a minimum of three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to

APA Style (Links to an external site.)

as outlined in the Writing Center’s

APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· Student’s name

· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Due date

· Must utilize academic voice. See the

Academic Voice (Links to an external site.)

resource for additional guidance.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing

Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)

and

Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)

, refer to the Writing Center resources.

· Must use at least four credible sources, one of which can be the course text.

· The

Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)

table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the

Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.)

tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s

APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the

APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)

resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

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Contributing Factors to a Strategic Plan

Your Name

The University of Arizona Global Campus

HCA421: Health Care Planning and Evaluation

Instructor’s Name

Due Date

Hint: For help completing this assignment, read:

· Chapter 7

· Chapter 8

· Chapter 9 Week 4 Instructor Guidance.

You are encouraged to review the recommended resources as well.

Hint: Delete all hint boxes and section instructions before submitting the paper to your instructor. To delete the boxes: right-click on the edge of each box and press delete.

Contributing Factors to a Strategic Plan

In this section, write a brief introduction to your paper that will allow your reader or listener to follow the organization of your paper and the focus of your content. You might provide a brief overview of the topic(s) addressed throughout the assignment in your introduction.

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INTRODUCTIONS & CONCLUSIONS

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Analysis of Federal and State Regulations

In this segment you will analyze at least two ways federal and state regulations can limit the strategic plan’s goals for a health care organization. You may choose topics from the list in the assignment directions or other topics you locate through research. If you identify a different topic that is not included on the list in the assignment directions, you are required to obtain permission from your instructor to use the topic.

Hint: Change the Topic level headers below to a specific topic from the list.

State Topic 1 Heading

Select one topic from the list or get approval from your instructor if you wish to cover a topic not include in the assignment directions.

State Topic 2 Heading

Select a second topic from the list or get approval from your instructor if you wish to cover a topic not include in the assignment directions.

Licensed Health Care Provider’s Contribution

In this segment you will identify two ways in which licensed health care providers contribute to the direction of a health care organization’s strategic plans. Provide rationale for each method of contribution.

State Contribution Method 1 Heading

Include the type of professional role in this segment (e.g., doctor, nursing team, respiratory, physical therapy, imaging, etc.). Address the type of work done by that professional as well as how their work influences the strategic plans of the organization. Include rationale for the response provided.

State Contribution Method 2 Heading

Include the type of professional role in this segment (e.g., doctor, nursing team, respiratory, physical therapy, imaging, etc.). Address the type of work done by that professional as well as how their work influences the strategic plans of the organization. Include rationale for the response provided.

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Hint: Use evidence from your readings to support your ideas in the above and below sections.

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QUOTING, PARAPHRASING, & SUMMARIZING

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Financial Incentives and Reward Systems

In this segment, you will examine the financial incentives and reward systems for attaining or exceeding objectives.

Who Should Receive Financial Incentives

Examine the professional roles who are able to receive financial incentives in health care. For example, which roles are legally eligible to be paid a monetary incentive? How are the monetary incentives related to the organization’s strategic plans? You may wish to discuss ethical concerns related to this type of incentive.

Reward Options for Those Who Do Not Receive Financial Incentives

Examine the professional roles who are not able to receive financial incentives in health care. In this segment, you may wish to consider the morale of the employees and how that is impacted by non-monetary rewards. You may wish to consider the employees’ perception of rewards that are limited in scope, such as employee-of-the-month awards, that have no additional incentive other than the recognition. Are these motivating or demotivating?

Management Action Options for Unachieved Objectives

In this segment, you will discuss at least two management actions that could be taken when organization-wide and functional objectives are not achieved. This can apply to an individual leader, to a small team, or to an entire department. Provide rationale for each management action identified.

State Action 1 Heading

Consider actions that will be effective in motivating employees to perform to the expectations of the objectives outlined in the strategic plan. Consider how the action may act as a demotivator as well. You may want to include details related to how the action identified will be communicated to the employees affected by the action. Provide your rationale for the method indicated.

State Action 2 Heading

Consider actions that will be effective in motivating employees to perform to the expectations of the objectives outlined in the strategic plan. Consider how the action may act as a demotivator as well. You may want to include details related to how the action identified will be communicated to the employees affected by the action. Provide your rationale for the method indicated.

Conclusion

Briefly summarize the ideas that you discussed in your paper/project/presentation, explaining the significance of these ideas.

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INTRODUCTIONS & CONCLUSIONS
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References

Include four credible resources, one of which can be your textbook, in your assignment. Use APA format to cite and reference your sources on your References page. You MUST include in-text citations throughout your paper to show your reader what information you used from outside sources.

Template for an APA Academic Journal reference entry:

Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, volume #(Issue #),

page range. http://doi.org/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (article’s DOI entry)

Template for an APA Webpage (with a Person as Author) reference entry:

Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Webpage title. Website Title. http://(URL)

Template for an APA Webpage (with Corporate/Government Author) reference entry:

Title of Organization. (Year Published). Webpage title. http://(URL)

Template for an APA eTextbook reference entry:

Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other

than the first). Publisher Name.

https://doi.org/xxx.xxx.xxx

(eBook’s DOI, or https://(URL) if DOI is unavailable)

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FORMATTING YOUR REFERENCES LIST

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*In the final version of your assignment, be sure that you have removed all the hints (orange boxes) within the template.