Each Learning Team member must select a different type of
health care organization to study for the purpose of this group assignment. You
are encouraged to select a different type of organization from the one chosen
in the Weeks Two and Three assignments. Note that you do not need to select a
specific company. Group members compare their chosen organizations to complete
the table and paper.
Options include, but are not limited to, the following:
hospital, nursing facility, physician office, emergency medical services,
managed care organization, home health care, community health department or
provider, pharmacy, laboratory, drug manufacturer, medical device manufacturer,
durable medical equipment supplier, and electronic medical records software
supplier.
Resource:
Organizational Performance Management Table and Paper Grading Criteria
Conduct a group
discussion in your Learning Team forum. Address the following points:
·
Summarize the type of
health care organization you selected.
·
Compare the main
regulatory and accreditation standards that apply to each type of organization
and identify standards that apply broadly to most or all types of health care
organizations.
·
Discuss the influence
of regulatory and accreditation standards on performance-management systems.
·
Discuss how the
performance-management systems affect risk management and quality management in
each type of organization.
·
Identify key areas in
the organization that will have direct responsibility for carrying out the
day-to-day responsibilities associated with the regulations or standards.
·
Identify other areas
in the organization that will be indirectly affected by the regulations or
standards.
·
Outline what oversight
activities you could put in place to ensure that the regulatory and
accreditation requirements are being implemented and are achieving the desired
results.
·
Collaborate to complete the University of Phoenix Material:
Organizational Performance Management Table located on the student website.
·
Collaborate to write a
1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the following points:
·
Address the
similarities and differences among the types of organizations.
·
Propose how each
organization will monitor performance, achieve regulatory and accreditation
compliance, and improve overall organizational performance.
·
Describe ways each
organization will communicate with leadership to ensure alignment of
organizational goals and gain buy-in from staff to achieve compliance with the
standards and requirements issued by regulatory and accreditation bodies.
·
Determine how
compliance with the regulations and development of risk-management and
quality-management systems for each type of organization contribute to the
organization’s overall performance-management system.
Include at least four sources, three from the University
Library and one from either the course textbooks or this Week’s Electronic
Reserve Readings. Prepare a list of all resources used in your research.
Format the paper and reference list consistent with APA
guidelines. Include the Organizational Performance Management Table as an
appendix to the paper.
