DDHA-8450 Week 06 – Discussion Post

By Day 3

Post a description of the control mechanism you selected, and explain its relevance to your HSO. Then, explain how you as a current or future health care administrator might apply this control mechanism to promoting a culture of safety in your HSO; explain why you would apply the mechanism in this way.

Analyze control mechanisms in health services organizations

Analyze health care administrator approaches to promote a culture of safety

in health services organizations by applying control mechanisms

Evaluate barriers for control mechanisms in health services organizations

Evaluate barriers for quality improvement in health services organizations

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Required Media

Longest, B. B., Jr., & Darr, K. J. (2014). Managing health services

organizations and systems (6th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Health Professions

Press.

Chapter 11, “Controlling and Allocating Resources” (pp. 497–548)

McAlearney, A. S., Garman, A. N., Song, P. H., McHugh, M., Robbins, J., &

Harrison, M. I. (2011). High-performance work systems in health care

management, part 2: Qualitative evidence from five case studies. Health

Care Management Review, 36(3), 214–226.

Singer, S. J., & Vogus, T. J. (2013). Reducing hospital errors: interventions

that build safety culture. Annual Review of Public Health, 34, 373-396.

Document: Week 6 Case Questions (Word document)