Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read or view the following: Chapters 5 and 7 from th

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read or view the following:

• Chapters 5 and 7 from the textbook
• Dissemination of Quality Improvement Innovations by Multisector Health Care Alliances download
• Alliance Best Practices: Getting Non-Equity Collaboration Right (Links to an external site.)
• An Analysis of Joint Ventures and Partnerships: Health Care Entities and Private Equity Firms (Links to an external site.)
• Strategic Alliances in Health Care (Links to an external site.)
• Strategic Alliance Scenarios (Links to an external site.)

For a larger view, open the interactive in a new tab by clicking Strategic Alliances in Health Care (Links to an external site.)

Explore a strategic alliance scenario based on your assigned topic. Topics are assigned by the first initial of your last name. See below for details

Scenario C: Non-Equity Based

First Initial of Last Name:  A, D, I, J, O, P, S, V, Y

Prior to completing this discussion topic, be sure to have read Alliance Best Practices: Getting Non-Equity Collaboration Right (Links to an external site.).

For a larger view, open the interactive in a new tab by clicking Strategic Alliance Scenarios (Links to an external site.)

Address the following in your discussion post, 

• Analyze potential benefits and challenges that may occur for both organizations in your assigned scenario.
• Discuss the impact the strategic alliance will have on patient care.
• Examine potential internal conflicts that might occur based on your assigned scenario.
• Illustrate three managerial challenges that might be experienced related to your assigned scenario.

Your initial post must be at least 250-300 words and must use at least one credible source to support your discussion content. The supporting resource can be one of the required or recommended resources provided in this course. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. All referenced materials must include citations and references in APA format. Please see directions for including APA Style elements on these Writing Center pages: APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.).