HCA 827 Topic 5 Benchmark – Economic Change and 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 sound […]

HCA 827 Topic 3 Benchmark – A 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 […]

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 courses. Which of these resonates with […]

HCA 827 Full Course Assignments GCU HCA 827 Topic 2 Change and the 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 […]

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 health care organization? Why or why […]

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 quality safe care a factor of […]

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 might you employ to steer the […]

HCA 827 Topic 6 DQ 2 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 not? Should health care organizations continue […]

HCA 827 Topic 6 DQ 1 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. As a health care leader, what research-based approach would you take to reduce staff anxiety and improve staff opinions with regard to […]

HCA 827 Topic 5 DQ 2 Economic downturn commonly means less time in the hospital and greater demand for other services. How might health care leaders best create steady revenue streams amidst changing service requirements created by fluctuating economic conditions? Why? Can steady and sustainable revenue ever be fully achieved? Why or why not? To […]