Module 02 Project – Analysis

This is a continuation of the attached paper. 

Barbara receives an email from her manager asking about the progress of the strategic plan. The manager informs Barbara that UCCO is wanting to implement a new electronic health record (EHR), to improve the overall process of providing quality patient care; and organizational challenges. After her discussion, Barbara realizes that she would need to complete a situational analysis. By performing a situational analysis, planners can help anticipate and manage change. Understanding the internal and external environment is also critical to an effective strategic plan. For the external environment, planners look at opportunities and threats. For the internal environment, planners look at strengths and weaknesses.  For this project assignment on UCCO, complete a minimum of a 2 page report and two SWOT tables to describe key opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses in selecting an electronic record system. 

Your written report should address the following concepts:  Visit the Rasmussen online Library and search for a minimum of 2 articles covering the topics of electronic health record implementation. Conduct academic research using the library’s databases, like:  ◦CINAHL ◦Discovery ◦Business Source Complete via EBSCO ◦Business via ProQuest    

•What is the current economic situation for UCCO? What suggestions can Barbara make to help mitigate financial issues? Use the financial review provided in the UCCO case.  

•What type of electronic record system should Barbara recommend for the company? What is her best option? What are the financial implications? Explain the choice based on what the system can provide in comparison to the organizational challenges?  

Visit the Internet and search for a minimum of 2 electronic health record systems. Search for types of EHR systems.   

To complete this assignment, construct two situational/SWOT analysis tables – one for each electronic record system being considered – that contains the following: 

•External influences – opportunities and threats.  

•Internal influences – strengths and weaknesses. 

•Trends that can impact clinic performance, market and financial position  

•EHR System functions and capabilities 

•EHR End-user requirements and ease of use  

Remember to integrate citations accurately and appropriately for all resource types; use attribution (credit) as a method to avoid plagiarism. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page (2-3 references) and in-text citations (at least 1-2).

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Project Planning

Krista Kim

Rasmussen College

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on January 3rd, 2018, for Kim Sanders’s H490/HSA4922 Section 01 Healthcare Management Capstone – Online Plus – 2018 Winter Quarter

Project Planning

The healthcare industry is a dynamic field that keeps ob changing rapidly. In the last few decades planning for the future has become more and more important so that healthcare organizations can overcome future challenges and become successful. By planning for uncertainties, healthcare organizations become better equipped for the things that may come along its way (Cicchetti, 2003). Form the structural side of running the organization, to financial decisions; planning is a necessary undertaking. The strategic plan of a healthcare organization allows for more flexibility and efficiency in all activities of the practice of running the business regardless of size.

The meaning of strategic planning in healthcare

This is the formulation of goals and creation of objectives regarding where a company would like to be in future and then to come up with an action plan regarding specific strategies. At times it involves the evaluation of who has control over what and the creation of hierarchies. The formulation of a strategy to meet the goals and objectives does allow staff at every level to have passion and drive that is needed to motivate them (Cicchetti, 2003).

Advantages of Healthcare strategic planning

The advantages of healthcare strategic planning include,

1.) Improving on key areas like the culture of the company, objectives and goals, Risk management, Service line decisions, capital planning and cost accounting.

areas of focus for Barbara’s strategic plan

The issues that should be at the forefront when formulating the strategic plan include,

Looking at the financial goals of the firm and determining if the proposed changes will create any desirable impact. The plans should be evaluated for any positive returns and the implication should be keenly analyzed. This analysis will ensure that only changes that are considered to have positive financial implications will be implemented.

Another aspect worth considering is the area of organizational growth. The plan should identify key areas for growth. The main areas would be financial gains and value proposition for customers.

Another aspect worth considering includes the needs of the population that the facility serves. The organization should incorporate the diverse needs of the consumers in its plan and strategize on how to meet them. The organization should also study the possibility of these needs changing; the organization should, therefore, come up with a plan to change the changing needs of consumers (Horak,1997).

The other factor worth considering is how the organization will bridge the gap that will help it achieve critical factors for success.

Balancing between historical and current topics in healthcare

To ensure that there is a balance between historical and current topics in healthcare, the market must be understood first. An evidence-based practice should be used while adopting theories of planning for benchmarking. These two will ensure that the action plan is a blend of historical theories and current methods. These two will be geared towards the satisfaction of the needs of the current market (Horak,1997). The kinds of primary data that can be used to gather information include conducting surveys and interviewing relevant stakeholders; secondary data includes using sources that have already been documented. This could be the reviewing of literature about this topic. All these sources are commendable for providing insights about how to formulate the strategic plan. A balance should be struck on how to utilize both sources so that the content and subject matter would be deemed pragmatic.

REFERENCES

Cicchetti, A. (2003). Strategic planning in healthcare organizations: the role of health technology assessment. Technology, healthcare, management in the hospital of the future, ed. E. Geisler, K. Krabbendam, and R. Schuring. Westport-London: Praeger.

Horak, B. J. (1997). Strategic planning in healthcare. Quality Resources.