Section 1: Organizational Settings 100 Words

Section 2: Leadership 400 Words

Section 3: Motivation 400 Words

Section 4: Cognition and Organizational Behavior 150 Words

Total Words 1050

Need Only above 4 Sections to finish. This is a term paper.

This term paper applies the Buchbinder & Shanks (2012) textbook to lead HCA303 students through a process of self-reflection, personal assessment, and professional development planning. The term paper is designed to engage students in better understanding and articulating professional interests, strengths, and areas for further learning and development in preparation for managing and leading health care organizations in the future.

The term paper is structured into nine sections, with word count guidelines provided in each section. APA formatting is required. Term paper milestone deadlines, by module, are as follows:

Read and familiarize yourself with the term paper assignment in Module 1
Begin researching and organizing non-textbook references for the term paper in Module 2
Proposed non-textbook term paper reference list is due to the Dropbox by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 4
A draft of the first four sections of the term paper is due to the Dropbox by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 5
The final term paper is due to be submitted to Chalk and Wire no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT of Module 8. Students who do not submit the assignment to Chalk and Wire will receive a zero. This is a key program assessment; the results are used to ensure students are meeting program goals. Video and PDF instructions can be found on the course home page. PDF instructions are also located in the Start Here folder.
Section 1: Organizational Settings

Below are 25 categories of organizational settings in the health industry. In about 100 focused and concisely written words, (a) rank the top three according to your interest for the organization setting of a future health care management position and (b) explain why you chose your first, second, and third choices.

Community hospitals
Health systems/integrated delivery networks
Academic medical centers
Physician practices
Outpatient diagnostic facilities
Surgery centers
Urgent care centers
Health information systems
Insurance/managed care companies
Continuing care retirement communities
Nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities
Assisted living facilities
Pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies
Medical devices/equipment companies
Federally qualified health centers
Home health care
Hospice care
Dental offices
Government agencies
Public health
International health care development
Consulting
Higher education
Professional associations
Entrepreneurship

Section 2: Leadership

Apply the leadership concepts in Chapter 2 (e.g., competencies, models, styles, protocols, responsibilities) in answering the following three items in a total of about 400 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style.

(a) Think about a situation where you (or an organizational leader you are familiar with) were highly effective as a leader. Apply leadership concepts from Chapter 2 in explaining your (or the selected leader’s) effectiveness. You may write about yourself, a leader in the health industry, or a leader from outside the health industry.

(b) Think about a situation where you (or an organizational leader you are familiar with) were ineffective as a leader. Apply leadership concepts from Chapter 2 in explaining your (or the selected leader’s) ineffectiveness. You may write about yourself, a leader in the health industry, or a leader from outside the health industry.

(c) State and describe three personal leadership development goals.

Section 3: Motivation

Apply the motivation concepts in Chapter 3 in answering the following three items in a total of about 400 words. Incorporate at least two references above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external references using APA style. The external references cited in this section will very likely be different from those in the previous section.

(a) What motivates you?

(b) What demotivates you?

(c) As a health care manager, what will be your approach to increasing employee engagement and motivation in your organization?

Section 4: Cognition and Organizational Behavior

Apply the concepts in Chapter 4 in answering the following item in a total of about 150 words. Incorporate at least one reference above and beyond the textbook, and cite both the textbook and your external reference(s) using APA style.

Discuss the role of cognition (thinking, reasoning) in promoting organizational change and learning. In what ways could you, as a manager, use cognition to improve communication and teamwork?

Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy
You are required to submit a scholarly paper in which you will identify, describe, research, and apply the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.
This will help you identify your own values and beliefs about the established metaparadigms and metatheories of the discipline. It will also help you identify and articulate concepts relevant to your specific practice. This paper is intended to be an exercise in clarification and organization of your professional foundation. You are also required to provide a list of assumptions from personal nursing practice that illustrate the concepts and framework of your theory.
Your paper should follow a format that includes:
Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing.
The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the basic four metaparadigms/concepts of patient, nurse, health, and environment.
Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two other concepts specific to your own practice.
List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.
Each week, you will complete various segments of your Concept Synthesis Paper and submit it to the Submissions Area for facilitator feedback when necessary. Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.
Your Concept Synthesis Paper on your Personal Nursing Philosophy is due in Week 3. However, it is recommended that you begin working on your paper from Week 1 onwards and complete the various components related to the paper week wise as you progress through the course. The suggested tasks for each week are:
Week 1: Nursing Biography and The Four Metaparadigms of Nursing
Week 2: Two Practice-specific Concepts, and List of Propositions/Assumptions
Week 3: Due: Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy
Consider the following questions as you complete your various tasks related to this assignment.
1.
How do I define and employ the four basic metaparadigms of nursing theory in my professional practice?
2.
What are the major concepts I employ that are unique to my professional practice?
3.
What philosophies and theories from the literature of nursing and other disciplines/domains are consistent with these concepts?
4.
How are the concepts of transcultural nursing, the health promotion model, skill acquisition, role theory, and change theory specifically integrated into my philosophy and practice?
5.
What research supports these theories and concepts?
6.
How do I integrate role and change theory into my professional practice and how may these theories be applied to the organization in which I practice?
The paper is to be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. Use the current edition of the APA Manual throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 6-10 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.
Your philosophy/framework is to be given a title that is appropriate to its content and emphasis.

Assignment: Application: Leadership Concept Analysis Group Paper
This week you will begin a group paper that you will develop over the next few weeks. By Day 3 of this week, you will be placed in a collaborative group and provided with a work area for your group (See the Groups area below Week 11 in the left-hand navigation bar. If you do not see your team area by the end of Day 3, contact your Instructor.)
Before you begin to work with your group, read the information below describing the paper. Then join your group, introduce yourself, and begin work on selecting a topic.
To prepare:
· Review the Peer Evaluation Form for important information on how this assignment is graded.
· Identify a group facilitator.
· Within your group, select a topic relevant to interprofessional leadership and the health care field on which to focus your group paper. The following are some potential topics for your group to consider:
o Matrix organizations
o Accountable care organizations
o Horizontal and vertical organizations
o Role conflict and ambiguity
o Employee recruitment and selection
o Interpersonal relationships in the C-suite of organizations (the relationships between the CEO, CFO, and CNO)
o Resistance to change
o Succession planning
o Whistle blowing
o “Just” culture
o Team Stepps
· When your group has selected a topic, the group facilitator will submit the topic to the Instructor for approval on the Discussion Board in the Week 5 Group Project Topic Forum.
· Conduct research on your topic using the Walden Library and other credible sources.
To complete:
As a group, write a 3- to 5 (page count does not include title and reference page) page paper that includes the following:
· Section 1: Introduction
· Section 2: Significance of the topic (based on literature that speaks to the relevancy of the concept selected in terms of interprofessional leadership)
· Section 3: Review of the literature related to the concept that the group selects (current best practices, positive or negative impact on leadership or health care organizations, etc.)
· Section 4: Application to nursing (e.g., implications or consequences for nursing leaders)
· Section 5: Conclusion
All group members are expected to collaborate fully on this project, and your group paper should demonstrate an original and thoughtful application of the ideas presented in the Learning Resources and the research literature.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that compares and contrasts a contemporary health care facility or physician’s office operation with a health care facility or physician’s office operation of 20 years ago.
Include an examination of information systems in your work place and an analysis of how data was used 20 years ago in comparison with how it is used today.
Identify at least two major events and technological advantages that influenced current HCIS practices.

Introduction

Healthcare facilities of today are both similar and different than what they were like two decades ago. Some of the similarities fall under organizational structure, who works in the offices, particular roles such as data record keeping, nurses, doctors, and assistants. Some of the differences include updated information systems, new laws which prohibit certain activities, more advanced degrees of the personnel, and the advancement in the medical equipment that is used in the facilities.

The similarities listed briefly above describe generalized static roles mainly which are common in any workplace. Generalized static roles are, of course, roles that do not change much throughout the years due to there being no need for change in those areas. Nurses will always be nurses, doctors will always be doctors, and these medical professionals will need other staff to run certain aspects of the healthcare facility. The organizational structure regarding these roles still has not changed much since 20 years ago in that it is still a top-down hierarchal structure where physicians tell nurses what to do and nurses direct assistants how to perform their daily or weekly duties.

The differences certainly outweigh the similarities in terms of how much has actually changed throughout the years. There are many legal issues that have been made public regarding healthcare practices which has spawned a large number of lawsuits that ultimately led to new laws in the healthcare industry. Another difference in healthcare facilities between today and twenty years ago is that the scholarly degrees of the personnel have changed from standardized licensures to a more advanced degree such as a four-year bachelors of Science in Nursing or to a specialty degree in medicine such as non-invasive thoracic surgery or pediatric psychology. Medical devices have also changed from twenty years ago and are now leaning toward a more comfort-based approach to the patient and to a more comprehensive approach to medical care.

The largest difference between healthcare facilities today and those twenty years ago, however, is that today facilities are much more dependent upon computer and information systems to run practically every aspect of the facility. Some of the important areas in healthcare facilities that use information systems are: billing, appointment scheduling, medicine dispenser units, hospital check-in and check-out, ultrasound machines in prenatal care, imaging (x-rays, upper GI’s, barium treatments, endoscopy, Electro Cardiograms, etc…), patient records, and record keeping just to name a few examples. The healthcare facilities of today would not be able to function without a comprehensive information system installed and constantly maintained. Twenty years ago much of the record keeping was done by hand. Even today there are many small facilities that still use only paper records. Currently, in the facility I work in, they are converting all paper records into digital copies and are storing all records in a large data warehouse (server) that can be accessed by authorized personnel only. Any healthcare facility that is still using older machines will ultimately have to adapt to the new information systems and to the new technology that is available in the healthcare industry, or patients will no longer continue to go to the outdated facilities for care. It is imperative that healthcare facilities keep up with technological trends for this very reason.

Information Systems in the Workplace

As previously mentioned, my workplace is converting to a new system which includes making digital copies (data entry) of all the old records into digital format (on a personal computer). This data is then stored into a data warehouse (server) where it can be mined by authorized personnel only, such as doctors or nurses for patient records or the billing department for financial records. The purpose of this transformation from the archaic pen and paper route as seen twenty years ago is to remove clutter in the facility but to also allow easier access to the facilities records / data. Twenty years ago nurses or office assistants would take a very long time just to pull a patient’s record from a large set of filing cabinet usually behind a main desk in a facility. Today with the use of information systems and personal computers (or workstations) it is much easier for a nurse to simply type in the last name of the patient and have all of their information readily accessible. With a simple click they can find the information needed in order to facilitate the process of getting the patient seen by the doctor and treated for their illness or situation as soon as possible.

Other than helping patients, nurses, and other facility staff with saving time and space, new information systems also help with the healthcare facility communication. For instance, when a doctor needs to know a question to an answer or needs information with a click of a mouse he or she can use office email programs which allow communication between employees in a secure manner. This information sharing prevents mistakes, loss of time, loss of money, and clears up a lot of confusion regarding what is going on in the facility at any given time. This type of email also allows managers (staff supervisors, HR managers, etc…) to easily contact all employees at the same time regarding news or updates for the healthcare facility or even the healthcare facility. Twenty years ago, much communication was left in the form of hand-written notes on patient files, via telephony, and by walking three floors up or down to directly communicate wasting much time in the process. The advances and progress in technology and information systems has certainly helped healthcare facilities within the last twenty years with many aspects of short as well as long term functions of the business.

Events and Technologies

In the last twenty years there have been major healthcare laws and policies which affect the overall practices in healthcare information systems. For instance, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was signed into effect on August 21, 1996 and this law directly deals with who is or is not allowed (authorized) to view a patient’s medical files. This law has such an influence on the practices in healthcare that even patients have a hard time getting their own medical records released directly to them. Other laws have been reforms to Medicare and Medicaid such as the age limits and income limits applied to families who receive the state benefits, but also to the income limits of the doctors who accept Medicare payments.

There have also been so many technologies that have advanced throughout the last twenty years which influence the healthcare information systems practices in facilities. The Internet is one major advancement in technology and due to the Internet facilities can hire easier, keep an eye on employees through social networking sites, contact employees 24/7 via email, face-chat with employees on off-time if needed through new iPhone and Android mobile apps, and doctors who were on-call twenty years ago had to sit by a phone or carry a beeper; today they can be anywhere within reason and still be able to come into work when expected. Some healthcare facilities are mobile in terms of home health care management facilities which technology has made it so much easier to communicate with nurses or other staff who are in the field, working.

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