Ashford Hca 421 Entire Course / Health Care Planning & Evaluation

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Entire Course / Health Care Planning & Evaluation

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 Basic Strategy
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 Internal Audit of Strategic Assets
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in Healthcare
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 Strategic External Assessment Industry and Competition
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 Market Segments
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment Future Direction of Health Care
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 Organizational Mission.
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 Profits and Revenues
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication in the Planning Process
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 Implementing Strategy
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 1 Strategic Financial Management
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 Student's Choice Examine the past
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 Final Research Paper

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 Basic Strategy

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Basic Strategy. Describe the key dimensions of an organizational strategy as well as how they would, or would not, be relevant to the “strategic mindset” or the ability to think “strategically” of an organization’s management. Do you think these are learned or innate traits? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 Internal Audit of Strategic Assets

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Internal Audit of Strategic Assets. [Insert prompt]. Compare and contrast strategic “resources” and “competencies” and identify what role (if any) licensed health care providers in an organization play in the competitive advantage of a health care organization. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in Healthcare

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in Healthcare

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 Strategic External Assessment Industry and Competition

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Strategic External Assessment: Industry and Competition. Describe Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model. What does he attempt to explain? How might the forces function and affect industry profits? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 Market Segments

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Market Segments. If the movement toward “consumer-driven health care” continues to advance, speculate on how a health care organization may want to improve the way that it assesses and interacts with its market and customers, including providing health services and programs to meet the needs of a diverse population. Reflect on how this development may (or may not) affect those who are already under-served in a market. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment Future Direction of Health Care

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1) Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
Proposed health care reform and legislation
Information technology advancements including the electronic medical, or health, record (EMR/EHR)
Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
Market shares and advancing age of population
Maintaining a skilled workforce
Pay for Performance
2) Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies accordingly.
Incorporate and cite a minimum of two industry related sources into your paper, with at least one from ProQuest. You must follow APA guidelines.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment Future Direction of Health Care

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1) Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
Proposed health care reform and legislation
Information technology advancements including the electronic medical, or health, record (EMR/EHR)
Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
Market shares and advancing age of population
Maintaining a skilled workforce
Pay for Performance
2) Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies accordingly.
Incorporate and cite a minimum of two industry related sources into your paper, with at least one from ProQuest. You must follow APA guidelines.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 Organizational Mission.

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Organizational Mission. [Insert prompt]. Explain, in your own words, the terms “mission,” “vision,” “goals,” and “values” statements. What is the practical purpose of a statement of organizational values? Under what circumstances should an organization consider changing these – if at all? How do they play into the strategic direction of an organization? If you are a departmental manager, how do you implement and sustain these in your organization? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 Profits and Revenues

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Profits and Revenues. Explain the four fundamental ways in which a business can grow its revenues and profits. Then, describe the five generic types of growth strategy available to individual SBUs. Hypothesize what metrics a program executive might use to monitor these strategies. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication in the Planning Process

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Communication in the Planning Process. Prepare a three- to five-page paper (excluding the title and reference page) exploring the role of communication in the strategic and program planning processes in a health care organization. Consider the topics discussed (both in the text and in the discussions) thus far and clearly integrate at least five of them into your presentation (with applicable reference and citations) along with challenges and recommendations for any organization to succeed in their strategic and program planning processes through communication.

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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 Final Research Paper

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The Final Paper, 8-10 pages (excluding title and reference pages), should demonstrate understanding of the reading assignments, class discussions, your own research, as well as the implications of new knowledge.
For your Final Paper, you will choose one of the health care organizations listed below and conduct an analysis of their strategic planning and evaluation of the organization. You should utilize any and all information available about the organization. Examples of valid resources can include but are not limited to organizational websites, annual reports, personal interviews with organizational leadership, investigative reports, government reports, and conference transcripts. Your paper should include aminimum of five of the key areas, concepts, and strategies outlined throughout the text.

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HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 Implementing Strategy

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Implementing Strategy. Discuss which is more important - the formulation of a strategy or the implementation of a strategy. What are the tribulations associated with your choice? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

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HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 1 Strategic Financial Management

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Strategic Financial Management. Describe the four primary purposes of a professional strategic financial management function in an organization. Further, elaborate on how reimbursement, supply and demand, contractual adjustments, patient mix, regulatory legislation etc. may, or may not, influence these purposes. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

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HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 Student's Choice Examine the past

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Student’s Choice. Examine the past five weeks and the information read and discussed. Present to the class a topic that has not been covered in class that you find important to the course material, one that applies to you professionally, or one that is perplexing to you for further exploration. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.