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HCA 459 Entire Course For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com       Organizational
Survival Strategies. This discussion has two
options. Please choose either Option A or Option
B to respond to. Be sure to indicate within your
post which option you chose. Option A Hospitals
frequently seek ways to ensure survival.
Sometimes an adversarial climate cannot be
avoided when the action that is being considered
is controversial. For example, a hospital may
seek to expand its market reach by opening an
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HCA 459 Week 1 DQ 1 Organizational Survival
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Strategies. This discussion has two options.
Please choose either Option A or Option B to
respond to. Be sure to indicate within your post
which option you chose.
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HCA 459 Week 1 DQ 2 The Challenge of Change For
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Challenge of Change. Change is usually positive,
but it can also be difficult to embrace at times.
Employees can be resistant to change, while
managers may feel that it is necessary for
organizational stability. Discuss the challenge
of change as it
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HCA 459 Week 1 The Health Care Scene Contemporary
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om     The Health Care Scene Contemporary
Trends. As health care leaders, it is important
to understand that health care is quite a dynamic
field. Its constant changes are a result of
continuing trends in regulation, policy, patient
and provider advocacy efforts, as well as
increasingly sophisticated technology and
industry benchmarking guidelines. Review the
possible topics for your Senior Project located
in the Senior Project prompt in Week Five, and
decide what topic your training program will
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HCA 459 Week 2 DQ 1 Policy and Planning
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ial.com     Policy and Planning Constraints.
Locate an example of a policy or guideline from
an external source to a healthcare organization.
Explain how this policy or guideline may be a
constraint to a healthcare organizations
planning, or how it may shape the
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HCA 459 Week 2 DQ 2 The Control Process For
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Control Process. The control process involves
three phases that are cyclic establishing
standards, measuring performance, and correcting
deviations. Examine the manner in which health
care leaders progress through each phase of the
control process to manage organizations. What is
the management function of controlling as related
to performance improvement? What tools are used
to measure and monitor performance? Please
describe at least two functions and two tools in
your response. 
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HCA 459 Week 2 Senior Project Summary For more
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Project Summary. Write a short summary paper on
the selected topic from Week One, which outlines
your Senior Project. In your paper include the
topic, your thesis statement, your research
methodology, your decision-making process for
choosing your resources, and at least three
resources you will be using. The Senior Project
Summary should be two- to three- pages (excluding
title and reference pages) in APA format as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your
summary must contain the following
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HCA 459 Week 3 DQ 1 Strategic Planning and
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l.com     Strategic Planning and Budgeting.
Imagine you are considering the possibility of
operating a small business or practice related to
health care, either as a provider of some sort of
care or as a service intended to support various
provider organizations in their care-delivery
activities. 1. Describe the kind of entity you
plan to establish by stating the service or
services you propose to deliver and the kinds of
clients or customers you would be serving.
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HCA 459 Week 3 DQ 2 Committees and Teams For
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ittees and Teams. Select either Option A or
Option B to respond to and indicate within your
post which option you chose. Option A Identify
what you believe are the top three challenges in
setting up a hospital-based committee from a
managerial perspective. In a 250- to 300- word
post, discuss your rationale and address the
following questions 1. Why are committees
advantageous for health care organizations? 2.
What are some of the steps that you, as a
manager, could take to overcome these challenges?
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HCA 459 Week 3 Senior Project Progress Report
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Senior Project Progress Report. Complete a one-
to two-page report on the progress you have made
to date on your Senior Project. Your report and
any citations used must be in APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your
progress report should cover the following
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HCA 459 Week 3 Senior Project Progress Report
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Senior Project Progress Report. Complete a one-
to two-page report on the progress you have made
to date on your Senior Project. Your report and
any citations used must be in APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Your
progress report should cover the following
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HCA 459 Week 4 DQ 2 Motivation and Conflict
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al.com     Motivation and Conflict Resolution.
Select either Option A or Option B and indicate
in your post which option you have selected. In
any organization, regardless of the industry,
some level of conflict and/or office bickering is
inevitable and may have a damaging impact on
productivity and motivation or morale. However,
it is the responsibility of the manager to ensure
that conflict is avoided whenever possible and,
when it does occur, that it is handled in an
appropriate and respectful manner. With this in mi
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HCA 459 Week 5 DQ 1 Communication Challenges
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ommunication Challenges. Select either Option A
or Option B and indicate in your post which
option you have selected. Option A Compared to a
non-healthcare organization, a manager must have
a special skill set for communicating with health
professionals and non professionals within a
health care organization. What do you believe are
those particular skill sets?
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HCA 459 Week 5 DQ 2 The Health Professional as
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com     The Health Professional as Manager.
Select either Option A or Option B and indicate
in your post which option you have
selected. Option A Imagine your colleague and
friend, Jane Smith, has recently been promoted to
department manager for your facility. You have
worked side-by-side with Jane for the past ten
years and can speak to her excellent skills as a
health professional. However, Jane has no prior
management experience and many of your co-workers
are fearful that she does not possess the
necessary leadership skills to effectively lead
the team. You feel conflicted because you agree
with your
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HCA 459 Week 5 DQ 2 The Health Professional as
Manager For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com     The Health Professional as Manager.
Select either Option A or Option B and indicate
in your post which option you have
selected. Option A Imagine your colleague and
friend, Jane Smith, has recently been promoted to
department manager for your facility. You have
worked side-by-side with Jane for the past ten
years and can speak to her excellent skills as a
health professional. However, Jane has no prior
management experience and many of your co-workers
are fearful that she does not possess the
necessary leadership skills to effectively lead
the team. You feel conflicted because you agree
with your
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