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MHA601
Principles of Health Care
Administration
The focus of this course is on the application of advanced organizational
principles in complex healthcare environments. Organizational issues,
administrative processes and applications are explored. The managerial
perspectives of a mid-to senior healthcare administrator are emphasized.
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Table of Contents
COURSE AT A GLANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
COURSE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
COURSE DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
COURSE PREREQUISITES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
LEARNING RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Required Text .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Required Multi-Media ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Required Multi-Media ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8
COMPONENTS OF COURSE EVALUATION ................................................................................................................................. 10
DISCUSSIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
ASSIGNMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Written Assignments ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
FINAL PAPER ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
COURSE GRADING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Course Grading Breakdown ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Grading Percent Breakdown ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
WEEK ONE ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
COURSE CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Readings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Assignments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
WEEK TWO .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
COURSE CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Readings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Assignments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
WEEK THREE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
COURSE CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Readings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Assignments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
WEEK FOUR ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
COURSE CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Readings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Multi-Media .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Assignments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
WEEK FIVE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
COURSE CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Readings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Assignments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
WEEK SIX ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
COURSE CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
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Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Readings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Recommended Readings .................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Assignments ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
COURSE MAP ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Course at a Glance
Course Description
The focus of this course is on the application of advanced organizational principles in complex healthcare environments.
Organizational issues, administrative processes and applications are explored. The managerial perspectives of a mid-to
senior healthcare administrator are emphasized.
Course Design
Effective health care organizational management in a very complex environment is the “heart and soul” of this course.
The course is designed to provide opportunities and tools to equip participants to assume health administrator roles within
any healthcare organization. Participants will analyze current healthcare dilemmas and develop insights into the
organizational challenges facing administrators today –regardless of healthcare setting.
This course progressively builds up to provide students the ability to complete a project, covering basic health care
organizational principles, strategic planning, financial planning, human resource management, effective leadership, and
effective communication. Much of the learning will come from a series of discussion questions, short papers, and realistic
case studies.
Week One: Examines and evaluates principles of healthcare administration in complex situations. Students will be asked
to evaluate modern management theories that can be applied to their own work environment by means of two Discussion
Questions.
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Week Two: Examines and evaluates the concept of power, politics, and conflict within a health care organization. One
discussion question asks the students to evaluate power and political games in their own organization. For the second
discussion question, the students are asked to recommend a course of action from the point of view of conflict
management and interpersonal relationships. The written assignment for the week deals with conflict and teamwork
within a hospital department.
Week Three: Introduces, examines, and evaluates the principles of leadership and decision making within the health care
environment. In one discussion question, students will be asked to identify the most important factors concerning
effective leadership and then evaluate and recommend leadership qualities within their own organization. A second
discussion question deals with effective decision-making. A third discussion questions requires the students to review a
Case Study focusing on decision making and communication. The written assignment asks the students for a reflective
paper on their own personal leadership philosophy.
Week Four: Introduces and examines the concepts of values, ethics, and organizational dysfunction. For the first
discussion question, students are asked to view a slide presentation and to read and respond to a case study dealing with
racism rules. The second discussion question deals with organizational dysfunction. For the written exercise, the students
will reflect on and write about various stakeholders’ views of the uninsured.
Week Five: Focuses on change, human resources, and the development of the most effective management team. The
students, for the first discussion question, create their own thoughts on "whitewater changes" occurring in healthcare
today. The second discussion question deals with human resources and the effects of poor communication. For the third
discussion question, the students are asked to review a video focusing on the theme, “Why do some succeed where others
fail? What makes high-achievers different?”
Week Six: Concludes the course by focusing on the medical staff and the board of directors as well as the final paper.
The first discussion questions asks students to evaluate challenges faced by medical staff leadership, while the second
discussion question requires the students to review a case study dealing with the failure of the board of directors to act
effectively. Finally, there is a summative assignment allowing the students to utilize their reading and learning from the
six weeks of class to create a solution to a problem of an exodus of nursing personal within a health care organization.
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Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for MHA601.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Apply principles of healthcare administration in complex situations.
2. Apply organizational principles of healthcare administration to the changing healthcare organizational
environment.
3. Apply strategic planning methodologies in the planning or healthcare services.
4. Analyze the financial factors influencing healthcare administration.
5. Apply theories of human resource management to healthcare situations.
6. Analyze the role of administrative leadership in creating a learning organization.
7. Submit a project demonstrating mastery of course content.
Learning Resources
Required Text
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN: 9781433805615.
Johnson, J. (2009). Health organizations: Theories, behavior, and development. Boston: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN:
9780763750534.
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Required Multi-Media
Ethical Culture. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/dcoe/an-ethical-culture-by-jack-gilbert.
Bad Medicine: The Glaxo Case. Retrieved from http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/index.php?pid
=t7t1k2KJDWP8_8t3NSjao9SqDIZhf2Pp.
Facing Death. Retrieved from http://video.pbs.org/video/1639625115.
Recommended Readings
Anderson, M. (2009). The role of group personality composition in the emergence of task and relationship conflict within
groups. Journal of Management and Organization, 15(1), 82. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Anderson, J. (1999). Al gets the chainsaw. Institutional Investor, 33(10), 224. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Ball, T. (2010). Five simple steps to better decisions: Your business processes can lead you to targeted variables for
improvement. Information Management, 20(5), 24. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Bell, C. & Hughes-Jones, J. (2008). Power, self-regulation and the moralization of behavior. Journal of Business Ethics,
83(3), 503. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Bird, K., Kundu, A. & de Lujan Perez, G. (2010). Using Deming’s principles to create the next generation of healthcare
leaders. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 33(2), 15. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Borden, J. (2009). Five ways to survive your medical staff presidency. Physician Executive, 35(4), 46. Retrieved from
the ProQuest database.
Crosby, F. & Shields, C. (2010). Preparing the next generation of nurse leaders: An educational needs assessment. The
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 41(8), 363. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Curran, C. & Totten, M. (2010). Board oversight of executive performance and compensation. Nursing Economics,
28(5), 343. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
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Guo, K. (2010). The entrepreneurial manager in health care organizations. The Business Review, Cambridge, 15(2), 11.
Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Luck, S. (2010). Changing the health of our nation-the role of nurse coaches. Alternative Therapies in Health and
Medicine, 16(5), 68. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Naas, P. & Smithson, K. (2009). CMOs: The new generation. Physician Executive, 35(3), 18. Retrieved from the
ProQuest database.
Nirenberg, J. (1997). Mean business: How I save bad companies and make good companies great/nuts!: Southwest
Airlines’ crazy recipe for business and personal success. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 5(2),
212. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Rhodes, C., Pullen, A. & Clegg, S. (2010). If I should fall from grace…stories of change and organizational ethics.
Journal of Business Ethics, 91(4), 535. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Richardson, P. & Denton, K. (1996). Communicating change. Human Resource Management, 35(2), 203. Retrieved
from the ProQuest database.
Simonet, D. The new public management theory and European health-care reforms. Retrieved from
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-192437324/new-public-management-theory.html.
Swedish, J. (2009). Leadership: Meeting the demands of the times. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 26(2), 31.
Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Sword, L.D. (2008). A complexity science view of conflict. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 10(4), 10.
Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Required Multi-Media
Ethical Culture. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/dcoe/an-ethical-culture-by-jack-gilbert.
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Bad Medicine: The Glaxo Case. Retrieved from http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/index.php?pid
=t7t1k2KJDWP8_8t3NSjao9SqDIZhf2Pp.
Facing Death. Retrieved from http://video.pbs.org/video/1639625115.
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Components of Course Evaluation
Multiple measures of evaluation are used in the course, allowing students opportunities to demonstrate their learning in
more than one way, and giving consideration to individual learning styles. Course components that will be evaluated
include:
Discussions
Each week students will participate in online discussions with classmates, which are related to the week’s readings. These
discussions replace the interactive dialogue that occurs in the traditional classroom setting. Each week, students’ initial
discussion posts are due by 11:59 p.m. (of the time zone in which each student resides) on Day 3 (Thursday). Students
will have until 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 (the following Monday) to make the required minimum number of response posts to
classmates. Discussions represent 46% of the overall course grade.
Assignments
Written Assignments
There is a written assignment due in weeks one through five of this course. These assignments must reflect college-level
writing and critical thinking. Assignments represent 29% of the overall course grade.
Final Paper
The final assignment for this course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final Paper is for you to culminate the learning
achieved in the course by creating a proposal for the Renfrey Memorial Hospital Board of Directors. The Final Project
represents 25% of the overall course grade.
Focus of the Final Paper
Renfrey Memorial Hospital (RMH) is a 200 bed regional hospital located in the Midwest. It has been in existence for 32
years and was named after a prominent philanthropist in the area, Mr. Gilbert H. Renfrey, who made many financial
contributions to projects in and around the community where Renfrey Memorial Hospital is located. The hospital
maintains the only 24 hour emergency department in the area, as well as an "extended hours" urgent care clinic. The
hospital is encountering a problem with nursing staff retention. Sixty-eight percent of the nursing staff is over the age of
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45, and facing retirement. The hospital commissioned a survey that revealed many of the nursing staff finds the work too
physically demanding and many are feeling physically exhausted and report emotional burn out as well. Several of the
survey respondents report they are stressed to the breaking point caring for aging parents in addition to working at
Renfrey. In the past two years, the hospital has seen an exodus of nurses. The hospital has been forced to use temporary
pool nurses from an agency. This has driven up personnel costs and also resulted in decreased rankings on patient
satisfaction surveys. In addition, the nursing shortage is making it difficult to recruit replacement nurses for the staff who
plans on retiring within the next couple of years. Renfrey Memorial Hospital faces significant staffing challenges ahead
as it grapples with these issues and the hospital board is very concerned. They know there must be some changes made in
order to prevent a major financial and human resources crisis in the future.
For your final course project, you will create a 10 -15 page proposal for the Renfrey Memorial Hospital Board of
Directors. In your proposal, you will:
Include an executive summary
Research and identify solutions implemented at five other hospitals in the US that were dealing with these same
issues (benchmarking).
Based on your research, identify two solutions that are the most viable for Renfrey Memorial Hospital to
implement within the next two years.
Present an analysis of the two solutions that you have selected in terms of at least 5 stakeholder groups involved
(e.g. patients, hospital administration, accounting, H.R., marketing, third-party payers, etc.) Who is impacted?
What change processes may be required? What fiscal impact would occur?
Make a recommendation with detailed justification and research support, on the single solution that you feel is
best for RMH. Explain why you feel it is the best and most viable solution given the financial impact, HR issues,
interpersonal dynamics of hospital personnel, cultural shift, and change management.
Utilize 10 -12 reference sources written within the last 5 years to prepare your board proposal.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
1. Must be 10 to 15 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
a. Title of paper
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b. Student’s name
c. Course name and number
d. Instructor’s name
e. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
6. Must use at least 10 scholarly resources, including a minimum of 5from the Ashford Online Library.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.
Course Grading
Course Grading Breakdown
Please note that there are neither D grades in Ashford University graduate course work nor grades with a plus or minus.
Letter Grade Percent
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
F 69 and below
Grading Percent Breakdown
Discussions 46
Assignments 29
Final Paper 25
Total: 100%
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Week One
Course Content To be completed during the first week of class
Overview
Assignment
Due Date Format Grading Percent
Post Your Introduction Day 1
Discussion 1
Applied Modern Management Theory Day 3 (1
st post)
Discussion 3
Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena
Day 3 (1
st post)
Discussion 3
Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems
Day 7 Assignment
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Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
1. Evaluate principles of healthcare administration in complex situations.
2. Evaluate modern management theories that can be applied to students’ own work environment.
Readings
Read from the text, Healthcare Organizations: Theories, Behavior, and Development:
1. Chapter 4: Modern Theories of Organization
This chapter provides an overview on modern organizational theories.
2. Chapter 5: Complexity and Postmodern Theory
This chapter introduces postmodern, complex adaptive systems in managing health care organizations.
3. Chapter 6: Individual Behavior and Motivation
This chapter presents a picture of organizational behavior and dynamics.
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Recommended Readings
1. Bird, K., Kundu, A. & de Lujan Perez, G. (2010). Using Deming’s principles to create the next generation of
healthcare leaders. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 33(2), 15. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
2. Swedish, J. (2009). Leadership: Meeting the demands of the times. Frontiers of Health Services Management,
26(2), 31. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
3. Simonet, D. The new public management theory and European health-care reforms. Retrieved from
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-192437324/new-public-management-theory.html.
Discussions
Participate in the following discussions:
1. Due by Day 1. Post Your Introduction. Post your introduction on the discussion titled, “Introductions” found in
Week One. Respond to at least three of your classmates’ postings.
2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Applied Modern Management Theory. Which principles of modern management
theory can be applied in a healthcare/related setting? Which do you see in your own work environment?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
3. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena. As CEO of
Ashford Medical Center, the Board has authorized you to work with the Medical Director, the Chief of Staff, and
Medical Staff in the development of an exciting new program to attempt to meet the medical, health, and
nutritional needs of the community for the next ten years. What conflicts might you anticipate as you attempt to
adapt a post modernist/complexity science strategy? Justify your response. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
Assignments
1. Due by Day 7. Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems. Review Exercise 2 in Chapter
5. Each bullet presents a possible health care management error which may have a significantly negative effect on
the organization. From your readings this week, describe why each of these may be considered errors. Finally,
how might the ideas presented in your reading help you avoid each of these errors? Your written assignment must
be 2-3 pages, excluding title and reference pages. Include a minimum of 3 scholarly references in APA format.
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Week Two
Course Content To be completed during the second week of class
Overview
Assignment
Due Date Format Grading Percent
Analysis of Power and Politics within Healthcare Organizations
Day 3 (1
st post)
Discussion 3
Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships
Day 3 (1
st post)
Discussion 3
Case Study: Team and Team Processes Day 7
Assignment 6
Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
1. Evaluate the concepts of power and politics within a health care organization.
2. Examine the concepts of team work and conflict resolution within a health care organization.
Readings
Read from the text, Healthcare Organizations: Theories, Behavior, and Development:
1. Chapter 7: Group Dynamics
This chapter provides concepts such as teams and group processes within the health care organization
are evaluated.
2. Chapter 8: Power and Politics
This chapter provides concepts such as sources of power and politics within the health care organization.
3. Chapter 9: Conflict and Interpersonal Relations
This chapter provides concepts such as conflict management and interpersonal relationships.
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Recommended Readings
1. Anderson, M. (2009). The role of group personality composition in the emergence of task and relationship
conflict within groups. Journal of Management and Organization, 15(1), 82. Retrieved from the ProQuest
database.
2. Sword, L.D. (2008). A complexity science view of conflict. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 10(4),
10. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Discussions
Participate in the following discussions:
1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Analysis of Power and Politics within Healthcare Organizations. [Review Henry
Mintzberg’s model of political games, in which Dr. Bewley, (Chapter 8) relates to health care organizations.
Evaluate members of your health care organization to determine their bases of power. Also, identify any political
games played by managers, administration and/or the Board. If you currently work in a health care organization,
also please identify political games played by members of the medical staff, nursing, and/or ancillary staff.
Discuss motivations of why the games may have been pursued. Also, identify any negative impacts on an
organization by these games. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.
2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships. Review the case study
presented in the course text at the top of page 151. What organizational strategy would you recommend the CEO
utilize to get the organization back on track considering conflict management and interpersonal relationships?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
Assignments
1. Due by Day 7. Case Study: Team and Team Processes. In the course text, read the case study on the top of
page 133. Write up your responses to the questions at the end of the case. Identify a minimum of 3 interventions
to recommend that address the concerns expressed by Nurse B. Support your recommended interventions with
justification/explanation. Include a minimum of 4 citations published within the last 5 years from industry-related
references. Your paper must be a minimum of 2-3 pages in length, excluding title and reference pages, in APA
format.
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Week Three
Course Content To be completed during the third week of class
Overview
Assignment
Due Date Format Grading Percent
Personal Leadership Philosophy Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Effective Communication Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Case Study: Organizational Culture versus Organizational Leadership
Day 3 (1
st post)
Discussion 3
Case Study: Decision Making Based on Mission and Vision of an Organization
Day 7
Assignment 6
Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
1. Develop a personal leadership philosophy.
2. Evaluate effective communication skills in healthcare.
3. Create a mission and vision for a community medical center.
4. Apply an appropriate leadership model for a healthcare organization.
Readings
Read from the text, Healthcare Organizations: Theories, Behavior, and Development:
1. Chapter 10: Leadership Theory and Influence
This chapter describes leadership and leadership theory.
2. Chapter 11: Leadership and Transformation
This chapter describes various leadership models.
3. Chapter 12: Decision Making and Communication
This chapter describes various tools of decision making.
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Recommended Readings
1. Ball, T. (2010). Five simple steps to better decisions: Your business processes can lead you to targeted variables
for improvement. Information Management, 20(5), 24. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
2. Crosby, F. & Shields, C. (2010). Preparing the next generation of nurse leaders: An educational needs
assessment. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 41(8), 363. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
3. Guo, K. (2010). The entrepreneurial manager in health care organizations. The Business Review, Cambridge,
15(2), 11. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Discussions
Participate in the following discussions:
1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Personal Leadership Philosophy. In 300-500 words, write what you believe it means
to “lead and manage resources” in healthcare. Respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts.
2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Effective Communication. In 300-350 words, describe the active listener and how
active listening can impact communication between leaders/managers and their employees. Respond to at least 2
of your classmates’ posts.
3. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Case Study: Organizational Culture versus Organizational Leadership. In 300-
350 words, compare and contrast organizational culture from organizational leadership. Respond to at least 2 of
your classmates’ posts.
Assignments
1. Due by Day 7. Case Study- Decision Making Based on Mission and Vision of an Organization. In the course
text, read the case study at the bottom of page 230. Write a 3-5 page paper on what could be a mission or vision of
the Community Medical Center that would guide the president in his decision about the case of an operating room
nurse who may have HIV/AIDS. What could be the decision and how will the decision be communicated to the
physicians, employees, to the board, and the public. Use at least 3 APA resources excluding your course text.
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Week Four
Course Content To be completed during the fourth week of class
Overview
Assignment
Due Date Format Grading Percent
Cultural Values and Ethics Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Organizational Dysfunction Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care?
Day 3 (1
st post)
Discussion 3
Case Study: Stakeholder Dynamics Day 7
Assignment 6
Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
1. Analyze the concept of values within a health care organization.
2. Apply the concept of ethics within a health care organization.
3. Assess the concepts of organizational dysfunction within a healthcare organization.
Readings
Read from the text, Health Organizations: Theory, Behavior, and Development:
1. Chapter 13: Culture Values and Ethics
This chapter describes organization culture and ethics within the health care organization environment.
2. Chapter 14: Stakeholder Dynamics
This chapter describes stakeholder dynamics.
3. Chapter 15: Organizational Dysfunction and Pathology
This chapter describes organization dysfunction and pathology within the health care organization
environment.
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Recommended Readings
1. Nirenberg, J. (1997). Mean business: How I save bad companies and make good companies great/nuts!:
Southwest Airlines’ crazy recipe for business and personal success. International Journal of Organizational
Analysis, 5(2), 212. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
2. Rhodes, C., Pullen, A. & Clegg, S. (2010). If I should fall from grace…stories of change and organizational
ethics. Journal of Business Ethics, 91(4), 535. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
3. Bell, C. & Hughes-Jones, J. (2008). Power, self-regulation and the moralization of behavior. Journal of Business
Ethics, 83(3), 503. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
4. Anderson, J. (1999). Al gets the chainsaw. Institutional Investor, 33(10), 224. Retrieved from the ProQuest
database.
Multi-Media
1. Ethical Culture. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/dcoe/an-ethical-culture-by-jack-gilbert.
2. Bad Medicine: The Glaxo Case. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7206290n.
Discussions
Participate in the following discussions:
1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Cultural Values and Ethics. Review the Ethical Culture slide presentation and read
the case starting on page 251 of the course text. Post responses to following questions:
How do culture, values, and ethics enter into this case study?
Reflect on the term used in the slide presentation, “Ethical Wisdom.” How might the use of ethical
wisdom assist in this case study?
If you were in a leadership role of this health care organization, how would you have handled this
situation compared to the way the hospital’s president?
Your combined responses to all three questions should be at least three paragraphs. Respond to at least two of
your classmates' postings.
2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Organizational Dysfunction. Albert John Dunlap, also known as “Chainsaw Al” and
“Rambo in Pinstripes” was hired by the Sunbeam Company, makers of small household appliances, to turn the
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company around. He was eventually fired by the board having cut thousands of jobs and reducing the company to
practically a skeleton. Describe some of the factors that might lead a health care organization toward, as Graber
suggests in your text, “a neurotic style” (pg 286). Also, describe how health care organizations should avoid such
actions. Clarify/explain why you selected these. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
3. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care. [Watch Bad Medicine: The Glaxo
Case. Drugs provide society with enormous benefits: they reduce mortality and morbidity, relieve pain and
suffering, are less expensive forms of treatment than surgery and hospitalization, and are more readily accessible
to a larger portion of the population than are more expensive technologies and have enabled physicians to see
more patients with improved treatment outcomes. The U.S. spends over $300 billion drugs annually, and we
expect safe and effective drugs. Yet society seems to have a special place for the U.S. Drug Industry, because
they do produce these life savings/sustaining products. Yet within the past few years, issues have been raised that
question some of these company’s ethics and the safety of some of these drugs. Question: Should we treat
abuses/unethical behavior in the U.S. drug industry and our entire health care industry differently than we do in
the banking industry or auto industry? Why or why not? Please respond to at least two of your classmates’
postings.
Assignments
1. Due by Day 7. Case Study: Stakeholder Dynamics. In the course text, read the “Business Feels the
Consequences of the Uninsured Problem” case on page 273. Type up your response to the box section at the
bottom of page 273 (Identification of case issues). Fill in the Review the stakeholder group table in the text on
the top of page 274. Based on your responses to the stakeholder group table, type up your responses to the
sections in the box found at the bottom of page 274. Summarize the effect of cost, quality, and access. Finally, in
no more than five pages, what is your evaluation of the problem of the uninsured from a stakeholder perspective?
Incorporate a minimum of 5 references written within the past five years, to support your responses/justifications.
The paper must be a minimum of 3-5 pages, excluding title and reference pages, in APA format.
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Week Five
Course Content To be completed during the fifth week of class
Overview
Assignment
Due Date Format Grading Percent
Changes in Healthcare Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Benefits and Value of Teams Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Team Building Trends Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Learning Healthcare Organizations Day 7
Assignment 6
Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
1. Apply analytical strategies in evaluating organizational change.
2. Develop activities for team building in healthcare organizations.
3. Evaluate team-building trends in leading edge health related companies.
4. Assess change in healthcare.
Readings
Read from the text, Health Organizations: Theory, Behavior, and Development:
1. Chapter 16: Transformational Change and Development
This chapter describes concepts of organizational change and the capacity to change.
2. Chapter 17: Team Building and Development
This chapter describes team building and employee development.
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Recommended Readings
1. Luck, S. (2010). Changing the health of our nation-the role of nurse coaches. Alternative Therapies in Health
and Medicine, 16(5), 68. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
2. Richardson, P. & Denton, K. (1996). Communicating change. Human Resource Management, 35(2), 203.
Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Discussions
Participate in the following discussions:
1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Changes in Healthcare. In 300-350 words, describe the factors that contribute to
unpredictable changes in the healthcare industry. What strategies can be applied to respond to these demands?
Respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ post.
2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Benefits and Value of Teams. In 300-350 words, discuss the benefits and value of
teams to healthcare organizations and to the individual members. Why are teams more effective than individuals?
Respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts.
3. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Team Building Trends. In 300-350 words, describe some trends in team building
related to health care teams. What activities are done to promote bonding, training, and growth of the team?
Respond to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts.
Assignments
1. Due by Day 7. Learning Healthcare Organizations. Change is the theme of Week 5. Mark Twain is said to
have uttered the following about change, “It's not the progress I mind, it's the change I don't like”. Utilizing the
Ashford library, and other web-based resources, identify two healthcare organizations that have instituted
transformational changes to promote/create learning organizations. Write a four to five page paper (excluding
title and reference pages) covering the following points:
What were the problems/issues that lead to the change or the needs for change?
Who were the various stakeholders involved in the change?
What time frame was involved in the change process?
What financial resources were allocated for the change?
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What issues surfaced during the change process?
What is/are the outcomes of the change?
Are there institutional lessons learned from the change process?
Include 4-6 references written within the last five years in your paper.
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Week Six
Course Content To be completed during the sixth week of class
Overview
Assignment
Due Date Format Grading Percent
Physician Leadership Development Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Applied Administrative Leadership Day 3
(1st post)
Discussion 3
Final Paper Day 7
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Learning Outcomes
This week students will:
1. Analyze challenges faced by physician leaders in their attempts to “lead” physicians.
2. Apply principles of healthcare administration in complex situations.
3. Apply organizational principles of healthcare administration to the changing healthcare organizational
environment.
4. Examine physician leadership development.
5. Analyze Board of Directors’ influence on health care organizations.
Readings
Read from the text, Health Organizations: Theory, Behavior, and Development:
1. Chapter 18: Physician Leadership and Development
This chapter describes the importance and difficulties of physician leadership and development.
2. Chapter 19: Governance and Board Development
This chapter describes the importance of board of directors in a health care organization and relationship
with senior management.
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Recommended Readings
1. Borden, J. (2009). Five ways to survive your medical staff presidency. Physician Executive, 35(4), 46.
Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
2. Naas, P. & Smithson, K. (2009). CMOs: The new generation. Physician Executive, 35(3), 18. Retrieved
from the ProQuest database.
3. Curran, C. & Totten, M. (2010). Board oversight of executive performance and compensation. Nursing
Economics, 28(5), 343. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Discussions
Participate in the following discussions:
1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Physician Leadership Development. Identify at least three challenges faced by
physician leaders in their attempts to "lead" physicians toward a common vision of healthcare performance.
Support your response and include a minimum of 2 APA references from scholarly sources. Respond to at least
two of your classmates' postings.
2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Applied Administrative Leadership. Read the “Bankruptcy of Allegheny Health
Education and Research Foundation” (HERF) on page 368 of the course text. Select one of the board’s practices.
Identify and discuss the problems with the practice you have selected. Suggest ways the practice could be
modified/changed in order to eliminate the problems you identified. Post your response and respond to at least
two of your classmates’ postings.
Assignments
1. Due by Day 7. Final Paper. For complete instructions, refer to the “Components of Course Evaluation” section
of this guide, or Week Six of your online course.
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Course Map
The course map illustrates the careful design of the course through which each learning objective is supported by one or
more specific learning activities in order to create integrity and pedagogical depth in the learning experience.
Learning Outcome
Week Assignment
1. Apply organizational principles of healthcare administration to the changing healthcare organizational environment.
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Applied Modern Management Theory Discussion Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena Discussion Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems Discussion Analysis of Power and Politics within Organizations Discussion Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships Discussion Case Study: Team and Team Processes Assignment Effective Leadership Discussion Methods of Decision Making Discussion Case Study: Decision Making and Communication Discussion Personal Leadership Philosophy Statement Assignment Cultural Values and Ethics Discussion Organizational Dysfunction Discussion Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care Discussion Case Study: Stakeholder Dynamics Assignment Learning Organizations Discussion The American Way of Dying Discussion Learning Healthcare Organizations Discussion Physician Leadership Development Discussion Applied Administrative Leadership Discussion Final Paper
2. Apply organizational principles of healthcare administration to the changing healthcare organizational environment.
1 1 1 2 2 2 3
Applied Modern Management Theory Discussion Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena Discussion Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems Discussion Analysis of Power and Politics within Organizations Discussion Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships Discussion Case Study: Team and Team Processes Assignment Effective Leadership Discussion
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Methods of Decision Making Discussion Case Study: Decision Making and Communication Discussion Personal Leadership Philosophy Statement Assignment Cultural Values and Ethics Discussion Organizational Dysfunction Discussion Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care Discussion Case Study: Stakeholder Dynamics Assignment Learning Organizations Discussion The American Way of Dying Discussion Learning Healthcare Organizations Discussion Physician Leadership Development Discussion Applied Administrative Leadership Discussion Final Paper
3. Apply strategic planning methodologies in the planning or healthcare services.
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Applied Modern Management Theory Discussion Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena Discussion Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems Discussion Analysis of Power and Politics within Organizations Discussion Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships Discussion Case Study: Team and Team Processes Assignment Effective Leadership Discussion Methods of Decision Making Discussion Case Study: Decision Making and Communication Discussion Personal Leadership Philosophy Statement Assignment Cultural Values and Ethics Discussion Organizational Dysfunction Discussion Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care Discussion Case Study: Stakeholder Dynamics Assignment Learning Organizations Discussion The American Way of Dying Discussion Learning Healthcare Organizations Discussion Physician Leadership Development Discussion Applied Administrative Leadership Discussion Final Paper
4. Analyze the financial factors influencing healthcare administration.
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Applied Modern Management Theory Discussion Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena Discussion Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems Discussion Physician Leadership Development Discussion Applied Administrative Leadership Discussion Final Paper
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5. Apply theories human resource management to healthcare situations.
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6
Applied Modern Management Theory Discussion Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena Discussion Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems Discussion Analysis of Power and Politics within Organizations Discussion Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships Discussion Case Study: Team and Team Processes Assignment Cultural Values and Ethics Discussion Organizational Dysfunction Discussion Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care Discussion Learning Healthcare Organizations Discussion Human Resources Management Discussion The American Way of Dying Discussion Learning Healthcare Organizations Discussion Final Paper
6. Analyze the role of administrative leadership in creating a learning organization.
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Applied Modern Management Theory Discussion Complexity Science and Postmodernism in the Healthcare Arena Discussion Error Avoidance in Post Modern/Complex Adaptive Systems Discussion Managing Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships Discussion Case Study: Team and Team Processes Assignment Effective Leadership Discussion Methods of Decision Making Discussion Case Study: Decision Making and Communication Discussion Personal Leadership Philosophy Statement Assignment Cultural Values and Ethics Discussion Organizational Dysfunction Discussion Abuses and Unethical Behavior in Health Care Discussion Case Study: Stakeholder Dynamics Assignment Learning Organizations Discussion The American Way of Dying Discussion Learning Healthcare Organizations Discussion Physician Leadership Development Discussion Applied Administrative Leadership Discussion Final Paper
7. Submit a project demonstrating mastery of course content.
6 Final Paper