This document provides an overview of the course materials for MHA 601 Entire Course, which includes 6 weeks of assignments, discussions, and a final paper. It outlines the specific requirements and deliverables for each week, including case studies, papers, discussion questions, PowerPoint presentations, and summaries of scholarly articles. The weekly topics cover areas such as organizational theories, leadership, conflict resolution, problem solving, patient safety culture, and health care ethics. Students will apply concepts from the course text and use at least three additional scholarly sources per assignment. The tutorials provided contain sample papers and presentations that address the prompts and requirements for each weekly assignment.
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MHA 601 Entire Course with 2 Papers for Each Assignment
1. MHA 601 Entire Course (2 Set)
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Answer for each DQ)
MHA 601 Week 1 Assignment Case Study A System Approach
Texas Health Harris Methodist Cleburne (2 Papers)
MHA 601 Week 2 Assignment Case Study Organizational Behavior
Management Improving Responses to Medical Errors (2 Papers)
MHA 601 Week 3 Assignment Conflict Resolution at St. Clare
Hospital (2 Papers)
MHA 601 Week 4 Assignment Multimedia Innovative Business
Solutions (2 PPT)
MHA 601 Week 5 Assignment Patient Safety Culture and Health
Care Ethics (2 Papers)
MHA 601 Week 6 Final Paper Ashford General Hospital Proposal (2
Papers)
MHA 601 Week 1 Discussion 1 Executive Management
MHA 601 Week 1 Discussion 2 Modern Management Theory
MHA 601 Week 2 Discussion 1 Cost and Quality
MHA 601 Week 2 Discussion 2 Team Benefits
MHA 601 Week 3 Discussion 1 Leadership
MHA 601 Week 3 Discussion 2 Debates on Organizational Power
and Politics
MHA 601 Week 4 Discussion 1 Problem Solving and Decision
Making
MHA 601 Week 5 Discussion 1 Effective Listening
MHA 601 Week 5 Discussion 2 Values, Culture, and Ethics
MHA 601 Week 6 Discussion 1 Organizational Development
MHA 601 Week 6 Discussion 2 Changes in Health Care
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MHA 601 Week 1 Assignment Case Study A
System ApproachTexas Health Harris
MethodistCleburne (2 Papers)
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Review the case study “Texas Health Harris Methodist-Cleburne: A
System Approach to Surgical Improvement”.
In a three- to five- page paper (excluding the title and references
page):
• Explain organizational theories evidenced in this case study.
• Analyze how Texas Health Harris Methodist-Cleburne is a learning
organization.
• Explain the organizational structure displayed in this case study.
• Describe the leaders involved in this case study.
• Determine the role of the leaders in this case study.
Your paper must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph
and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Univ
Writing Center. In addition to the textbook, you must utilize a
minimum of three scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources from the
Univ University Library that were published within the last five years,
one of which is the case study article used for review. Document all
references in APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center. Refer
to the APA Checklist for additional information.
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3. MHA 601 Week 1 Discussion 1 Executive
Management
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MHA 601 Week 1 Discussion 1 Executive Management
Executive Management. Review the case study from Chapter 1 of the
course text “Reinventing the Orange County Medical Association for
the 21st Century.” Use Gulick’s seven major functions of executive
management (planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating,
reporting and budgeting) to evaluate Michele’s work as the executive
director of the Orange County Medical Association. For each
function, cite facts or examples in the case study to support your
claim and provide justifications by citing the course text or scholarly
sources. After providing your evaluation of Michele’s work, share the
“lessons learned” from this case study and what you would have done
differently. Your initial post must be at least 300 words. Support your
response with a minimum of two scholarly sources.
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MHA 601 Week 1 Discussion 2 Modern
Management Theory
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MHA 601 Week 1 Discussion 2 Modern Management Theory
4. Modern Management Theory. In line with the implementation of the
Affordable Care Act, how are the contingency theory and resource
dependence theory applicable to health care organizations? How can
health care leaders apply strategic management to their organizations?
Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources.
Your initial post must be at least 300 words.
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MHA 601 Week 2 Assignment Case Study
Organizational Behavior
ManagementImproving Responses to Medical
Errors (2 Papers)
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MHA 601 Week 2 Assignment Case Study Organizational Behavior
Management
Review the case study from Chapter 4 of the course text “Improving
Responses to Medical Errors with Organizational Behavior
Management”
In a three- to five-page paper (excluding the title and references
page):
• Explain why the increase in the manager’s use of group behavior-
based feedback is important.
• Propose intervention strategies the group leader can use to enhance
the group effectiveness. Provide your justifications by citing scholarly
and/or peer-reviewed sources.
5. • Determine the motivational theory applicable to sustain the four
results listed in the case study.
Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages in length
(excluding the title page and references page), it must include an
introduction and conclusion paragraph, and it must be formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center. In
addition to the textbook, you must utilize a minimum of three
scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources from the Univ University
Library that were published within the last five years. Document all
sources in APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center. Refer to
the APA Checklist for additional information.
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MHA 601 Week 2 Discussion 1 Cost and Quality
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MHA 601 Week 2 Discussion 1 Cost and Quality
Cost and Quality.
2011
Japan
Germany
U.S.A.
Total Health Expenditure per Capital
$3,174
6. $4,371
$8,608
Total Health Expenditure as a % of GDP
9.30%
11.10%
17.90%
2011
Japan
Germany
U.S.A.
Life Expectancy at Birth (M / F)
79 / 86
78/ 83
76 / 81
Child Mortality per 1,000 (both)
3
4
8
7. Adult Mortality per 1,000 (M / F)
84 / 46
96 / 51
131 / 77
Data source: World Health Organization Statistics
As you can see in the chart above, the United States had the highest
health care expenditure in the world; however, the health status of the
entire population has lagged behind numerous developed countries.
The Affordable Care Act is aimed at promoting quality of care along
with cost reduction, but health care organizations wrestle with
meeting all of the challenges.
Present a quality improvement and cost-saving project to your
classmates that you read about in a scholarly source and address the
following questions:
• What was the health care setting (hospital, clinic, nursing home,
etc.)?
• What were the problems/issues leading to the change project?
• Who were the stakeholders involved in the project?
• What was the timeframe involved in the project?
• What were the financial resources allocated to the project?
• What were the results on quality improvement?
• What was the evidence on cost saving?
8. • Leatt and colleagues (1997) recommended nine approaches for
successful cost cutting. Which approaches are demonstrated in your
case?
Use the Ashford University Library Tutorial for help with locating a
scholarly source for this discussion. Your initial post must be at least
300 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly
sources.
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MHA 601 Week 2 Discussion 2 Team Benefits
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MHA 601 Week 2 Discussion 2 Team
Team. Describe the benefits of teams for both health care
organizations and individual team members. Discuss the
characteristics of dysfunctional teams and potential methods for
resolving the dysfunction. Your initial post must be at least 300
words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly
sources.
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MHA 601 Week 3 Assignment Conflict
Resolution at St. Clare Hospital (2 Papers)
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MHA 601 Week 3 Assignment Conflict Resolution at St. Clare
Hospital
The St. Clare Hospital was founded in 1988. In the last few years,
revenues at St. Clare Hospital have dropped steadily to a point where
CEO James Edwards is considering cost control to improve the
organization’s bottom line. Mr. Edwards understands that physicians
play a critical role in controlling cost, but they do not have a great
interest in cooperating with him to sustain the viability of the hospital.
Mr. Edwards decides to hire Wendy Jones as the chief operating
officer and empowers her to cut costs for the hospital. The first
measure taken by Jones is to outsource the interpretation of imaging
readings and fire the radiologist, Dr. Harris. By doing so, the hospital
would save $160,000 per year. However, after two weeks, the hospital
sees 18% inaccuracy rates in their outsourced reading reports. The
hospital might face legal liabilities from inaccurate readings. Edwards
and Jones want to stay with the plan to control costs, but the
physicians are furious and the medical director, Dr. Wiseman, gathers
all staff physicians to a call for action.
In a four- to six-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages):
• Describe types of conflict identified in this case.
• Determine conflict management styles evidenced in this case.
• Propose conflict resolution strategy to be used.
• Recommend strategies to reduce cost and legal liabilities.
Your paper must be four to six double-spaced pages in length
(excluding the title page and references page), it must include an
introduction and conclusion paragraph, and it must be formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center. In
addition to the textbook, you must utilize a minimum of three
scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources from the Univ University
Library that were published within the last five years. Document all
sources in APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center. Refer to
the APA Checklist for additional information.
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10. MHA 601 Week 3 Discussion 1 Leadership
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MHA 601 Week 3 Discussion 1 Leadership
Leadership. Conduct a search to find a leader in health care. As an
idea, you may want to consider exploring the websites of for-profit
and non-profit organizations and find the bios of their CEOs. Select a
leader in health care to further examine. Which leadership theory best
describes this individual’s leadership style? What is the rationale that
supports your findings? Provide specific examples to support your
response.
Your initial post must be at least 300 words. Support your response
with a minimum of two scholarly sources.
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MHA 601 Week 3 Discussion 2 Debates on
Organizational Power and Politics
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MHA 601 Week 3 Discussion 2 Debates on Organizational Power
and Politics
Debates on Organizational Power and Politics. On Day 1 of this week,
your instructor will post an Announcement assigning you to one of
11. the following two groups: Positive Group or Negative Group. Create a
YouTube video addressing the discussion questions associated with
the group you were assigned. Refer to the YouTube Webcam Quick-
Start Guide for additional help. Include a link to the video and the
script in your initial response. Your initial post must be at least 300
words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly
sources. Post your initial response in the group you were assigned
above.
Note: If you have difficulty in creating a YouTube video, please reach
out to your instructor.
Positive Group Initial Post:
What are the sources of power often seen in organizations? Be sure to
give the definition of each source of power.
What are the positive impacts on an organization when its members
exercise power and play political games within Mintzberg’s Political
Game Playing framework? Give examples and/or your personal
experiences regarding positive impacts.
Negative Group Initial Post:
What are the sources of power often seen in organizations? Be sure to
give the definition of each source of power.
What are the negative impacts on an organization when its members
exercise power and play political games within Mintzberg’s Political
Game Playing framework? Give examples and/or your personal
experiences regarding negative impacts.
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MHA 601 Week 4 Assignment Multimedia
Innovative Business Solutions (2 PPT)
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MHA 601 Week 4 Assignment Multimedia Innovative Business
Solutions
Review Table 7.1 “Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2012 Innovative Health
Care Business Solutions Awards” from Chapter 7 of the course text.
Select one product/service from the various companies listed and
create a five-slide PowerPoint presentation (excluding the title and
reference slides) that addresses the following:
• Describe the product/service and its use.
• Determine its threats to existing health care organizations.
• Forecast the partnership between your selected product/company
and existing health care organizations to provide better care to the
patients.
To create your multimedia presentation, first create a five-slide
PowerPoint (excluding the title slide and references slide) that
presents the information. Then, using Screenr or another screencast
program, record your presentation of the PowerPoint. See help below
for creating a screencast.
Your PowerPoint presentation must
• Include a Title Slide with the following:
o Title of your presentation
o Student’s name
o Course title/number
o Instructor’s name
o Date
• Contain an introduction.
• Address requirements of the assignment.
• Contain a conclusion.
• Contain a reference slide.
• Be clearly sequenced and organized.
13. • Have a clear and logical progression of ideas.
• Have three to five bullet points (approximately five words per
bulleted item).
• Have relevant visuals, such as graphs and/or tables, which enhance
understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. You may use
Creative Commons for images and visuals.
• Have a consistent theme, format, and font that augment the
readability.
In addition to the textbook, you must utilize a minimum of three
scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources from the Univ University
Library that were published within the last five years. Document all
sources in APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center.
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MHA 601 Week 4 Discussion 1 Problem Solving
and Decision Making
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MHA 601 Week 4 Discussion 1 Problem Solving and Decision
Making
Problem Solving and Decision Making. Assume that you are the
hospital administrator of a 150-bed hospital located in a small town.
Your best friend Betty works for the local newspaper in town. One
day Betty calls and informs you about a rumor that one of the ER
nurses in your hospital may have contracted HIV. The chief editor of
the newspaper asks Betty to gather more information on this incident.
In your discussion response, address the following questions:
14. • What are the risk factors (e.g., legal, ethical, financial) you foresee
in this scenario?
• What are the problem solving processes you will embark on?
• Who are the stakeholders involved in the problem solving
processes?
• What are the impacts on stakeholders involved in the problem
solving processes?
• How will you communicate with various stakeholders (e.g.,
employees, physicians, the board, the public) about your findings and
decisions?
Your initial post must be at least 300 words. Support your response
with a minimum of two scholarly sources.
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MHA 601 Week 5 Assignment Patient Safety
Culture and Health Care Ethics (2 Papers)
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MHA 601 Week 5 Assignment Patient Safety Culture and Health
Care Ethics
Patient Safety Culture and Health Care Ethics. Go to the Univ
University Library on the left navigation panel of the online course.
Search and select two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed articles within
the scope of patient safety culture and/or health care ethics. After
15. reading both articles and reviewing Steps to Writing a Summary,
summarize each article in one to two pages.
Your paper must be two to four pages in length (one to two pages for
each article), excluding the title and references pages, and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center.
Utilize two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed articles that were
published within the last five years. Document all sources in APA
style as outlined in the Univ Writing Center. Refer to the APA
Checklist for additional information.
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MHA 601 Week 5 Discussion 1 Effective
Listening
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MHA 601 Week 5 Discussion 1 Effective Listening
Effective Listening. Based on your textbook readings and the video 5
Ways to Listen Better , answer the following questions:
• What factors influence effective listening? How?
• What are strategies to overcome barriers to effective listening?
• How can effective listening impact team effectiveness and quality of
care delivered?
Your initial post must be at least 300 words. Support your response
with a minimum of two scholarly sources.
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16. MHA 601 Week 5 Discussion 2 Values, Culture,
and Ethics
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MHA 601 Week 5 Discussion 2 Values, Culture, and Ethics
Values, Culture, and Ethics. An affluent woman in her 60s was
admitted to a hospital in Mississippi for cardiac arrhythmia. During
her admission to the hospital, her husband requested that only
caucasian health care professionals and workers be allowed to enter
his wife’s room and interact with the family. The hospital’s policy
states that care will be provided on a nondiscriminatory basis;
however, the husband argues that all patients have the right to choose
the providers who render care to them.
Based on what you read in the Ethical Culture slide show and the
information above, address the following questions:
• How do culture, values, and ethics come into play in this case study?
• Reflect on the term “ethical wisdom” used in the slide presentation.
How might the use of ethical wisdom assist in this case study?
• If you were the leader of this hospital, how would you handle this
situation?
Your initial post must be at least 300 words. Support your response
with a minimum of two scholarly sources.
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17. MHA 601 Week 6 Discussion 1 Organizational
Development
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MHA 601 Week 6 Discussion 1 Organizational Development
Organizational Development. Propose strategies for developing
management staff, medical staff, and a governing body/board in a
learning organization. What obstacles do you foresee? How will you
handle potential conflicts that arise when implementing change
toward becoming a learning organization? Your initial post must be at
least 300 words. Support your response with a minimum of two
scholarly sources
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MHA 601 Week 6 Discussion 2 Changes in
Health Care
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MHA 601 Week 6 Discussion 2 Changes in Health Care
Changes in Health Care. Describe three important factors that
contribute to changes in the health care industry. Propose three
strategies that health care leaders can employ to lead their learning
organizations in today’s turbulent environment. Your initial post must
18. be at least 300 words. Support your response with a minimum of two
scholarly sources.
Guided Response: Review your classmate
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MHA 601 Week 6 Final Paper Ashford General
Hospital Proposal (2 Papers)
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MHA 601 Week 6 Final Paper Univ General Hospital Proposal
Focus of the Final Paper
Univ General Hospital is a 263-bed regional hospital located in
California that has served its community for more than 50 years. The
hospital maintains the only 24-hour emergency department in the area
as well as an "extended hours" urgent care clinic. Similar to other
hospitals in the United States, Univ General Hospital is encountering
a nursing shortage. Sixty-eight percent of the nursing staff is over the
age of 45, facing retirement. The retention rate on nurses is 61%,
compared to 65% nationwide. Many of the nursing staff find the work
too physically demanding and have a feeling of emotional burn out as
well. In the past two years, the hospital has used both per diem nurses
and traveling nurses who
sign short-term contracts to fill individual shifts and accommodate
short-term staffing needs arising from staff vacations or medical
leaves. This has driven up personnel costs, which has resulted in
lower scores on patient satisfaction surveys. Univ General Hospital
faces significant challenges in nurse staffing ahead as it grapples with
these issues, and the hospital board is very concerned. They know
changes must be made in order to prevent a major financial and
19. human resources crisis in the future. As the newly hired CEO, you are
asked to present a proposal in the next board meeting.
For your Final Paper, create a 10- to 15-page proposal (excluding title
and reference pages) for the Univ General Hospital board of directors.
In your proposal
• Include an executive summary.
• Conduct research on five other hospitals in the United States that
have dealt with these same issues and describe the solutions that were
implemented.
• Use your research to describe two solutions that are the most viable
for Univ General Hospital to implement within the next two years.
• Create two stakeholder group analyses for the two solutions you
selected. Each analysis should include at least five stakeholder groups
(e.g., patients, hospital executive administration, accounting, human
resources (HR), marketing, third-party payers, etc.). As part of your
analysis, address the following questions: o Who is impacted?
o What change processes may be required?
o What fiscal impact would occur?
o What are the ethical, legal, and diversity risk factors involved?
• Use the stakeholder group analyses to recommend the best solution
for Univ General Hospital with detailed justification. 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
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