HS450 Unit 3 Assignment- Managing and Leading Change in a Health Organization

Course Outcome

? HS450-2: Demonstrate how effective team building optimizes the implementation of strategic planning.

Unit Outcomes

? Differentiate among the different types of teams and task groups and their uses in health care organizations.

? Understand the factors associated with high-performing teams.

? Define the communication process and what constitutes effective communication.

Instructions:

You are a healthcare leader within a large multi-campus hospital system. The CEO and Board of Directors have tasked you to facilitate discussion with other health professionals regarding a new EHR system that will be implemented across the organization. Please complete the assignment as indicated in the instructions below.

Part Competency Assessed Instructions

1. Build effective teams.

Construct a plan to build effective teams in collaboration for a selecting a new EHR system. Your plan should include at least three (2) team/consensus building methods.

2. Interpret concepts of change management theories, techniques and leadership.

Evaluate the concepts of change management theories, techniques, and leadership by critiquing the challenges with implementing a new EHR system within the organization. Your evaluation should include at least three (2) concepts of change management, risk exposure, organizational design, and/or mergers.

3. Implement a departmental strategic plan.

Demonstrate implementation of a department strategic plan by analyzing strategic planning, critical thinking for organizational leadership, and/or benchmarking. Evaluate the best practices in strategic leadership against the potential pitfalls with implementing strategic plans.

4. Evaluate the stages of the procurement process.

Evaluate the stages of the procurement process by critiquing the value of a Request for Proposal (RFP), Requisition for Information (RFI), and Request for Quotation (RFQ). Judge the needs for an organization by developing a plan to use each procurement process type.

Assignment Requirements:

? Please complete all parts in a Microsoft Word document.

? The body of your document should be at least 1200 words in length.

? Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.

? Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources from the KU Library.

? Please be sure visit the Kaplan Writing Center to assist you with meeting APA expectations.