Assignment 1
A tour of the behind the scenes plant and facilities of Sinai Hospital http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDM1HCtC8HM
Ottawa hospital transforms operations and processes to improve patient care and safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EurNmCbMXqg
Prepare and submit a paper responding to the following items:
Use the online library, Internet, required reading, and other resources to research and develop a more complete appreciation of business operations and administration.
Based on your findings, write a scholarly paper that clearly aIDresses the following:
- Identify and describe an area of business operations and administration to include the services provided, key personnel within the department, and how this department supports or is supported by other departments.
- Identify and describe at least two trends that have an impact on the setting you selected. These can be trends related to supply and demand, political climate, regulatory, demographic changes, or patient care.
- Evaluate the impact of these trends on business operations and administration.
- Analyze the trends, and thinking as a healthcare administrator, how do you capitalize on these trends to improve operation and bottom line performance? How can you mitigate the negative impact of the trends?
Assignment Expectations
Write a 4- to 6-page double-spaced paper (this does not include title and reference pages). It needs to be well written, based on information from scholarly research, and should demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic.
Assignment 2
The purpose of this assignment is to benefit from the perspective of a leader in the area of business operations and administration. This can be where you currently work or have access to members of the leadership team. You are asked to use the same area of business operations and administration you researched for the Case Assignment. This will allow you to see what you learned from your research in a real-world application. (Note: you will not be asked to reveal any proprietary or confidential information in your reports. Most of your reports will be based on your observations.)
Prepare and submit a paper responding to the following items:
- Provide an overview of the business operations and administration area you have chosen.
- Based on the research you have conducted for both the Case and SLP assignments, create a table that illustrates the similarities and differences in trends between the research conducted for the Case Assignment. Analyze and discuss the findings shown in the table. This analysis should include both quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyzing the data.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Write a 4- to 6-page double-spaced paper (this does not include title and reference pages). It needs to be well written, based on information from scholarly research, and should demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic
Jermaine Byrant
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