HCA 340 Week 4 S.W.O.T. (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

S.W.O.T. (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). For this assignment, you will apply the S.W.O.T. Situational Planning Strategy introduced in Chapter 5 of your course text, based upon the following:

HCA 340 Week 4 Assignment 2 Human Resources Debbie's Dilemma

Human Resources: Debbie's Dilemma. For this assignment, review the Debbie’s Dilemma case study and complete the interactive module in Section 12.4 of your course text. Then, thoroughly address the following points in your paper:
• Use Herzberg’s two factor theory to explain Debbie’s level of motivation.
• Use Adams’ equity theory to explain Debbie’s decision to look for work elsewhere.
• Use Vroom’s expectancy theory to explain this situation.
• If you were advising the three physicians in the organization, what would you tell them they should have done when confronted by the two LPNs? Defend your advice.

Your assignment must be one to two pages in length (excluding title and reference pages). Utilize your course textbook and at least one additional scholarly source to support your conclusions and responses to the questions. Your paper and all sources must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

HCA 340 Week 3 Final Project OutlineAnnotated Bibliography

Final Project Outline/Annotated Bibliography. Submit the following to your instructor for review:

1. Identify the topic of your Final Project

a. Describe the issue, why it was selected, the perspective of approach, and the scope of the paper.

2. Provide an outline of your project

a. The outline should include a heading for each section of the Research Paper/PowerPoint Presentation (including one for the thesis and the conclusion) as well as heading descriptions. Subheadings should also be used with a description of each subheading. These should demonstrate that you have done significant research, evaluation, and critical thinking on the

issues involved and should illustrate the strategies you would incorporate and implement for the scenario you are creating.

3. Create an annotated bibliography

a. The annotated bibliography should contain at least five scholarly sources that you intend to use in your project. Each listing must include a paraphrased narrative of the actual research study presented in the article and the studies used should represent the most current research related to the topic area.

Your outline and annotated bibliography must adhere to proper APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. You can also find samples of each in the Ashford Writing Center, which is located under Learning Resources in the left-hand navigation panel of your classroom.

HCA 340 Week 3 DQ 2 Managing Financial Budgets

Managing Financial Budgets. Health care financial management is complex and an effective health care administrator must understand what makes up the foundation to financial operations. This includes: health insurance (private and social) and reimbursements, private vs. not-for profit entities, costs and expenditures, capital, materials management, and budgeting.

1. Outline and discuss the major categories of reimbursements and costs in a health care organization. How do they influence each other?

2. In addition, how do expenses and revenues affect the specific types of budgets outlined?

HCA 340 Week 3 DQ 1 Health Insurance Benefits

Health Insurance Benefits. Managers need to understand the impact on the financial viability of a health service organization for providing care to the uninsured or underinsured. Review the following case scenario and answer the discussion questions.

Joe Smith is a 27- year-old Caucasian male who works two part-time jobs for two different construction companies. Joe has been having dizzy spells off and on for the past two months. While driving to work one day, he loses consciousness and is involved in a motor vehicle accident. Joe is admitted to your not-for-profit hospital with a broken leg and multiple lacerations.

HCA 340 Week 2 DQ 2 Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning. Strategic planning is essential in the sustainability of all healthcare organizations. Outline the processes, or steps, involved in the strategic planning process and continual monitoring of the internal and external environment. Discuss how strategic planning is a dynamic, verses linear, process.

Why is this important? What roles, if any, do quality and information technology play in an organization's strategic direction? Use one scholarly reference, cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, in addition to the textbook

HCA 340 Week 2 DQ 1 Organizational Behavior and Management

Organizational Behavior and Management. Review the following case study in your textbook, Prelude to a Medical Error (pp. 416-417). Examine the application and answer Discussion Question 1: "Identify and discuss examples of preconceptions, assumptions, and mental models evident in this scenario. What are the consequences of the ways these health providers are thinking about the situation?" How might you, as the healthcare administrator of this organization, handle this situation and deal with each of the participants?