This assignment allows you to showcase your ability to apply business, finance, economics, and policy principles to address real-world healthcare challenges. By developing and presenting this action plan, you will gain practical experience in strategic planning, financial justification, and policy alignment.
Instructions:
- Challenge Identification and Background Analysis
- Identify a specific issue or challenge within a healthcare setting (e.g., reducing medication errors, improving discharge processes, enhancing resource utilization).
- Conduct a background analysis, describing the challenge’s impact on patient care, staff workload, and the organization’s budget. Include any pertinent data or case examples.
- Development of a Business Case
- Create a business case for addressing this challenge. Include:
- A clear statement of need.
- Proposed goals and expected outcomes.
- Strategic and financial impacts address patient satisfaction, cost savings, and risk mitigation.
- Create a business case for addressing this challenge. Include:
- Implementation Strategy
- Outline an action plan with specific tasks, a timeline, and responsible personnel.
- Detail necessary resources, such as staffing, technology, and training.
- Apply relevant business principles to establish performance metrics to track and monitor success. Describe how you will measure quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness outcomes.
- Policy and Regulatory Alignment
- Identify any healthcare policies, regulations, or payer guidelines that impact the plan. Ensure compliance by describing the plan’s alignment with key policies (e.g., Medicare reimbursement guidelines, staffing mandates, or quality regulations).
- Explain how leveraging or adhering to these policies will support the plan’s success.
- Final Recommendation and Presentation
- Summarize your action plan in a two-part presentation:
- Infographic: Design an infographic that visually captures the core components of your action plan, including the identified challenge, goals, strategy overview, and expected outcomes.
- One-Page Written Brief: Develop a concise, one-page written summary to accompany the infographic. This brief should provide additional context and details to help stakeholders understand the plan’s value and impact.
- Summarize your action plan in a two-part presentation:
- Word Document
- Create an infographic using the platform of your choice. Submit the final file in a commonly accepted format such as PDF, PNG, or JPEG.