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HCA 421 Entire Course

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HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 (Basic Strategy)

HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 (Internal Audit of Strategic
Assets)
HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in
Healthcare
HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 (Strategic External
Assessment Industry and Competition)
HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 (Market Segments)
HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment The Future Direction
of Health Care (Five challenges)
HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 (Profits and Revenues)
HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 (Organizational Mission)
HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication in the
Planning Process

HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 (Basic Strategy)

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Basic Strategy; Describe the key dimensions of an

organizational strategy as well as how they would,
or would not, be relevant to the "strategic mindset"
or the ability to think "strategically" of an
organization's management. Do you think these are
learned or innate traits?

HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 (Internal Audit of Strate

gic Assets)
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Discussion 2

Internal Audit of Strategic Assets; Compare and

contrast strategic "resources" and "competencies"
and identify what role (if any) licensed health care
providers in an organization play in the competitive
advantage of a health care organization.

HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in H

ealthcare
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One of the trends marking the continuing

transformation of the U.S. health care industry is
the dramatic increase in the pace of competition.
The heightened competition is taking place among
hospitals, among health plans, among physician
groups, among drug companies, between
physicians and hospitals, and between hospitals
and health plans.

Prepare a three- to five-page paper that includes

the following:

Description of the different forms of competition

HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 (Strategic External Ass

essment Industry and Competition)
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Discussion 1 Strategic External Assessment:

Industry and Competition; Describe Michael Porter's
Five Forces Model. What does he attempt to
explain? How might the forces function and affect
industry profits?

HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 (Market Segments)

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Discussion 2 Market Segments; If the movement

toward "consumer-driven health care" continues to
advance, speculate on how a health care
organization may want to improve the way that it
assesses and interacts with its market and
customers, including providing health services and
programs to meet the needs of a diverse
population. Reflect on how this development may
(or may not) affect those who are already underserved in a market. Must be at least 300 words and
have two recent scholarly references.

HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment The Future Directi

on of Health Care (Five challenges)
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In a three- to five-page paper:

a. Describe a minimum of five challenges from the

list below that are defining the future strategic
direction of health care.

Proposed health care reform and legislation

Information technology advancements including
the electronic medical, or health, record (EMR/EHR)
Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and
organizational compliance
Economics, including third party payers, future
funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid

HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 (Profits and Revenues)

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Profits and Revenues; Explain the four fundamental

ways in which a business can grow its revenues and
profits. Then, describe the five generic types of
growth strategy available to individual SBUs.
Hypothesize what metrics a program executive
might use to monitor these strategies. Must be at
least 300 words with two recent scholarly
references.

HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 (Organizational Mission

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Organizational Mission: Explain, in your own words,
the terms "mission," "vision," "goals," and "values"
statements. What is the practical purpose of a
statement of organizational values? Under what
circumstances should an organization consider
changing these - if at all? How do they play into the
strategic direction of an organization? If you are a
departmental manager, how do you implement and
sustain these in your organization? Must be at least
300 words no outside references needed.

HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication in

the Planning Process
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Explore the role of communication in the strategic

and program planning processes in a health care
organization. Consider the topics discussed (both in
the text and in the discussions) thus far and clearly
integrate at least five of them into your
presentation (with applicable reference and
citations) along with challenges and
recommendations for any organization to succeed
in their strategic and program planning processes
through communication.

HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 (Implementing Strategy

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Implementing Strategy

Discuss which is more important - the formulation of

a strategy or its implementation - as well as the
tribulations associated with your choice. Respond
to at least two of your classmates' postings.

HCA 421 Week 5 Assignment (Research Paper) S

trategic planning and evaluation of the orga
nization (Mayo Clinic)
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Focus of the Research Paper

For your Research Paper, you will choose one of the

health care organizations listed below and conduct
an analysis of their strategic planning and
evaluation of the organization in an eight- to- ten
(excluding title and reference page) paper.

You should utilize any and all information available

about the organization. Examples of valid sources
can include, but are not limited to, organizational
websites, annual reports, personal interviews with

HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 1 (Strategic Financial Ma

nagement) (Ash Course)
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Describe the four primary purposes of a

professional strategic financial management
function in an organization. Further elaborate on
how reimbursement, supply and demand,
contractual adjustments, patient mix, regulatory
legislation etc. may influence (or not) these
purposes. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings

HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 (Student's Choice) (Ash

Course)
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Five weeks and the information read and discussed.

Present to the class a topic that has not been
covered in class that you find important to the
course material, one that applies to you
professionally, or one that is perplexing to you for
further exploration.

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