Select a healthcare organization (local or national large or small public or private) and perform a needs assessment/gap analysis

Healthcare Capstone- Coursework Text (required for papers) Health Care Administration: Managing Organized Delivery
Healthcare Capstone- Coursework Text (required for papers) Health Care Administration: Managing Organized Delivery Systems Fifth Edition Lawrence F. Wolper
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Carefully read through all components (listed below) required for completion of the Capstone Project. In selecting your project topic ensure that you will be able
to ascertain the appropriate data/information needed to complete the project in terms of the deliverables.
Select a healthcare organization (local or national large or small public or private) and perform a needs assessment/gap analysis. You may utilize your own
organization if you are employed in a health care related company. You may approach the Capstone Project from a (1) Human Resources (2) Operations or (3) Facilities
perspective. You may select an organization in your own community.
Human Resources: staffing training recruitment retention job function redesign etc.
Operations: delivery of service/care access wait times equipment usage process improvements resource optimization regulatory compliance etc.
Facilities: space planning construction redesign relocation.
The components for the Capstone Project include the following:
Title Page
Executive Summary (Needs Content Criteria)
Description of the organization (history length in service/operation how many beds? clients served? location; rural vs. urban satellite locations total number
of staff client usage information/demographics etc.)
Needs Assessment/Gap Analysis: What is not currently being offered? Room for improvements? Service delivery deficits? Personnel issues/shortages? Justify with
supporting data and statistics.
Propose an intervention (service or facility) based on the needs/gap analysis.
Justify your proposed intervention by providing an analysis from:
Cultural
Social
Legal
Economics
Regulatory
Reimbursement
Managed care
Health legislation
Contracts perspectives
Pick a minimum of three of the elements listed above depending on the organization selected and which apply to the specific organization/situation selected.
Create a plan to implement your intervention. Identify the stakeholders involved and their role (s) in implementing the intervention. Include finance and staffing
elements required to implement the intervention.
Develop a marketing communication plan on how the stakeholders will be informed kept up-to-date etc. prior to the intervention during the intervention and post
intervention.
Develop a plan for measurement effectiveness of the intervention. What indicators will determine if the intervention is successful?

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