...Strategies and applications of the dynamic cultural leadership models and the omnibus leadership model Introduction With the rapid changes in a health care system around the world, healthcare organizations need to develop strategies that will help the organization to sustain with any difficulties that may arise. Healthcare systems expand their cultural leadership strategies in order to gain a thorough understanding of situations (Johnson, 2009) that will effectively improve their operations in community. Healthcare organizations use both the dynamic culture leadership (DCL) and the omnibus leadership as a model for implementation and a strategy for their success (Johnson, 2009). This paper will compare and contrast the strategies and applications of both model in an effective healthcare facilities that is committed in improving the health of the community As traditional leadership model fails to integrate the aspects of environment, cultural distinctiveness and higher power influences, the omnibus leadership model (OLM) was created to evaluate leaders and their leadership styles (Johnson, 2009). Under the omnibus leadership model, healthcare organization mission can be clearly defined only if the healthcare organization has appropriate resources; on the other hand, under the dynamic culture leadership model, health care system need to clearly state its mission so the employees can understand and know what is expected from them in the facility in order...
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...Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 3 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 3 Bronagh Paladino Western Governors University 1 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 3 A1. The country that I pick to compare to the U.S. healthcare system is Great Britain. According to the PBS Frontline program, “Sick Around The World”, by T.R. Reid, Great Britain uses a government run National Health Service (NHS), which seems too close to socialism for most Americans. For about half of what the U.S. pays per person for healthcare, the NHS covers all U.K. citizens and has better health statistics. (Palfreman, Reid, 2008). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total expenditure on health per capita is $3,311 in the U.K., whereas in the U.S., the total expenditure on health per capita is $9,146. (WHO, n.d.). In the U.K. the NHS’s proposition is that the citizens never have to pay a medical bill, no insurance premium and no co-pay. The British pay for their healthcare out of tax revenue as the government owns the hospitals and the doctors are salary government employees. The British pay much higher taxes than the Americans to cover their healthcare. (Palfreman, Reid, 2008). The U.S. healthcare system is based on a regulated market system as it is regulated by state or federal legislation. The U.S. healthcare is paid for by a combination of public and private sources by third-party private or public insurers and out-of-pocket...
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...ABC HealthCare is a national healthcare organization that delivers quality products and services to their members. They offer a broad range of medical and specialty products including PPO’s, HMO’s, and various hybrid and specialty dental and health care services. These services combine the attributes consumers find attractive while also developing and establishing effect cost control techniques. By doing this, they allow their members access to the quality care that is needed. ABC HealthCare has 69 million members that are served by their affiliated companies and 37 million enrolled in its family of health plans making a total of 106 million members served. ABC HealthCare is one of the nation’s leading Health Insurance Plans. ABC HealthCare prides itself in having a framework that yields tangible value for all of their members, employers, healthcare professionals, associates, and shareholders. Along with this framework, ABC HealthCare’s business strategy includes: Creating the best health care value in the industry, excel at day-to-day execution, and capitalize on new opportunities to drive growth. Enterprise clinical quality management is the level of this organization that I represent. The above mentioned business strategies and framework apply to all parts of the company; however, the enterprise clinical quality management department also has their own goals, objectives, and leadership. The goals of the Enterprise clinical quality management department are to: improve the...
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...The future of nursing is changing day by day. Therefore, the healthcare system needs to adapt to the change. This is critical for patient care and work environment. Patient’s and employee’s safety should be number one in a health care facility. This where Institute of nursing (IOM) comes in. “[They are] an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public” (About 2013). They release annual reports to clarify and answer any difficult question regarding the healthcare system. In 2010, IOM and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released remarkable report, called The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which provided a plan to transform the nursing profession for the better. “[Their plan was for nurses to achieve higher levels of education] and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression, Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training, and [nurses to expand their opportunities and serve as leaders]” (Hanus 2014). This essay will expand on each criteria to achieve the goals of the IOM report. Impact one Nursing Education New diseases and treatments are discovered every day in the healthcare system. It is very important that nurse is well educated and trained to do their job very well. Any mistake from their part risks the health of a patient. Therefore nurses need to continue receiving higher...
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...understand the strategy; this includes problem-solving, decision making, collaboration, development and cost containment. Although, management strategizes the organizations plans they are also held accountable for the execution and overall outcome of the strategy. A successful outcome for an organization proves great managerial accomplishments. The organization that I am employed is a healthcare facility that specializes in home health aide. The functions of healthcare management apply to me because I am a part of the staff. When a manager specifies a strategic plan, it is my responsibility to help execute the plan hands on. Even though, management does all the strategic planning employees are obligated to the task involved achieving success. Organizations are not only based on managerial decisions but incorporate much-needed teamwork. Functions of management when managing others include decision-making and implementation of policies. A great manager has to ensure that all employees are competent and understand their role in making the organization successful. When managing a healthcare organization you have to relate to each. Amplifying the diversity of health care organization is a crucial task. Health care workers and leaders also must have the "know how" to embrace diversity of all types (“Strategies for Leadership”,...
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...INTRODUCTION The health care environment is constantly changing and producing new challenges that the competent nurse manager must work within (Jooste, 2004). Powerful leadership skills are needed by all nurses – those providing direct care to those in management positions. Anyone who is looked to as an authority or who is responsible for giving assistance to others is considered a leader (Mahoney, 2001). This assignment provides an avenue for competent nurse managers who also must have the necessary leadership skills to inspire and empower followers and team members. Concepts such as management and leadership will be defined as well as the differentiation between them. We are not all born leaders – leadership skills are developed and the principles are described by self-examination(Jooste, 2011: 31-32). Competent nurse managers are not merely those who control others, but they act as visionaries who help followers and the team to plan, organize, lead and control their activities. These four management process activities will be discussed ( Jooste, 2004). 1 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP AS CONSEPTS Management and leadership are not synonymous terms. Leaders are not automatically good managers, and managers are often not effective leaders(Jooste, 2010:26-27). 1.1. MANAGEMENT The main aim of a manager is to maximize the output of the organization through administrative implementation. According to Blagg and Youngh (2002:1), managers are thought to be the budgeters,...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals A new prospective has been initiated for the future of nursing. With the common goal of patient centered care, that is created around a specific patient. The U.S Health Care System needs to be transformed, which will require development of new roles for nurses and many other healthcare positions. Nurses must recognize what this means for their specific role and what different educational changes need to be made. Nurses stepping into leadership roles will also be a necessary and vital piece to the success of nursing in the near future (Institute of Medicine, 2011). The introduction of The Affordable Care Act of 2010 has placed a new emphasis on changing the healthcare system. With focusing on the use of primary care, wellness and prevention, and transitional care, while decreasing the use of specialty and acute care. A major focus of the future plans is the need for nurses to use and practice to their full potential, based on educational level and training. When nurses use all of their training, competencies, and education, they will provide top-quality healthcare while reducing mistakes and promoting safety (Institute of Medicine, 2001). The U. S. currently has a problem with a primary care professional shortage. The need for more medical professionals is substantial. While in the past, Physicians made up a large amount of care providers, today the use of NPs and physician assistants has developed rapidly. The increase of advanced...
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...Today’s registered nurses are expected to have many different skills to provide the best possible care to their patients. Effective management and leadership skills are an absolute necessity in the role of a nurse to ensure that they can carry out a high standard of nursing care to their patients. Therefor it is fundamental that newly graduated nurses are equipped with the necessary knowledge in leadership and management to aid in best patient outcomes. This essay will discuss the importance of graduate nurses developing their leadership skills at an early starting point in their career as it will lead to them becoming a professional healthcare leader. How leadership and management vary from each other and their important and functions in the...
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...Introduction In healthcare, changes are made each day to respond to errors or improvements throughout the industry. The aspect of healthcare principles and practices revolves around these changes within an organization. In order to accommodate change, healthcare organizations should develop a departmental plan that covers many unanticipated concerns. Departmental plans may cover items such as addressing change, utilizing control mechanisms, effective communication strategies, and more. Planning may occur from many different levels to include ideas driven by employees to decisions made by the government. Planners, often time managers, facilitate change and assists staff members in coming to terms with new business practices. It is important that staff members understand the principles and practices of healthcare because change is inevitable. Additionally, although departmental plans may be developed, there is always a chance for inaccurate predictions or bad recommendations. Instead of managers creating a departmental plan from scratch, it would be wise to follow successful practices already instated in different organizations. Committees and Compliance Groups Committees are a valuable part of a healthcare organization because it assist managers minimize conflict amongst staff members (Liebler, & McConnell, p. 295-296, 2012). They discuss discrepancies and implement changes Create Employee Incentive/Retention Programs Committee and Compliance Groups are one of the...
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...Professional goal is to develop strong leadership skills when I graduate from the University of Phoenix. I want an opportunity to learn, grow and advance my knowledge and skills, and I believe this program will help me obtain this. Leadership skills are crucial to be successful in the ever-changing healthcare environment. To achieve this goal, and be successful in this program, I will keep up with all reading materials, participate in class activities, turn in assignments promptly and obtain a grade of C or higher in each class. Writing assignments are very tough for me. Therefore I might have to take extra writing classes to help me get through this program. However, I believe the more I read and write papers, the easier it will become. I plan on completing this program and obtain my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) by October 2017. Once I graduate with a BSN degree, I hope that I can advance my career and obtain a leadership positon at my current place of employment. Leadership skills play a critical role in decision making and assist in the development of quality improvement in various health care settings. To achieve effective Leadership practices, there should be a shift from hierarchical approaches to a leadership style that encourages shared governance with the availability of information and support structures to facilitate staff empowerment (Williamson, 2005). Effective leadership requires new ideas of thinking. Strong leadership also requires people to encourage...
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...Leadership Development Plan Chastity Shelton HA405: Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare December 16, 2014 Professor Russell Arenz Leadership Development Plan Career goals are something that have become very important to me over the past few years. As I have gotten older, I have realized you have to really work hard to get anywhere in life and that nothing comes easy. This day and time you really have to have a degree to get a good paying job and to really succeed. When it comes to my short term career goals, I have a great job at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. I am currently an Administrative Assistant II for Vanderbilt’s Diabetes, Rheumatology, and Endocrinology Department. I took this position to get my foot in the door with Vanderbilt and there is plenty of room for advancement within the department and within Vanderbilt. I really love my job, however it is not the position I want to stay in forever. I have thought a lot about what I want long term in a career and I have not come to a final decision, but I do know that one day I would like to manage my own department. I realize that with this goal in mind, I am going to have to work extra hard to show people that I am a hard worker that is very capable of being a leader. I already have leadership under my belt being an Assistant Manager of a finance office and I loved being a leader, but our branch was closed due to a buyout. Anyway, back to my career in Healthcare, I have also...
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...management skills. During college, my leadership experience with the National Society of Black Engineers (N.S.B.E.) highlighted this reality. N.S.B.E. presented an avenue for me to create opportunities for students to gain critical soft skills and build a career network. As Regional Chair, I led an executive board of 15 students from various universities to provide academic and professional development programs to support the region’s 3,000 members. While serving in this role, one of the problems I identified is the financial impact attending regional and national N.S.B.E. conferences had on students. Understanding how much of a tremendous opportunity attending these conferences is for the development and network of black engineering students, I led my executive board to restructure the region’s budget of over $100,000 to provide 15% to chapter conference support and secured additional funding by soliciting corporate sponsors to offset the costs for students to attend conferences. While leading student peers can sometimes prove to be a challenge, my motivational leadership...
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...The Future of Nursing through Education, Practice and Leadership Grand Canyon University Nursing 430 Professor Jude Belmonte Raeanne Shope December 15, 2013 The Future of Nursing through Education, Practice and Leadership In the 21st century the focus of healthcare and the way it is disbursed needs to change to fit the needs of an aging population. As the face of healthcare changes, nurses must change and become more involved in all aspects of patient care. Nurses must step out of the shadows and assume a leadership role and shape policies that affect patient care. The Institute of Medicine report” The Future of Nursing” researched nursing education, practice and leadership and made recommendations on how to elevate nurses to their full potential. Changes need to occur throughout the profession with emphasis on education, practice changes and leadership. There are numerous barriers that prevent nurses from responding to the rapidly evolving heath care setting. These barriers will need to be removed so nurses can lead changes and drive advances in health care (The future of, 2011). Nursing is one profession with multiple entry level positions, LPN, ADN, and BSN. With so many levels of education and no seamless transition of education from one level to another, nurses struggle to achieve higher education. Improving the education system and achieving a more educated workforce, specifically increasing the number of nurses with baccalaureate degrees, will change...
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...As Vice President for Physician Services, it is my position to display leadership within the NWH family. To work closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and other members of NWH’s team to ensure hospital-related practices. This position serves for an excellent leadership opportunity and to help CEO, Dr. Jellinek to develop a plan of actions that are of priority for Newton-Wellesley Hospital for the next six months. My position is to identify the major issues and to execute a plan of action to solve these issues. Six Month Plan of Action Priority Issue: Shifting workforce demographics Both the influx of women and the new generation of young physicians’ shifts have a significant implication for recruitment and retention because of assumptions regarding the younger generations and women’s attitudes towards work and patient care (Jovic, Wallce, & Lemaire, 2006). This poses a problem because many of the younger physicians have a desire for more flexible schedules, a preference for the latest technology, and generation X and women are more concerned about work-life balance and quality of life rather than the older generation of physicians. The profession of medicine has been considered more of a job, rather than a “calling.” The new doctors prefer hospitals because they are secure with stable hours and the pay is dependable and have a higher compensation (Bohmer & Kindred, 2009). Plan of Action: * New doctors need to be mentor by the older physicians...
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...517 Debra Vaughn April 25, 2016 Many healthcare organizations set goals and objections and write mission statements that reflect the way they want the public to see how healthcare is provided. This is done to guide how their healthcare providers practice daily. In order to meet these goals and objects it is necessary to have in place processes and procedures to ensure the results will be what is expected which is a positive patient experience and outcome. In order for our organization to reach this goal there is a coaching and execution package that will provide step-by-step processes and procedures to ensure that everyone is doing the same thing at the same time with every patient every day. This package is called the Studer Principles® offered by the Studer Group Corporation®. This package is detailed and contains the necessary information to educate all staff in evidence based leadership that will foster a relationship between leadership and staff. The package will also provide every employee with the tools necessary to perform their jobs more efficiently to increase positive patient outcomes and experiences. This will be a new way of learning but will do so in a way that everyone will be on the same page and speaking the same language. After reviewing the strategic plan for the Fayetteville Veterans Administration Medical Center there are a number of goals and objectives covered in this document. The strategic plan speaks to “priority goals and KEEPING THE...
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