The organizational structure of your selected healthcare organization

Alignment of a Health Organization Structure

Paper instructions:
Write a 2-3 page report about the organizational structure of your selected healthcare organization in which you evaluate the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective.

Introduction
For this assessment, you will analyze the elements of the organizational structure and evaluate the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective.

Scenario
You have been charged by the leadership team of the healthcare organization you selected in Assessment 1 to analyze the internal organizational structure. You should also review the external organizational challenges and opportunities you explored in previous courses and keep the barriers you identified in Assessment 1 in mind.

In your analysis, address challenges and opportunities that present themselves in the fulfillment of the strategic initiatives. Evaluate the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective. Then, synthesize the information to make recommendations to best align the organizational structure to drive customer-focused results, considering the possibilities of outsourcing and strategic partnerships.

Your Role
You are a senior leader of a healthcare organization such as a rural hospital, multi-specialty physician practice affiliated with a large medical center system, managed care organization, or healthcare system-wide supply chain. You are charged with performing a complete analysis of the organization. This deliverable report should focus on the evaluation of the internal organizational structure.

Instructions
Continue to analyze the healthcare organization you selected in the Week 1 Assessment and create a 2–3 page report that includes the following:

Evaluate the internal structures of the healthcare organization including hierarchical, matrix, departmental, team-based, flat, etc.
Evaluate the key elements of organizational structure, work specialization, division of department chain of command, span of control, and formalization of a department and how they impact the operations of the department.
Evaluate the structural barriers to access to care, quality care, and cost-effective care.
Evaluate the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective.
Synthesize the information to make recommendations that best align the organizational structure to drive customer-focused results.

Deliverable Format
Use a professional report format of your choice. Remember that you are preparing a professional document meant for executive leadership with limited time. Your report should follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs. If you are new to this type of writing and document style, you may wish to use these sections as a way to organize your report:

Title page.
Evaluation of the internal structure of the healthcare organization.
Implications of the internal structure on driving results from a strategic perspective.
Implications of the internal structure on driving results from an operational perspective.
Recommendations to align organizational structure to drive customer-focused results.
Conclusion.
References.

Submission Requirements
Report Length: Your report should be 2–3 content pages, in addition to a title page and references page.
Font and Font Size: Use 12 point, Times New Roman.
Written Communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and quality.
Citations: Use at least two scholarly resources beyond those provided in this course, cited in APA format.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format. See Evidence and APA.
Your instructor will use the rubric to review your deliverable from the perspective of the healthcare organization’s leadership. Refer to the assessment rubric to ensure that you meet all criteria. To earn full points for each criterion, be sure to note the details on what constitutes distinguished performance.

Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze a health organization’s strategic initiatives and their ability to ensure access, quality services, and cost effectiveness.
Evaluate the key elements of organizational structure, work specialization, division of department chain of command, span of control, and formalization of a department and how they impact the operations of the department.
Competency 2: Evaluate the alignment of a health organization’s structure and its ability to drive a customer-focused result.
Evaluate the internal structures of the healthcare organization including hierarchical, matrix, departmental, team-based, flat, etc.
Evaluate the structural barriers to access to care, quality care, and cost-effective care.
Evaluate the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective.
Synthesize the information to make recommendations that best align the organizational structure to drive customer-focused results.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in health care administration.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in healthcare administration.

Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.

Criterion 1
Evaluate the internal structures of the healthcare organization including hierarchical, matrix, departmental, team-based, flat, etc.
Distinguished
Performs a robust analysis and evaluation of the internal structures of the healthcare organization including hierarchical, matrix, departmental, team-based, flat, etc., with specific examples and data from analytics.

Criterion 2
Evaluate the key elements of organizational structure, work specialization, division of department chain of command, span of control, and formalization of a department and how they impact the operations of the department.
Distinguished
Evaluates the key elements of organizational structure, work specialization, division of department chain of command, span of control, and formalization of a department and how they impact the operations of the department that is supported with detailed examples.

Criterion 3
Evaluate the structural barriers to access to care, quality care, and cost-effective care.
Distinguished
Evaluates the structural barriers to access to care, quality care, and cost-effective care with support from specific examples.

Criterion 4
Evaluate the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective.
Distinguished
Evaluates the impact of the organizational structure on driving results from a strategic perspective with supported from specific examples.

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