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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 (Basic Strategy)
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 (Basic
Strategy)ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 (Internal
Audit of Strategic Assets)ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2
Assignment Competition in HealthcareASHFORD HCA
421 Week 2 DQ 1 (Strategic External Assessment
Industry and Competition)ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2
DQ 2 (Market Segments)ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3
Assignment The Future Direction of Health Care
(Five challenges)ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1
(Profits and Revenues)ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ
2 (Organizational Mission)
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?
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in
Healthcare
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 (Internal Audit of
Strategic Assets)
 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.
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.
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 (Market Segments)
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 (Strategic External
Assessment Industry and Competition)
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
diversepopulation. Reflect on how this
development may (or may not) affect those who are
already under-served in a market. Must be at
least 300 words and have two recent scholarly
references.
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?
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 (Profits and Revenues)
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment The Future
Direction of Health Care (Five challenges)
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.
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)
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication
in the Planning Process
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 (Organizational
Mission)
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.
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.
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 Assignment (Research
Paper) Strategic planning and evaluation of the
organization (Mayo Clinic)
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 (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.
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 organizational
leadership, investigative reports, government
reports, and conference transcripts.
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ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 (Students Choice)
ASHFORD HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 1 (Strategic Financial
Management)
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.
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
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