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HCA 421 Entire Course (Ash 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)

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HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 1 (Basic Strategy) (Ash Course)

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• Discussion 1
• 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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HCA 421 Week 1 DQ 2 (Internal Audit of Strategic
Assets) (Ash Course)

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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.

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HCA 421 Week 2 Assignment Competition in
Healthcare (Ash Course)

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• Competition in Health Care
• 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.

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HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 1 (Strategic External
Assessment Industry and Competition) (Ash Course)

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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?

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HCA 421 Week 2 DQ 2 (Market Segments) (Ash Course)

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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

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HCA 421 Week 3 Assignment The Future Direction of
Health Care (Five challenges) (Ash Course)

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• Future Direction of Health Care
• 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.

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HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 1 (Profits and Revenues) (Ash
Course)

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• Discussion 1
• 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.

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HCA 421 Week 3 DQ 2 (Organizational Mission) (Ash
Course)

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• Discussion 2
• 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.references.

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HCA 421 Week 4 Assignment Communication in the
Planning Process (Ash Course)

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• Communication in the Planning Process
• 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.

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HCA 421 Week 4 DQ 1 (Implementing Strategy) (Ash
Course)

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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' po

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HCA 421 Week 5 Assignment (Research Paper)
Strategic planning and evaluation of the
organization (Mayo Clinic) (Ash Course)

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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.

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HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 1 (Strategic Financial
Management) (Ash Course)

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• Discussion 1 Strategic Financial Management
• 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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HCA 421 Week 5 DQ 2 (Student's Choice) (Ash
Course)

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• Discussion 2 Student's Choice
• 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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