Organizational Structure And Leadership Style Of Greater Baltimore Medical Center

The challenge is to focus the KSAs of organizational leaders and to empower the total organization to reach its strategic vision while competing successfully in an industry that constantly changes. Consistency of management and leadership at all levels of a health organization are paramount in this model due to the increasingly dynamic nature of the healthcare environment and global market. Like PAARP, DCL is used as a sequential system to lead and manage, whereas the reframing model is more episode specific. The DCL Model is intended to fit within the situational and transformational leadership paradigm with an emphasis on organizational culture development. Leaders shape culture through attention, reaction to crisis, role-modeling, allocation of resources, and selection and dismissal criteria (Ledlow & Stephens, 2017). Leadership in this model is recognized at the personal level, the team level and the organizational level. Both descriptive (model constructs) and high level prescriptive (process constructs) of leadership and management of resources are

With the current healthcare reform, all organizations around the globe are aiming to redesign their operations. Healthcare systems, that use the omnibus leadership model, need to function in an environment in which the needs of society will have a positive reaction. Nevertheless, the dynamic culture leadership model argues that healthcare organizations need to always work in ways that they can definitely give services that the society can use (Kennedy et al., 2011).

I have chosen to analyze an organization that has helped millions of individuals in Utah and Idaho with their healthcare needs, Intermountain Healthcare, (IHC). For the specific purposes of this paper I will be representing the homecare department of IHC, located in Ogden, Utah. The individual I have selected to analyze is the branch manager who is over the Ogden branch. I have selected this organization and leader as I had the opportunity to work for this company for over 3 years. I have a high level of insight and personal experience that I can bring to this paper which I feel is very advantageous. I hope to learn how to improve the organizational performance of this branch by analyzing previous management and leadership methods.

Participation of all employees in a healthcare organization is needed within a transformational organization. Change is probably never popular, but is necessary for the transformation and restructuring of the healthcare industry. There are several models in the scope of transformational changes and learning organizations. The capacity to change is embraced by organizational transformation and initiatives sustained are representative of learning organizations (Johnson, 2009).

Healthcare organizations are constantly changing to meet the needs of their communities. According to Mitchell (2013), organizations utilize evidence base practice to determine the changes needed of a given community. The purpose of this paper is to analyze Catholic Health Initiative (CHI) Saint Vincent Infirmary’s (SVI) complex adaptive system, mission, values, culture, leadership style, level of greatness, and readiness for changes.

Quality improvement, patient safety, and cost containment are some of the key focuses of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010. Therefore, many Healthcare Organizations (HCOs) were confronted with the challenge of changing their organization behavior, so that they can deliver a safe care without compromising on qualities and increasing on expenditures with each care delivery (KPMG Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Institute, 2011). The purpose of the paper is to discuss a HCO’s transformation challenge, its subsystem within a larger system, its culture and climate, its leadership style, its assessment based on Collin’s Good to Great, and its readiness for change in today’s complex environment.

Change in any organization depends not only with its internal environment, but is also influenced by the external environment as well. One of the common road blocks that organizations has to cross through is the budget constraints. The following case study focuses on the similar issue that the Basic Health (BH) had to face in order to continue its program in providing health coverage to low-income families. BH is overseen by Health Care Authority (HCA), which is a Washington state agency that oversees seven health care programs.

This paper will analyze Shriners Hospital for children, a non-profit hospital system owned by Shriners International, through the theoretical lens of Bolman and Deals Leadership Frameworks (1997). This paper will define structural and symbolic aspects of the organization, analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats through structural assessment to identify growth and risk potential, and propose possible solutions for identified issues.

Several key learning points may be derived from this case study. The most important objective is to understand the many and challenging problems in implementing a large-scale change within a health care organization. A disruption of current trends and practices needs a strong leadership presence that can help see the larger picture and direct the flow of work in the right direction. A second object of understanding the financing and human resource issues involved in this case study are also implied as attaining cost savings appears to be very important in this environment. The third objective is to identify ways

The chief cause for the health care systems being deemed complex is due to three factors that can influence productivity. According to Shortell and Kaluzny’s Healthcare Management “These characteristics-interconnectedness, nonlinearity, and dynamism-make complex systems, unpredictable and challenging to manage” (Burns, Bradley, & Weiner, 2012). These three area are intertwined therefore staying abreast of each are can be difficult. In regards to interconnectedness systems are connected in various ways and the response time is going to vary which may hinder operations. Nonlinearity system outputs are not necessarily equivalent, what comes out may not be in line with the input influencing expected changes, a small adjustment can yield major results

An organization is a setup of an array of people and resources that are grouped together in a predefined structure that work together in a coordinated manner to produce more results, services and opportunities that would have been impossible to achieve by any individual effort (Sullivan, 2013, p. 11). This essay would describe the pros and cons of a traditional, functional organizational structure of the Sydney Community Hospital in relation to its changing environment and also validate the incorporation of a matrix structure in the new hospital to achieve its stated mission, vision and overall strategic goals. An organization would have an arrangement in itself that would be based upon its vision and objectives. It is a tool that people

For several decades health care has been tied to the economy and with the current downturn we see continued efforts to control and reduce over-head costs. Health care organizations in their effort to become more efficient and address changes in the industry have altered their strategic business plans. Lee & Alexander (1999) researched organizational change in hospitals and their survival, in this paper I hope to discuss their findings and add other examples to validate their conclusions.

According to Tiller (2012), “a carefully designed organizational structure is a logical prerequisite for success” (p. 20). This holds true in health care today; the structure of an organization determines how efficient the facility will run, as well as setting the tone for the culture within the company. The organizational structure “describes the arrangement of the work group” making it the division of the work that needs to be done across the continuum of the organization (Sullivan, 2013, p. 12). The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the organizational structure that Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) uses. Assess how the structure supports client-centered care; the communication methods that are used;

A country’s economy and well-being depends upon how strong its healthcare system is. A country would grow into a stronger nation if the people are mentally and physically stronger. Moreover, healthcare systems are usually complex and complicated systems and thus, they need a lot of attention. As Donley (2005) states, “[t]he changing patterns of health care delivery have increased complexity in all practice environments” (p. 314). By a complicated system, it means how different healthcare organizations together play a pivotal role in measuring success of a country’s healthcare system. These healthcare organizations further rely on various departments within the system which are in turn led by various leaders. Thus, it is evident how leaders are the key link in deciding the fate

Fixing problems that face health care in many health facilities demand a system wide set of solutions. The systems used in these facilities must be assessed and redesigned to identify factors that will aid in the achievement of the set goals. The enormous task of achieving the goals should be undertaken collaboratively by all the key stakeholders, who include, health care professionals, planners and policy makers, administrators, payers, and patients and their families. These partnerships must begin with a common understanding of the problems together with a shared commitment to cooperate and work together to eliminate the problems. With this knowledge, therefore, an action plan for redesigning the health care system can be developed and later implemented. For a successful health care service to be realized, there are various factors which should be employed and which are not found in the traditional business setting. These include unique economic processes, proper regulatory requirements and the perfect quality indicators. This creates a need for every leader within the healthcare industry to create or develop unique skill sets that will harmonize both organizational leadership and the inter-professional team development. It is, therefore, important to understand the comprehensive approach to the management of patient care and also how the concepts of team development and organizational leadership support healthcare leaders in creation of a patient-centric