The Life Of Ronald G.

Management is important in any environment, but especially so in the healthcare field.  As the health care system continues to evolve, sound management is critical to the survival of health care institutions (Johnson, 2005). The management team in a healthcare environment must always aim to improve the efficiency of the day to day activities and constantly plan for ways to improve the productivity and efficiency. Every manager’s main duty is to succeed in helping the organization achieve high performance while utilizing all of the organization’s human and material resources. On a daily basis health care managers must recognize performance problems and

The health care system in the United States is known for being one of the most costly systems in the world. In 2010 the Affordable Care Act, (ACA) was implemented with the hopes of reshaping the system and decreasing the healthcare cost, (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, O’Grady, 2016). . Somewhere along the way our country made healthcare a business. Understandings our country healthcare finances can be quit complex. In order to be successful the Chief Nursing Officer, (CNO), business owners and directors must understand the business principles. These individuals are placed in leadership role and therefore must have the characteristics of a leader, (Huber, 2014)

The reasoning to Intermountain Health Care’s approach to the management of health services can be related back to a ‘crazy’ idea James was introduced to in a Lecture he attended conducted by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. This idea argues that higher quality could lead to lower cost. As we identified previously, IHCs business goals relate to the optimization of processes and services in order to minimize the quality of waste in terms of cost. This sort of business model will produce a high quality business, reflecting optimisation of processes and resources which will aid positive services to patients - whilst maintaining the financial stability of the business in the most effective way possible.

Born on February 6, 1911, Ronald Reagan lived an eventful life, but he did not become President of the United States until the age of 65. He picked George H. W. Bush as his running mate in the 1980 republican ticket. The incumbent, Jimmy Carter had no chance of retaining the presidency, the economy was stagnant, and America’s influence in the world was on the decline. Just two months into Reagan’s Presidency, it almost came to an abrupt end with the bullet of a would-be assassin; of course the President survived, and went on to contribute to the end of the cold war. The Contra scandal threatened Reagan’s Presidency, however, but for anyone to say he is overrated, should take a close look at

Ronal G. Spaeth currently serves as the Chief Administrative Officer for System Development of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH) and serves as its President of the ENH Foundation for North Shore University Health System, as well as an Advisor of SA Ignite, Inc. (Bloomberg, 2016). Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of both Cole Taylor Bank and Highland Park Hospital before Highland Park Hospital merged with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. For almost a decade, Mr. Spaeth had served in various positions at Evanston Hospital, such as vice president of administrative services, vice president of corporate services, assistant secretary of the board of directors, senior executive vice president, to include the chief administrative officer he currently serves as (Grazier, 2005). In addition, Mr. Spaeth served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Hospital Association, Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), a Member of the Board of Commissioners of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and Member of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (Bloomberg, 2016).

In order to determine which existing and potential services that Lakeview Medical Center (LMC) should offer, strategists must assess several key components of each service line to test its validity. LMC will conduct a “brainstorming” session outside of the work environment to encourage strategic thinking amongst the administrators. To begin with, these administrators need to decide whether or not each service at-hand aligns with the medical center’s mission. If the service does not further the organizational mission or purpose, then it should

The healthcare system in America started as a predominantly volunteer system where patients were required to pay little to nothing for treatment. Since it began, the healthcare industry has seen tremendous changes that have transformed it into a business entity which has operations like financial management, strategic planning and functional specialties to keep the industry viable. The industry is one of the largest in the country employing 15 million people with a projected increase of jobs with 3 million jobs annually. As the healthcare industry continues growing, services and personnel are changing, and various dynamics are coming into play to accommodate changes (Smith, Saunders, Stuckhardt, & McGinnis, 2013).

at which time states began passing State Care Acts in the 1890 early 1900. These acts transferred the care of the severe mentally ill to the state. Where

Burns, L. R., Bradley, E. H., Weiner, B. J., Shortell, S. M., & Kaluzny, A. D. (2012). Shortell and Kaluzny's health care management: Organization, design, and behavior (6th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.

Conceived on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, Ronald Wilson Reagan was the second child of John Edward (Jack) and Nelle Wilson Reagan. His parents were generally poor, and Jack Reagan moved the family to various little Illinois towns attempting to set up himself in business. At the point when Ronald was nine the family moved to Dixon, Illinois, where he developed to adulthood (Ronald Reagan Biography). Reagan’s Father only had an elementary school education, He was shoe salesmen (Ronald Reagan: Life Before the Presidency). His Father gave Reagan the nickname Dutch because Jack said he resembled, “a fat little Dutchman” (Ronald Reagan). Unfortunately, Reagan’s Father was an alcoholic, Reagan has said he recalls a time where he had to

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.

This article introduces health care managers to the theories and philosophies of John Kotter and

Successful medical organizations have as their guiding principles a professionally stated purpose which encompasses and details their mission statement, vision statement, values statement, and broad strategic goals. The organizational structure is established on these statements, and the function of each department and the duties of each employee are based upon fulfilling the purpose of these statements. Additionally, these statements must encompass the various aspects of the organization and its stakeholders. As Moore, Ellsworth, and Haufman (2011) purport, “ Any organization planning as though it exists in a vacuum is ignoring factors critical for its survival” (p. 16). Without these guiding principles to serve as a direction for the

These health care organizations have two types of planning to follow, and they are tactical and strategic planning. When tactical planning takes place, there is a short term goal in mind (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). The course of action for a tactical plan is to achieve a goal within a year or less time period (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). A tactical plan has a smaller scope and shorter time span than a strategic plan (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). It takes several tactical plans to achieve the strategic plan (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). Strategic planning differs from tactical planning, because in strategic plan, the course of action is to achieve goals for the long term (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). Strategic planning goals are usually wanted to be completed with five years (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). The organization’s mission statement purpose and direction are reflected upon strategic planning (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). Top management must view reports on operations, external environments and finances when looking to develop a strategic plan (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102). The development of tactical plans are influenced by strategic plans (Society for Human Resource Management, 2102).

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