Discussion: Analyzing the Impact of the External Healthcare Environment on an Organization

Discussion: Analyzing the Impact of the External Healthcare Environment on an Organization

Question Description
Write a 2-3-page paper, providing the foundation for the analysis of a healthcare organization and applying an understanding of the external healthcare environment.

ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
For your course project, you will conduct in an in-depth analysis of a chosen healthcare organization and recommend evidence-based strategies to address organizational challenges and opportunities in a dynamic environment. For this assessment, you will provide the foundation for this analysis and apply an understanding of the external healthcare environment across core disciplines.

ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Complete the Organization Overview section and the first part of the PESTLE Analysis section of the Course Project Template [DOCX]. The sections should be 2–3 pages in length.

Use the same copy of the Course Project Template for each assessment, building on the document as you progress through the course. This will ensure cohesion and prepare you for the final project.

Organization Overview
Introduce the organization you are choosing to work with.
If you are struggling with choosing an organization or are looking for an example of an acceptable topic, consult the Healthcare Organization Options [DOCX] document.
PESTLE Analysis
Conduct a general PESTLE analysis of your chosen organization.
Choose a topic identified by this analysis. This can be a challenge or opportunity to be pursued.
Identify possible factors in the external health care environment that impact organizational outcomes, both overall and to the specific topic you have selected.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and quality.
Format your paper according to current APA style and formatting.
Use at least two scholarly resources beyond those given in the course.
Both sections should be between 2–3 pages, plus references page.
Use 12-point, Times New Roman, double-spaced.
Refer to the Analyzing the Impact of the External Healthcare Environment on an Organization Scoring Guide to ensure that your reflection meets the grading criteria for this assessment before submission.

EVALUATION
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze the impact of the external healthcare environment on organizational outcomes.
Analyze challenges and opportunities specific to the selected topic in the chosen organization.
Conduct a PESTLE analysis specific to the selected topic.
Identify possible external healthcare factors that impact organizational outcomes.
Competency 4: Communicate healthcare management needs, opportunities, and strategies with multiple stakeholders.
Write coherently to support a central idea with proper APA format, correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.
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You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.