Examine the major components of the U.S. health care system to determine where the greatest opportunity for improvement exists.

Examine the major components of the U.S. health care system to determine where the greatest opportunity for improvement exists.

Examine the major components of the U.S. health care system to determine where the greatest opportunity for improvement exists.
· Provide examples of some of the “going well beyond” activities.
2. “Transformational Management” respond to the following:
· Why do high-performing HCOs strive for transformational styles?
· Propose ways that accountability can be achieved in high-performing, transformational HCOs.
· How comfortable would you be working in a high-performing, transformational organization?
· Compare and contrast how political, economic, and social forces have influenced changes in the United States’ healthcare system.
3. “Leadership” respond to the following:
Explain and defend your views on each of the following statements:
o “Managers do not give orders.”
o “Managers do not make decisions.”
o “Managers spend a lot of time listening.”
o “The governing board’s calendar ultimately forces a decision.”
o “Imagination is an important managerial skill.”
4.”Operational Leadership” Please respond to the following:

· Create a scenario that depicts how a first-line leader should act to fulfill the purpose and functions of operational leadership in his or her area.
· Determine how the senior leadership team knows that it has fulfilled the purpose and function of operational leadership well.
· How do individual senior leaders evaluate their own contribution?

5.”Governance” Please respond to the following:
· Should every community have its own healthcare organization with its own mission, or should hospitals be like Wal-Mart, where the mission is set once for the world? State your position.
· If there is a virtue to individual community missions, determine what is it, and how a local governing board should establish a mission.