21 Sep Describe the leadership factors that affect organizational strategy

Describe the leadership factors that affect organizational strategy among clinical engagement and the health care system.

Instructions

Refer to the course digital textbook for this assessment.

“Many health care leaders believe that physician-hospital alignment is one of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system. Hospitals and physicians are faced with the task of finding innovative ways to collaborate while taking advantage of their joint economic interests. Accountable care organizations (ACO), medical foundations, hospital-owned group practices, and joint venture initiatives are all potential solutions” (Harrison, 2016, p. 183). Refer to Chapter 9, “Accountable Care Organizations and Physicians Joint Ventures” in your digital textbook and answer the following questions:

1) Define the concept of an “integrated physician model.” Give additional examples of the “integrated physician model.”

2) Explain the importance of clinical integration in the strategic planning process. Give additional examples of clinical integration in the strategic planning process.

3) Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of and controversies surrounding accountable care organizations and alternative approaches to the current health system. Give additional examples of alternative approaches to the current health system.

4) Choose one of the models for hospital-physicians integration and discuss three advantages and disadvantages for hospitals and physicians under this model. (Medical foundations, hospital-owned group practices, hospitalists, joint venture initiatives, equity-based joint ventures, etc.)

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• This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 1000 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
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• Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper. Paraphrasing is necessary.
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