16 Jun The Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Order Instructions

Assignment:

Project: (This is an individual, not a group or team assignment)

Some of the guidelines for working on these skills within your paper include the following:

• Describe the healthcare system, including the history and development. Include the number and types of people who work in this system, for example the number of employees and the number of patients served.

• What are the mission, vision, and values of your system? How are these things demonstrated to your clients and the community?

• What smaller systems are within your system? Is your system part of a larger system? Describe the interrelationships of your system with other smaller or larger systems. Describe these points of interaction.

• Describe the culture in your system. What are the shared beliefs and values of those who work in your system? How is conflict handled? How likely is it that your system will take risks? Describe the power structure within your system. Include anything else that you think describes your culture.

• Provide an analysis of a Health System Issue

• Apply Kotter’s 8 Stage Model to the issues and focus of your project (see below)

• What financial costs will be incurred because of your change?

• Conclusion

Kotter’s 8-stage model is a useful, comprehensive, step-by-step approach for making change. It applies systemic thinking to any change project.

Stage 1: Establishing a Sense of Urgency

Stage 2: Creating the Guiding Coalition

Stage 3: Developing A Vision and Strategy

Stage 4: Communicating the Change Vision

Stage 5: Empowering Employees for Broad Based Action

Stage 6: Generating Short-term Wins

Stage 7: Consolidating Gains and Producing More Change

Stage 8: Anchoring New Approaches in the Culture

Please review the following:

http://www.kotterinternational.com/the-8-step-process-for-leading-change/

Objective:

• Analyze the context in which your scholarly project will take place.

o Assess the organization.

o Identify system issues and facilitate organization-wide changes in practice delivery.

Table of Analysis of Health System Issue Project Due Dates

Week Due

Week One Choose a Topic

Week Two Intro of your system analysis & how Stage 1 & 2 of Kotter’s Change Model apply to your topic.

Week Three Stage 3 & 4 of Kotter’s Change Module apply to your topic.

Week Five Stage 7 & 8 of Kotter’s Change Module apply to your topic.

Week Six Review and Edit First Draft

Week Seven Submit Final Paper

Write and Post an Executive Summary

Week Eight Signature Assignment Title: Organizational Systems and Leadership

Assignment for week 1: Prepare an essay of 500–700 words describing the health system that you have selected. Make certain to use APA format, including an introduction and conclusion in your essay. Describe the health system, the history, and developmental phases of the organization. Include the number and types of people who work in this system, for example, the number of employees and the number of patients served. What are the mission, vision, and values of your system? How are these things demonstrated to their clients and the community?” How is the health system evaluated, and what standards are they measured against?