Discussion Post
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 4 and 6, and view the Human Resources in Health Care Scenarios resources.
The health care delivery system is currently experiencing a paradigm shift regarding the functionality and application of talent within their human resource departments. Many health care organizations include the human resources department in their decision-making processes to obtain a greater degree of transparency regarding employee input. As an example, the human resource department can provide recommendations on managing employee concerns and suggestions to improve positive health care outcomes for patients. This process of inclusion greatly helps to reduce patient complaints as well as issues associated with noncompliance of state and federal policies as well as accreditation standards. Further, human resource departments are considered experts in the areas of employee performance evaluation, recruitment, and training. Last, employee retention and job satisfaction in the health care delivery system is vitally important for health care organizations to maintain high care standards; therefore, human resource departments are tasked with providing employees a working environment that inspires both personal and professional growth opportunities.
As the human resources director, you are responsible for determining the actions taken for the following scenarios, as assigned by the first initial of your last name.
Scenario: Mergers and Acquisitions
Prior to completing this discussion topic, read the Economies of Scale: What Do Hospital Mergers Mean for Patients and the Community? Refer back to Chapter 6 and Appendix A from your textbook to formulate your response.
In your discussion post, address the following:
a) Considering the different demographics across the community, identify at least three types of specialists needed to fully serve the patients. Explain your reason for the choices.
b) Describe at least two incentives that could be offered to the doctors to make the position more appealing than offers they receive from other organizations.
c) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of offering incentives to new hires.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.