Discussion:
"Support Strategies" Please respond to the following:
1. Select a specific type of healthcare organization (hospital, clinic, nursing home, etc.), and provide one example of a value-added service applicable to the type of organization that you have selected. Recommend two value-added support strategies necessary to implement this service for the type of organization you selected.
2. Determine three reasons why you should evaluate the facilities and equipment aspects of a healthcare organization in order to implement value-added support strategies. Provide a rationale for your response.
"Strategy and Culture" Please respond to the following:
1. Assess the importance of the link between a healthcare organization's culture and its structure, relative to the successful implementation of its chosen strategy. Provide one example of such importance--or lack thereof--to support your position.
2. Select the three factors of an organization's culture that you feel are important to successfully implement a new strategy. Provide a rationale for your response.