Discussion Question
What is the organizational structure of your Top 100 hospital? To what degree did the design seem to affect the organization's accomplishments?
should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references.
Homework
Answer the following:
Contrast the human relations model and human resources model
What are the characteristics of the open system?
Describe organization design as a verb. Describe organization design as a noun
What are the major weaknesses of the matrix structure? Why has it been used in human service organizations?
Describe the various communication roles that staff can take on in the organization?
should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references.
Workplace Health and Safety
In this discussion board, you will analyze a workplace health and safety concern. In your initial post, you must do the following:
Select a situation in an organization that may be considered a health and safety risk.
Outline ways to reduce or prevent that specific workplace health and safety concern.
Identify whether OSHA should intervene in the situation and how the organization can comply with OSHA standards.
should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references.
Debate: Official Cause of Death
After your assigned readings, choose one of the following positions and defend it:
1) Disease entities should be listed as official causes of death
2) Underlying factors that result in these diseases should be listed as official causes of death
3) No causes of death should be listed on death certificates
How would your choice affect public health and how we track disease?
It should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references.
Patient Provider Relationship
Choose one of topics for your initial post:
1. What is the difference between complementary and alternative medicine? What are at least two advantages and disadvantages of both?
2. How might a patients' perception of care impact his or her healthcare outcomes? What are at least two ways a healthcare provider can ensure a positive patient/provider relationship?
3. What is cultural health capital? Which are at least populations least likely to have cultural health capital and why? How does low cultural health capital affect doctor-patient relationships? Please be specific. It should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references.