Week 3 — Assignment 2: Engage in Discussion in The Commons
For this assignment, using your observational and research findings from this week’s Assignment 1, you will engage your peers and colleagues in discussion in the MHA5008 HA Leadership Forum found in SHS Health Administration Forum in the Commons. To locate the required forum, you can find the direct link under this week’s Books and Resources or you may click on the SHS Health Administration Forum, then click on the Conversations button on the left menu. Locate the required forum, which should be pinned at the top, and click on that conversation block.
You will share your synthesis on your hospital observation compared to your findings on the Healthgrades® website
To complete this post, begin by setting the stage for the readers in The Commons by briefly describing the hospital size, setting, and the type of services offered. Consider the following prompts for your post:
Synthesize what you witnessed on your hospital observation compared to your findings on the Healthgrades® website in the areas of communication, cleanliness, and noise levels.
Provide a brief overview of the Healthgrades® website and the source of the published data.
Reflect on the public image projected during your observation.
Lastly, provide personal commentary as a healthcare executive on the opportunities to improve the observable culture in this hospital, and whether you wish to adopt and replicate the observed favorable behaviors in your organization.
No facilities are to be identified in this assignment; you will use fictitious names.
Length: Your initial post will be a minimum of 300 words. Your secondary responses to your post will be a minimum of 150 words. You will respond to a minimum of 2 individuals who comment on your post.
