Assignment:
Discussion Questions, Present Trends
Choose only THREE (3) questions to answer - the three you find most beneficial to your learning and insight on this chapter. This new format is due to feedback I received from students about chapter review questions feeling more like busy work than learning. Thanks again for the course insight and enjoy the change!
Answer only 3 questions of your choice. Provide a page number(s) from your required textbook or article where you located the information.
1. Define each of the following terms:
a. Evidence-based medicine,
b. Globalization,
c. Mutual patient referrals,
d. Work-life balance
2. Summarize the six (6) overall challenges in human resources management.
3. Explain "changing definition of family" as covered in your book.
4. Outline/describe at least two (2) ways that the human resources department/personnel can align its practices with the strategic goals of the health care organization and its department managers.
5. Referring to your book, identify at least three (3) human resource tactics that can help healthcare organizations with cost containment.
Your final discussion board!
For this discussion post, you will reflect on what your main "take away" is from this class. What did you learn about HR, and health care, that you believe can/will be most beneficial in your current or future career. And as always, tell us why.
• Your are NOT required to comment on the post of other students for this discussion board.
• No source is required for this post.
• All posts are expected to be academic in nature, insightful and respectful.
Readings:
Present trends that affect the future of human resources management and the healthcare workforce
By Bruce J. Fried and Myron D. Fottler