Discussion Post: Principles & Organizational Theories of Health Care Management
A. Read Chapters 1 and 2 from Organizational Behavior and Theory in Healthcare: Leadership Perspectives and Management Applications.
B. Read the article Innovation in Healthcare Services-Creating a Combined Contingency Theory and Ecosystems Approach.
C. Watch the following YouTube videos:
a. "Classical Management Theory".
b. "Systems Theory of Organizations".
Task
• Identify at least three principles and organizational theories that exist within health care management.
• Explain how your selected principles and theories can be applied to one of the following areas of health care:
a) Community health care center
b) Home health
c) Hospice or palliative care
d) Hospital
e) Long-term care
f) Managed care
g) Out-patient facility
h) Pharmaceutical or medical devices
i) Renal health care centers
j) Veterans Affairs
k) Other-please identify.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.