Section A: Identify what you believe are the top three challenges in setting up a hospital-based committee from a managerial perspective.
Create a 300 word and discuss your rationale and illustrate the following questions:
1. Why are committees advantageous for health care organizations?
2. What are some of the steps that you as a manager, could take to overcome these challenges?
3. How would you address conflict and/or divisiveness within the committee or team?
Section B : Committees have been determined as a necessary component to health care organizations. As a manager, you have been tasked to set up a committee with one of the hospital departments. In doing so, consider the following questions:
1. How much influence should the committee have in the overall management structure?
2. How would you maintain authority without adopting an autocratic leadership style?
3. How would you set up an employee team without violating union and labors laws?
Required Resources
Management principles for health professionals (6th ed.):
Budgeting: Controlling the Ultimate Resource
The Middle Manager and Documentation of Critical Management Process
Committees and Teams
Recommended Resources
Articles
Caulfield, S. E. (2007). Health care facility ethics committees. Human Rights, 34(4), 10-13. located from the EBSCOhost database.
Leid, T. R. (2001). Small hospitals and performance measurement: Implications and strategies. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 14(4/5), 168-173. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
Loucks, C., & Bennett, R. (2011). The importance of committee assignment: Health care industry political action committee contributions and the House of Representatives. Contemporary Economic Policy, 29(2), 163-177. located from the EBSCOhost database.