Organizational Analysis Paper Assignment

Hospital:Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC

1. Introduction

Introduction paragraph (one paragraph). There must be a thesis statement at the end of the paragraph that tells the reader the purpose of paper and what will be discussed.

2. Complex Adaptive Systems

Before you begin the analysis of the hospital, establish healthcare organizations in the 21st century as complex adaptive systems. What does a leader need to understand about change in a CAS? Discuss the leadership challenges of transformation of complex systems.

3. Establish the organization

Identify an organization you selected for review from the list found in the Week 1 Module. Review the organization's website. Provide a basic introduction to the organization. Give an overall description the mission, values and community work of the organization. Describe the size of the organization.

4. Organization status

Is the organization a for-profit or not -for profit-structure? Evaluate the Community Needs assessment for the facility and/or the annual report or if the organization is a for-profit, the annual report for shareholders. What opportunities for the future work of the organization are identified?

5. Culture

Describe Edgar Schein's definition of culture including artifacts, espouse values and assumptions.

Examine the organizations human resources information as well as any literature describing the organization. Based on Schein's definition of culture, seek outward evidence of the culture by reviewing the selected organization's newsletters, ads, and pictures. Describe the observable culture of the organization based on Edgar Schein's model.

6. Transparency

Price Transparency: From the CMS website: Hospital price transparency helps Americans know the cost of a hospital item or service before receiving it. Starting January 1, 2021, each hospital operating in the United States will be required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services they provide in two ways:

1. As a comprehensive machine-readable file with all items and services.

2. In a display of shoppable services in a consumer-friendly format.

Can you find the transparent cost of a hospital item on the hospital's website? Was it difficult to fine?

Choose any two items and compare the cost of the items to the same items at another facility in the region. For example, if you are reporting on a facility in Wyoming, look for another facility in that region to compare cost. Is the organizational analysis facility a lower or higher cost provider? You must include the amounts of each item that you compared.

7. Recognition:

i. Is the organization listed as a Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient? https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/award-recipientsLinks to an external site.

ii. Discuss the reasons an organization might consider applying for the Malcolm Baldridge Award.

iii. Did the organization list other certifications such as Stroke designation, or Cardiac designations, etc.?

iv. Is the facility Magnet designated? What value would Magnet designation potentially bring to the facility?

8. Public information

Public Reported information about the facility:

Using the Hospital compare site located at

https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?providerType=Hospital&redirect=trueLinks to an external site.

i. How many stars does the facility have?

ii. How does the facility compare to other facilities nationally?

iii. Are there opportunities for improvement?

9. Conditions of Participation

i. CMS complaints: Have there been investigated complaints regarding failure to comply with the CMS Conditions of Participation?

ii. Briefly describe the purpose of the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs). What does a finding of Immediate Jeopardy mean to the facility? As an advanced practice nurse, why is it important for leadership to understand the CoPs?

10. Safety Score

i. Assess the LeapFrog scores for the hospital https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-gradeLinks to an external site.

ii. What is the letter grade for the facility? What are the specific concerns contributing to the score. What does the score mean?

iii. LeapFrog does provide some information about the staffing and the number of BSNs however the information is broad and does not provide conclusive data for the score. Instead, look at areas such as infection rates, falls, etc.

11. Conclusion

Summarize the essential points of the analysis of the organization. What conclusions were reached based on the assessment?