Description
Apply and integrate the concepts and knowledge gained in prior general management and health care administration courses to industry-relevant challenges.
Assess the relevant strategic decision-making and implementation issues within a health care organization.
Analyze the ethical dimensions of strategic management as applied to the health care industry.
Your final capstone assignment: Prepare your final Disaster Response After Action Report
All disasters will impact healthcare operations at some level. Therefore, from the lens of a Healthcare Administrator CEO / COO overseeing the operations of the healthcare enterprise, located in the region or location of the natural or man-made disaster with the advantage of a retrospective view of the disaster response, in at least 25 pages, determine what went well, what were the challenges, and how could the response have been improved.
Your sections will be separated as follows:
1. Cover Page
2. Abstract
3. Table of Contents
4. Introduction
5. Background: Pick one disaster to research (include What went well, challenges, improvements with the response):
-2011 Joplin, MO Tornado
– Hurricane Sandy: New Jersey
-2017 Las Vegas Mass-Shooting
-Camp Fire: The California Wildfire of 2018
-COVID 19 Pandemic in (pick one state) either, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois,
New York, Ohio, Georgia, or Pennsylvania
-Cyberattack on Universal Health Services, Inc., 2018
6. Outline of a Disaster Response Plan for the chosen event (based on the original plan)
7. Outline for a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan (expand on #6 based on the changing environment of the disaster). Make sure to describe the strategic approach to leadership and application of managerial functions.
8. Disaster Response After Action Report: lessons learned (Make sure to describe the strategic approach to leadership and application of managerial functions).
9. Reference Page
Remember, that for your project, you are going back in time to determine how a disaster response could have been improved upon. Your proposed adjustments need to be evidence-supported, financially sustainable, and practical.
Make certain that your assignment is in the APA 7th edition format with a cover page, separating your sections by the appropriate APA Level Headings. Also, make sure you include a reference page and at least five references. You will also need at least 10 references.
