Now that Barbara has an understanding of the factors that influence clinic performance, it is time to set priorities and develop a preliminary strategy. A clear strategy helps to focus energy and resources, establish organizational direction, and strengthen operations where there are opportunities for improvement.
Based on the results of the SWOT analysis, what should Barbara recommend as an overall strategy?
How will the selection of the chosen EHR system contribute to the strategy? Further explain why it was the best choice.
On what basis should she develop actions items? What should the action items be, as they directly relate to the strategy?
What should the recommended outcomes and/ or long-term goals be, based on the action items?
Visit the Rasmussen online Library and search for a minimum of 2 articles covering the topics of strategic planning and healthcare management. Conduct academic research using the library’s databases, like:
CINAHL
Discovery
Business Source Complete via EBSCO
Business via ProQuest
Remember to integrate citations accurately and appropriately for all resource types; use attribution (credit) as a method to avoid plagiarism. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page and in-text citations.
Create a SWOT table based on UCCO’s Current Status of their Organization (See slide number 19 when the live lecture PowerPoint is posted)
Explain how the selected EHR Brand you chose (ensure you chose a specific brand in week 2) can help support the SWOT: For instance, using it to track visits for marketing, using it to track A/R
Create two action items based on this week’s swot (there is a detailed explanation on how to do this in the live lecture) (See slides 27 & 28)
Turn those two action items into SMAR