Economic downturn
To complete this assignment, review the following Web resource:
Economic Downturn Strains Miami Health Care System (Community Report No. 11)
Complete a detailed case study analysis of the given case, using the process described in the following chapter of your course textbook Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations:
From the Backmatter section of your book, please read:
- Appendix A Analyzing strategic health care cases
The completed case study analysis report should include the following sections:
- Executive summary
- Body of the case report
- Key issues
- Situational analysis
- Strategy formulation
- Recommendation
- Implementation strategies
- Benchmarks for success and contingency plans
If all the required information is not given in the case itself, search for the information using professional journals, books or perform a Web search for the information. Note: Do not search for information beyond the date of the case.
For situational analysis, you are encouraged to provide visual data and use the analysis tools from your textbook or the tools, such as trend analysis and stakeholder analysis, etc., you may have used in your program.
Submit your report in 2 steps. First, submit a preliminary report with the key issues, situational analysis, and strategy formulation. Then, submit the complete report 5-page with recommendation, implementation strategies, benchmarks, and the executive summary.
Submission Details:
- submit the preliminary report
- submit the complete report
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
| Key Issues: Key issues are complete and clearly explained. | 12 |
| Situational Analysis | |
| External environment analysis includes detailed service area competitive analysis. | 12 |
| Internal environment analysis includes strengths and weaknesses with respect to resources, competencies, and capabilities. | 12 |
| Directional strategies are defined. | 12 |
| Strategy Formulation: Adaptive, market entry, and competitive strategies are developed and supported with rationale. | 12 |
| Recommendation: Alternatives are practical, specific, and related to key issues. | 12 |
| Implementation Strategies: Service delivery and support strategies are linked to directional, adaptive, and market entry and competitive strategies. | 12 |
| Benchmarks for Success: Measurements for success are clearly identified. | 12 |
| Expressed ideas clearly in writing, used appropriate visual presentation of data, and presented the case study analysis report in the specified format. | 12 |
| Applied the correct APA style, usage, grammar, and punctuation. |
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A downturn in the economic activities has lead to a situation where the Miami health system has been affected realty. This is mainly due to a decrease in the number of insured patients and an increase in the low income patients…
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