For this assessment, imagine you have decided to leave your position at the primary care office from your previous assessment. You have accepted an administrator position at an academic medical center that is noted for its diversity in staffing. Using the resources provided, along with a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles based on your own research, complete a 3–5 page paper discussing the following:
- Describe where the physician practice and the hospital fall on the continuum of patient care. How do providers at each location try to return their patients to their highest level of functioning?
- Explain the scope of responsibility and authority that you had at the physician practice, compared to your new role as a hospital administrator.
- Describe how your management approach has changed across the two settings.
Organize your paper using the following headings (please use these headings):
- Title Page.
- Introduction.
- Preview the main themes of your paper.
- Continuum of Care.
- Describe where the physician practice and the hospital fall on the continuum of patient care. How do providers at each location try to return their patients to their highest level of functioning?
- Scope of Responsibility and Authority.
- Analyze the scope of responsibility and authority that you had at the physician practice, compared to your new role as a hospital administrator.
- The Management Approach.
- Describe how your management approach has changed across the two settings.
- Conclusion.
- Summarize the main themes of your paper.
- References.
Paper Requirements
- Your paper will be a minimum of 3–5 double-spaced pages in length, not including title and reference pages.
- Font: Times New Roman 12-point.
- Cite at least two references in addition to the resources offered in this assessment.
- Format your paper according to APA style.
Answer preview
The ultimate goal of any health care facility is to provide the highest quality and safest possible care to patients. Even though it is the responsibility of health care professionals to ensure this happens, a hospital’s leaders also play a critical role in guaranteeing patients access to high-quality and safe care. This is an aspect I realized after working at a primary care office. I have recently accepted a job as a hospital administrator for an academic medical center. Even though my scope of authority and nature of responsibilities will change, my primary role of ensuring that patients receive the highest quality and safety possible care will remain the same. In line with this, the paper will begin by describing where the physician practice and hospital fall on the continuum of care. The next section will highlight how the scope of my authority and nature of responsibilities I had at the practitioner’s office compare to those I will have as the hospital’s administrator. The paper will culminate with a section pointing out how my management approach has changed in the two health care settings.
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