Health Care Strategic Management –

hcs586

(3 credits)

This is the capstone course for the graduate health care programs. The development and presentation of a health care organization’s strategic plan will demonstrate mastery of the critical content as the principles relate to the health care industry. Special emphasis is placed upon consumer demand, market volatility, and regulatory and fiscal constraints from the perspective of strategic management. The learner will demonstrate understanding of the critical importance of strategic management and planning within the dynamic, complex, and evolving nature of the health care industry.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Strategic Planning Process
- Explain the importance and benefits of the strategic management process within health care organizations.
- Identify the conceptual framework of the strategic planning, development and implementation process.
Organizational Structure
- Examine the role of mission, vision, and organizational values in relationship to a strategic plan.
- Analyze the impact of organizational governance on the implementation of strategic goals.
- Summarize the utilization of an organization’s internal value chain analysis when implementing a strategic plan.
Environmental Analysis
- Identify the significance and implications of an external environmental analysis in the development of a strategic plan.
- Examine evolving external issues (regulatory and economic) that can have an impact on the strategic plan.
- Summarize the major benefits of competitive analysis as part of the strategic planning process.
Financial Planning
- Examine the impact of internal resources and financial capabilities on the business model implementation.
- Construct a financial plan that includes the key elements needed to support the implementation of a strategic plan.
Strategy Process Management
- Develop a communication plan that supports and manages the implementation strategy.
- Choose methods and strategies to value and support implementation processes.
- Determine the challenges and barriers that can be related to change initiatives.
Strategic Plan
- Produce a comprehensive strategic plan for a health care organization.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Health Care Strategic Management –

hcs586

Strategic Planning Process

Organizational Structure

Environmental Analysis

Financial Planning

Strategy Process Management

Strategic Plan

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