Changing Healthcare Talk
Order Description
A major assignment in this course will be the development and delivery of an oral presentation. Your Topic is shortages in primary care physicians. Your topic should
include the problem and solution currently troubling the U.S. healthcare system as it relates to healthcare administration. Topics should include an administrative
aspect of the healthcare system and should be related to one of the chapters we will cover in class. Think about problems that are related to cost, access, quality,
technology, budgeting, finance, leadership human resources, etc. Your presentation will be from the viewpoint of a healthcare administrator. So focus your problem and
solution along these linesScript (part 1)
To help with the preparation of your presentation, you will prepare a script. (100 words is equivalent to 1 minute in a speech) I am not requiring you to memorize your
presentation word-for-word but your final script should be close to your final talk, but does not need to be word-for-word the same. Your script should include a
minimum of 4 properly APA cited referencesElevator Pitch (part 2)
To assist in the development of your Talk topic, you will be required to give a 1-minute elevator pitch on your topic. 60 seconds on what your topic is and your
proposed solution. Only 60 minutes to impress. (day 1)Presentation (part 3)
Deliver your Changing Healthcare Talk. Your live, in front of the classroom-style presentation will be strictly limited to 3 minutes. You will be prompted of the time
frame for your presentation. You will lose points for every minutes over you take. You are not required to use PowerPoint slides. (day 2)What is your position for this presentation? You are the Healthcare Administrator so..
You are responsible for the day-to-day operation of a hospital, clinic, managed care organization or public health agency.
You coordinate the actions of all departments and ensure they function as one, hospital administrators must hold a wide set of skills and knowledge.
You will :
act as the liaison among governing boards, medical staff and departments heads
Organize, direct, control and coordinate medical and health services in relation to policies set by a governing board of
trustees
Recruit, hire and evaluate assistant administrators, nurses and doctors
Plan budgets and set rates for health services
Develop and expand programs for scientific research
Assist in the education of new doctors in teaching hospitals
Develop procedures for quality assurance, patient services, medical treatments, department activities and public relations outreach
Participate in fundraising and community health planning
You will coordinate, develop, implement:
Long-term planning,
development of operating objectives and budgets,
creation of an overall system for efficient delivery of medical services.
You will review:
financial reports, managed care contracts and major expenditures.
You will establish and administer policies, and ensure they are uniformly understood and followed.
You are required to stay up-to-date with new laws and regulations, as well as medical and technological advances.
You are leaders of your institutions,
Your actions and policies can affect the workplace and community
You must use your interpersonal skills when supervising and mentoring staff, communicating with the community and interfacing with governing boards.
Healthcare administrators work to minimize costs and maximize efficiencies, while also ensuring that the services provided are the best possible. They must keep up-
to-date on changing federal and state laws governing healthcare.
Depending on the type of facility, healthcare administrators may oversee functions related to medical records and billing, as well as create work schedules for
department heads and other staff members.To writer: only the script is in apa format double spaced
part 2 & 3 can be single spaced