South University Savannah Major Issues in Healthcare
As healthcare organizations move forward to the future, how healthcare is delivered in the United States will continue to be scrutinized.
Tasks:
Post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:
Identify the three major issues affecting healthcare organizations today.
Describe the role HRM plays in dealing with or addressing these issues.
- Give an example of a healthcare setting and explain how you, as an HR manager in that setting, would respond to the three issues.
- Provide reasons and evidence in support of your responses.
- To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Your initial posting should be addressed at 300-500 words. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.
Respond to your peers throughout the week. Justify your answers with examples, research, and reasoning. Follow up posts need to be submitted by the end of the week.
Use the following rubric as a guide to complete your discussion responses.
WHY A BOOK ON HEALTHCARE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
As the authors of this textbook, we have long recognized the unique aspects of healthcare human resource management (HRM) and the need for a textbook specifically focused on this area. Collectively, we have experience in healthcare HRM as practitioners, consultants, and professors. In this book, we provide both the HRM student and the practitioner a comprehensive, focused source of information on this important body of knowledge and specialized field of practice.
PRIMARY AUDIENCES FOR THIS BOOK
There are several audiences that will find this book to be a useful resource, including college and university students and faculty members, various HR practitioners in healthcare organizations, and healthcare professionals and managers in numerous fields where HRM issues affect organizational and individual performance.