Healthcare Management Research Project: General Assignment Instructions
Overview
Each student will author a final research paper focused on a selected topic below. This paper is to be reflective of an undergraduate-level academic research paper and will be assembled throughout the course by producing several deliverables:
The following is a description of the overall theme along with six (6) topic areas for each student to choose from. Topics must be submitted to the course instructor for approval before proceeding with assignments.
Healthcare organizations, and the management thereof, in the twenty-first century face numerous obstacles in relation to providing products and services that are cost effective, of superior quality, and accessible to those that seek them. As a result, healthcare managers (in all functional areas) draw on a wide range of theories, best practices, and experiences to guide their decisions.
Choose one (1) of the following six (6) topic areas as the main topic of your final paper and expand on the topic by focusing on the twenty-first century healthcare environment (a current issue or current/future challenge) based upon knowledge of current literature and industry best practices:
1. Healthcare Marketing
2. Quality Improvement in Healthcare
3. Advances in Healthcare Information Technology
4. Financing Healthcare
5. Physician and/or Nurse Labor Shortages
6. Addressing Health Disparities
Submit the following assignments on the due date assigned in the course:
· Healthcare Management Research Project: Annotated Bibliography Assignment
· Healthcare Management Research Project: Outline Assignment
· Healthcare Management Research Project: Draft Assignment
· Healthcare Management Research Project: Final Assignment
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General Instructions for the Healthcare Management Research Project
Overview
Each student will write a final research paper on one of the topics listed below. This paper will be written in the style of an undergraduate academic research paper and will be put together during the course of the semester by providing a number of deliverables:
The following is a summary of the overarching concept, as well as six (6) topic categories from which each student can choose. Before moving further with assignments, topics must be approved by the course instructor.
In the twenty-first century, healthcare organizations and their management face significant challenges in providing cost-effective, high-quality, and accessible products and services to individuals who need them. As a result, healthcare executives (from all functional areas) rely on them.
