[Solved] health administration

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

**Discussion-1: Quality of a Good Administrator**

Healthcare administration roles include:

– Hospital administration
– Medical practice administration
– Nursing Administration
– Healthcare financial management
– Healthcare information management

To be an effective healthcare administrator in the above-listed work settings you must develop or

possess the following key competencies:

1. Communication and relationship management skills- ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers.
2. Leadership skills- ability to inspire individual and organizational excellence to create and attain a shared vision
3. Professionalism- Ability to align personal and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards and commitment to lifelong learning and improvement
4. Knowledge of the healthcare system- knowledge of the environment that healthcare Managers’ and providers’ function
5. Business skills and knowledge- ability to apply business principles including system thinking to the healthcare environment.

Now, focus on the first three competencies (communication, leadership, and professionalism)

**A: For each individual competence**

Please share with the class how you would describe/ assess your skill level for each

competence. Explain exactly what your style is and how/what you actually do in each of

the 3 highlighted areas and

i What do you feel are still your shortcomings and need to improve (list those areas)

ii How will you go about improving such a competence (explain each) [e.g.in

communication if you say, “my problem is I yell a lot”; to improve this I will seek

counseling, take communication training, etc.)

**B: Consider your current workplace:**

iii. Provide an analysis of how well your manager/supervisor/administrator is performing on each of the three first listed competencies above? (List the competence and explain what

exactly your boss does or doesn’t do)

**Requirements**

Answer each component of the question in its own separate paragraph. Use similar numbering by listing the question first followed by a detailed answer

Make your **initial** post to the discussion question by **11:59 pm on Sunday February 02, 2025.** Do not post a reply on the same day as your original post.

Reply to two of your classmates' posts as well.

– Your replies need to be substantive and add value to your classmates' posts. Do not reply with "I agree" without explaining why you agree or disagree.

If you have a reference list for information obtained from any source apart from your personal experience. Remember, if you include a reference, you need to have a citation in your work that corresponds to the reference. See pg. 257 in the APA manual.

For example, if you name any workplace (e.g. St Elizabeth Hospital or Chick-fil-A, etc.) the reference should be:

Chick-fil-A (n.d.). Chick-fil-A corporate office. Online available. Retrieved February 3, 2021, from: [https://www.chick-fil-a.com/about/history](https://www.chick-fil-a.com/about/history).

CHRISTUS Health (n.d.). CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth. Online available. Retrieved on February 3, 2021, from: https://www.christushealth.org/southeast-texas/st-elizabeth

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