Write a 4 page critical appraisal of an organization’s strategic plan from the perspective of a nurse executive, taking into consideration the organization’s mission, vision, and other contextual factors.

The choice of health care setting as the context for this work is up to you (located in Miami, Florida, USA). You may choose the organization in which you currently work, an organization in which you worked previously, or an organization about which you would like to learn more. You will use this health care organization, and a department or division within the organization, as the basis for the remaining assessments in this course. After choosing your organization, obtain a copy of the organization’s strategic plan. Most large health systems post their strategic plans, visions, and missions on the Internet.  Health & Medical Question Discussion Paper
Instructions

Write a critical appraisal of the organization’s strategic plan. Identify strategic priorities and orient yourself to the key performance indicators (KPI) the organization uses to drive quality. Include the quantitative metrics of the scorecard.

SELECT AN ORGANIZATION AND ANALYZE THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN.

Approach your analysis from a systems perspective.

What priorities appear to take precedence?

• How well do the priorities align with the mission and vision of the organization?

Evaluate the validity of data and analytical strategies used to develop organizational priorities.

• What data was most likely used to develop key performance indicators (KPIs)?
• For example: patient satisfaction data, 30-day readmission data, other internal performance indicators or external regulatory measures.
• What was the source of the data?
• For example: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), internal data, public health data, financial data.
  

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Explain how input from stakeholders might have been elicited and incorporated into the development of strategic priorities.

• For example, strategic priorities can be developed by the board of directors, elicited from employee focus or patient advocacy groups, or derived from a combination of these approaches.

You may need to interview an organizational stakeholder for this information. If this information is unavailable to you, identify the stakeholders you would approach for their inputs.

• Create a balanced scorecard for an organization.
• Use four standard balanced scorecard domains: 1) financial, 2) customer, 3) internal processes, and 4) learning and growth.

o    Include quantitative measures for each domain.

• Are the organization’s strategic priorities balanced, or do one or more priorities receive more emphasis than the others?
• Articulate meaning relevant to the main topic, scope, and purpose of the prompt.

Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.

• Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards.
• Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your appraisal.