31 Jan Explain the importance of safety and qual

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Define ethical stewardship.

Explain the importance of ethical leadership.

NHS8040 21st-Century Health Care Leadership

Unit 5 Discussion

21st-Century Leadership

One of the major challenges facing health care and public health leaders in the 21st century is creating and leading in complex health care delivery systems that present many challenges for health professionals as well as patients and the general population.

In your initial post, identify two key challenges facing leaders in your profession. Discuss two strategies that you, as a leader, will use to transform the next generation of professionals who will be creating health care and public health delivery settings. Finally, identify which leadership theory informs your choice of strategies.

Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation may be from your course text, assigned readings, or an outside source.

Remember to follow the guidelines in the FEM as you prepare your post.

Response Guidelines

Read and respond to your peers’ posts according to FEM guidelines, commenting on the strategies discussed. Suggest ways to enhance the effectiveness of those strategies or ask for clarification or elaboration. If your response offers an alternative viewpoint or refers to the ideas or work of others, your assertion must be supported by citing an outside source, using APA formatting.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Explain the principles of evidence-based practice.

Define health-related gaps, problems, or opportunities.

Explain the importance of ethical leadership.

NHS8040 21st-Century Health Care Leadership

Unit 6 Discussion

Community Building

Community building can be particularly effective as a tool to prevent or mitigate conflict.

For this discussion, assume the role of the health care or public health leader of a community health center in a high-need urban community.

In your initial post, explain how you will include the voice of the patient or consumer. Why is this important? Relate this to the IHI Triple AIM or the six aims for health care improvement described in Crossing the Quality Chasm. Identify potential barriers and describe how these barriers might be overcome.

Be sure to include at least one APA-formatted citation (in-text plus full reference). The citation may be from your course text, assigned readings, or an outside source.

Refer to the helpful links in Resources and remember to follow the guidelines in the FEM as you prepare your post.

Response Guidelines

Read and respond to your peers’ posts according to FEM guidelines. Comment on the ways the learner plans to use community building. Suggest ways to enhance the outcomes of the community building or ask for clarification or elaboration. If your response offers an alternative viewpoint or refers to the ideas or work of others, your assertions must be supported by citing an outside source, using APA formatting.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Explain the importance of safety and quality on project implementation.

Explain the appropriate considerations for selecting executive sponsors.

Identify the voice of the patient or consumer.