Author: damacleod

https://www.plectica.com/maps/NQHU1Z47H   Overall, I feel thankful for the course. Was definitely not expecting to learn what I did. My future hope is that the concepts I learned over the course of the semester will make me a better hospital administrator. In my current job I could see how it could be helpful but that’s just […]

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In this map I answered the specific questions. I’m trying my best to keep an open mind about this course but I’m still not completely sure on how it relates to healthcare administration. I’m invested at this point and am in it until the end! I’m hoping for an “ah ha” moment by the time […]

What: Began, voted, and commented on a debate pertaining to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). So what: The ACA is a large multi-dimensional healthcare law in the US that has implications currently and in the future for us as healthcare administrators. Now what: I’ll continue to participate in the debate over the next week and […]

What: In this assignment I completed a final outline for my blog. I’ll be writing on neural plasticity and the implications it has on healthcare administration. I will discuss what it is, what it isn’t, how to facilitate/hinder the process. I’ll also discuss how it can be bad. Then I’ll combine these thoughts into how […]

In this assignment I was tasked with breaking up the job of a hospital administrator and/or CEO into separate parts to better understand the position. What I hope to do next is better understand the separate topics and facts making up the position so that I can be an effective administrator in the future.   […]

What: completed KT9 So what: being an administrator in healthcare is going to be tough. Regulation will drive healthcare in one direction and consumers will drive it in another direction. It’s out job as managers to find the middle road, complying with healthcare regulation and making patients better Now what: build on these principles on […]

what: completed feedback trail 8 so what: provided feedback in order to improve adaptive class and made suggestions for improving future classes now what: transition to next unit in class and further my understanding of swarm learning and healthcare administration. https://www.plectica.com/maps/VA09KCBB6

what: used different tools and revised my thesis statement. Used the GoExplore tool to evaluate my evidence and competing hypotheses   so what: I learned how to evaluate different hypotheses and use my current evidence to gauge the strength of those hypotheses.   now what: I will take my revised statement as use it as […]

What: With problems identified in table 2 Identified 1 overarching problem. I then dissected the answer to this problem through 8 specific steps. I also identified CMS as an important stakeholder which could have implications on my plan.   So what: Through the 8 steps I came up with 2 plans to implement and then […]