You are the manager of a new
primary care clinic located about twenty five (25) miles outside of a small
city (population of 50,000). With five (5) family physicians, two (2) nurse
practitioners, two (2) physicians’ assistants (PAs), and twenty (20) clinical
support staff consisting of RNs, LPNs, and CMAs, the clinic provides primary
care services to a diverse community of people living and working outside the
city limits. Originally a rural area, the community has been growing and now
includes promising opportunities in employment, education, and comfortable
living spaces for young families. However, there are still many residents who
struggle to make ends meet with older farms that have belonged to families for
generations.
The central city includes two
(2) large acute care facilities, and one (1) tertiary care facility that is
known for its excellent pulmonary care. Both acute care hospitals provide the
usual services such as labor and delivery, outpatient surgery, chronic diseases
care, etc. and have fully equipped ancillary departments, such as lab and
radiology. Up until this point, the residents have used the facilities’
emergency departments for routine illnesses and conditions when their private
physicians were not readily available.
Write a five to seven
(7) page paper in which you:(use HEADERS to ensure that each question is being addressed)
1.
Analyze
some of the key social, political, and economic factors that have led to the
proliferation of urgent care facilities and primary care practices over the
last 20-30 years.
2.
Create
a comprehensive mission statement for the clinic, and discuss how it will
facilitate the provision of quality services.
3.
Analyze
and discuss one (1) or more directions the clinic might take to grow its
business. Determine what factors you would consider when deciding what services
to provide in-house and which ones to affiliate with other institutions.
4.
Decide
how you will determine if the clinic is meeting its goals. Identify three (3)
performance measurements you could use to evaluate the success of the clinic’s
services. Begin by naming a goal, and then identify a quantifiable measurement
you could use for each to determine if you are coming close or falling short of
the goal.
5.
Determine
how you would then address whatever opportunities for improvement seem to exist
and what processes you would put in place.
6.
Use at least three (3) quality
resources in this assignment.Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify
as quality resources.
7.
Format your assignment
according to the following formatting requirements:
a.
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides.
b.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is
not included in the required page length.
c.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format.
The reference page is not included in the required page length.
