{"id":25556,"date":"2024-05-14T03:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T03:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/clc-internal-audit-and-external-analysis-of-a-health-care-organization-kaiser-permanent\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T03:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T03:02:47","slug":"clc-internal-audit-and-external-analysis-of-a-health-care-organization-kaiser-permanent","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/clc-internal-audit-and-external-analysis-of-a-health-care-organization-kaiser-permanent\/","title":{"rendered":"CLC &#8211; Internal Audit and External Analysis of a Health Care Organization ( Kaiser Permanent)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: rgb(205, 205, 205);\">Assessment Description<\/h4>\n<article style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\" data-testid=\"description\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto;\">The purpose of this assignment is to conduct an internal audit of organizational strengths and weaknesses, and an external analysis of opportunities and threats as part of the strategic planning process.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto;\">Review the &#8220;Learning Exercise,&#8221; located at the end of Chapter 2 in the textbook. Using a health care organization that no one in the group is researching as the focus for the assignment, you will collaborate to complete a multi-part analysis of the organization\u2019s strategic assets. The findings will be presented in a PowerPoint presentation (20-25 slides). Keep the size of graphic files condensed and minimize special effects to ensure the file size does not exceed the 10 MB maximum for file submission to the digital classroom.\u202fSpeaker notes should be included for each slide to provide talking points and relevant supporting details for the presentation of slide content.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Part 1: Internal Audit of a Health Care Organization<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">Research the organization and prepare a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.75rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Organization Description:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Identify the mission, vision, location, size, scope of services, etc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Financial Performance and Condition:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Describe historical financial performance and current financial condition. Include specific data that illustrates profits and losses, etc.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Major Resources and Competencies:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Identify tangible and intangible assets that are unique to the organization or give it competitive advantage and explain how each can be a strength or weakness for the organization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Internal Value Chain:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Create a diagram similar to the examples provided in the textbook. Explain how each identified activity adds value to the customer and the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Part 2: External Analysis of a Health Care Organization<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">Conduct an external environmental analysis using general, publicly available resources. When researching, identify 2-3 specific examples for each category. Add to the&nbsp;PowerPoint presentation by addressing the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.75rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Political\/Government:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>Explain election results and current political mood along with the effects of government spending, policies on health care research, government regulation and enforcement of health care industry laws, and the government\u2019s role in addressing critical societal challenges and how this affects the organization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Legal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Discuss systems (laws or statutes, regulations, administrative rulings, and court decisions) and explain how events and decisions in these areas can affect regulation, risk, reimbursement, new projects, taxes, and competitive advantage for the organization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Professional\/Industry:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Describe the effect of positions and initiatives of professional and industry trade associations on the organization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Economic:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Identify the current economic status at the regional, national, and global level and describe the effect on the organization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Demographics:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Includes gender, age, income levels, ethnicity, race, education, family size and composition, geographic place of residence, employment status, birth rates, and life expectancies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Sociocultural:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Describe characteristics of important people in an organization\u2019s external environment (i.e., traditions, lifestyles, values, attitudes, beliefs, opinions, tastes, political views, and behavioral patterns, etc.). Consider people such as immediate and prospective customers, customer influencers, end users, suppliers, shareholders, government regulators, medical, general public, and other stakeholders. Include discussion about how external sociocultural factors affect services provided by the organization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Technology:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Explain how the organization is using new technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Part 3: Market Segments<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.75rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Compile a list of segments that could be defined within the organization&#8217;s overall market.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Determine the most likely basis for differentiated product or service offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Part 4: Five-Force Analysis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">Conduct a five-force analysis of the organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">Refer to the resource, &#8220;Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,&#8221; located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\">You are required to submit this assignment to&nbsp;LopesWrite. A link to the&nbsp;LopesWrite&nbsp;technical support articles is located in&nbsp;Class Resources&nbsp;if you need assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 0.928571rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<section style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" data-testid=\"header\">Rubric Criteria<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Internal Audit<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">15<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">External Analysis<\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">15<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Market Segments<\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">15<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 0.75rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Five Force Analysis<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">15<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Layout<\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">5<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Visual Appeal<\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">5<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Language Use and Audience Awareness<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">5<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Speaker Notes<\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">15<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Mechanics of Writing<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">5<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.5em; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-testid=\"criteria_title\">Format\/Documentation<\/h5>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"margin: auto 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: var(--lms-h6FontSize); line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">5<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\" data-testid=\"total_points\"><span style=\"margin: 0px 0.5rem 0px 0px; font-weight: 600; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">Total<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\">100<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>points<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assessment Description This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.&nbsp;The purpose of this assignment is to conduct an internal audit of organizational strengths and weaknesses, and an external analysis of opportunities and threats as part of the strategic planning process.&nbsp;Review the &#8220;Learning Exercise,&#8221; located at the end of Chapter 2 in the textbook. 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