1. QUESTIONS TO DEBATE Chapter 14, Instructor’s Manual

2. A hospital is considering expanding its current obstetrics program
A hospital is considering expanding its current obstetrics program. What type of measurements will be important in the decision? Who should be involved in discussing proposals? What kinds of information would be in the final recommendation to the governing board?
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3. 2. If you were planning a two-hour initial discussion about budgeting and capital budgeting for newly appointed first-line supervisors, what topics would you include?
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4. 3. The operating room supervisor asks planning and consulting what to do about demand he is not able to meet. What should planning and consulting offer as a plan for developing a solution?
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5. 4. Should an HCO ever have to downsize
4. Should an HCO ever have to downsize? How could downsizing be a part of continuous improvement? What should planning and consulting do to minimize the need for radical downsizing ?
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6. 5. A competing hospital applies to the local zoning board to open a new hospital in a rapidly growing affluent part of town. What information will senior management want from planning and consulting? How could this action be the result of a planning and consulting failure?
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