18 Aug The structure of a healthcare organization
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Assignment Details
The structure of a healthcare organization reflects the healthcare needs of the population. The organizational chart depicts the structure and tells you about hierarchy in the organization, responsibilities, communication channels, and reporting. Some structures have many levels, whereas others have few levels. Healthcare organizations may adopt simple, functional, divisional, or matrix structures.
This week, you will present a chart on organizational structure to your healthcare manager and colleagues. Include the following in your report:
Provide a brief on functional, divisional, and matrix structures.
Which type depicts a typical structure in healthcare organizations?
Give 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of each structure.
Include a sample of a tall organizational chart and a flat chart.
Describe how the tall and flat structures affect communication, teamwork, and patient care in the healthcare organization.
Deliverable Requirements
Include 3 references
Minimum of 5 pages
Use the APA format
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
