Strategy and Implementation Working on Hospital Merger and Cultural Considerations

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Reorganization proves a vital strategy for management to establish novel value and facilitate acquisition or merger integration. It is necessary to demonstrate facilitation and negotiations skills that are increasingly crucial in healthcare leadership, especially in ensuring successful mergers. There are best practices that should be applied to integrate two workforce cultures. Leadership teams normally have diverse cultural backgrounds, and thus conflict may emerge due to such differences, thus undermining the delivery of high-quality patient care. This paper reflects on the overall strategy and implementation that my group created to address different issues related to the company merger and the best health sector practices derived from research to inform negotiation and decision-making approaches. It also includes a discourse on the negotiation and facilitation strategies to make effective project decisions.
Strategy and Implementation
My group's strategy and implementation approach for addressing distinct aspects of company mergers includes collaboration, open communication, and cultural integration. These strategies ensure the merged health facilities function as a unified sect while enhancing patient quality care. These decisions were guided by factors and considerations such as challenges due to divergent leadership styles and cultural backgrounds, the essence of effective communication (among staff and patients), and the vitality of upholding patient trust and satisfaction during the transition period. With respect to considerations and factors facilitating strategic decisions for the merger, Isabel's strategy primarily relies on communication and surveys to garner staff and patient insights. Surveys are useful tools to comprehend perspectives and concerns, allowing leaders to analyze issues and make sound decisions. In this context, a data-driven approach is crucial to enhance transparency and harbor conflicts arising from opposing viewpoints. Communication techniques are necessary to inform patients and employees about the merger, thus reducing uncertainties and maintaining expectations. To effectively execute the transition process, it is vital to accentuate cultural integration and collaboration. Mergers operate efficiently when a solid foundation is crafted based on collaboration and open dialogue. This will entail aligning diverse cultural changes to mitigate conflicts and disruptions (Bari et al., 2019). The guarantee to maintain quality and patient trust through effective communications fortifies the patient's confidence in the merged system.
Best Practices
The group discussion practices are dictated by the dynamic nature of the healthcare sector and various challenges linked with merging firms with diverse organizational cultures. The first practice embraces the use of surveys and open communication. Research supports this technique, indicating that effective and open communication systems motivate employees and patients, thus reducing unc...