Change Initiative: Creating Vision for Consulate Health Care

Change Initiative: Creating Vision
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Change Initiative: Creating Vision
This report discusses Consulate Health Care operations, mission, and stakeholders, internal and external forces driving organizational change in healthcare, reasons for internal or external driving forces and their impact on organizational viability, government regulation on healthcare, and specific issues it will create my organization. The paper also includes steps needed for the organization to respond to the government policy on healthcare, employees’ anticipated response to the proposed change initiative, the change vision and how it correlates to the organization’s mission and presentation to internal stakeholders, as well as the value of my vision to stakeholders, potential considerations, and response.
Organization, Mission, and Stakeholders
I am the Nursing Director at the Consulate Health Care – a premier national provider of senior medical care services specializing in post-acute care. The organization’s services include skilled nursing, long-term care, Alzheimer’s and Dementia care, comprehensive rehab, as well as assisted and independent living (Consulate Health Care, 2021a). As care ambassadors, our mission is “Providing Service with Our Hearts and Hands.” In that way, we have a significant responsibility to consumers who entrust us with their wellbeing and health or the care of their loved ones. Our capacity to achieve the mission is anchored on core values, including compassion, respect, integrity, passion, and honesty (Consulate Health Care, 2021b). The healthcare organization operates within the community’s context of the political and socioeconomic framework. The stakeholders are categorized into three classifications: external [e.g., patients, suppliers, and the financial community], interface [e.g., organization’s board of trustees and medical staff], and the internal [e.g., the organization’s management, nonprofessional and professional staff] (Kaur & Victoria, 2017).
Internal and External Forces Driving Organizational Change in Healthcare
A plethora of forces impacts the delivery of medical care services. Both external and internal forces affect individual and populace health outcomes. Healthcare providers that comprehend these forces are inclined to assist patients in navigating the healthcare industry and managing chronic and acute diseases. Internal forces constitute environmental elements in which medical care services are offered and the resources needed to provide the services. Internal factors driving organizational change at Consulate Health Care include leadership styles, the chain of command, quality control, and information sharing processes. Other internal forces are the corporate culture and its leadership policies. On the other hand, internal factors are fundamental structural elements, including diversity of provided services, ownership, government structure, and regulations. As the government’s role in healthcare delivery is scaled up, it has emerged as a critical external force in medical care delivery in the US. As healthcare delivery becomes increasingly innovative, stakeholders’ influences...