According to McConell (2012), the difference in a leader and a follower determines the success of a person regarding leadership. This chapter helps explain the content of qualities and proficiency for healthcare managers to be effective. Once again, effective management skills or certain qualifications enhance a healthcare organization environment. Healthcare managers and supervisors must have the capacity to handle challenges while the organization objectives and regulations may change over a period of time. Effective healthcare management governs the success of a healthcare organization. There are many different skill sets and leadership styles to be effective as a manager. People are interested in knowing what strategies are effective in healthcare management. Importance of Leadership A manager’s leadership style must influence staff and others to take them seriously. A manager sets the tempo for the employees’ work ethic. Effective leadership from healthcare managers is important to the modern healthcare reform (Kumar, 2013). Leadership engagement in healthcare explains how a problem could affect a healthcare organization. Managers that hold leadership roles must adopt a certain style that can be functional for his or her initial organization to be successful. Performance improvement can be a very serious aspect of leadership engagement (Croxton, 2011). Healthcare managers need to have people from all areas involved to work effectively. Without the consistency of getting all staff and physicians involved, the organization may suffer greatly. Physicians, administrators, staff, and patients who are affiliated within the healthcare organization should understand the importance of interoperability by coming together to ease ... ... middle of paper ... ...17863000; 2013-99130-541). Schultz, F. (2004). Who Should Lead a Healthcare Organization: MDs or MBAs?. Journal Of Healthcare Management, 49(2), 103-116. Stewart, M. (2010). Theories x and y, revisited. Oxford Leadership Journal, 1(3), 1-5. Retrieved from www.oxfordleadership.com/journal/vol1_issue3/stewart.pd Rundall. T &Kaiser, H. (2004). Doctor-Manager Relationships in the United States and the United Kingdom. Journal Of Healthcare Management, 49(4), 251-268. Walston, S. L., & Chou, A. F. (2006). Healthcare restructuring and hierarchical alignment: Why do staff and managers perceive change outcomes differently? Medical Care, 44(9), 879-889.doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.mlr.0000220692.39762.bf Zeidner, M., Matthews, G., & Roberts, R.D. (2004). Emotional intelligence in the workplace: A critical review. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 53, 371–399.
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This paper employs multiple research techniques and sources to give a holistic analyst of the partnerships developed with people from different division of a healthcare organization. I identify problems from my personal experience as an Ophthalmic Technician and System Analyst for the Department of Ophthalmology at The Ohio State University Medical Center. The Literature Review, Analysis, and Solutions sections are based on research and without personal reflection. This paper addresses two questions. First, has Personal Health Records (PHR) made communication simpler and safer for the healthcare industry? Second, how to improve communication between Information Technology services and Healthcare providers? These two questions are important to understand an organization’s behavior as it adopts new technology.
Like Klinger, Hitchcock agreed that in a managerial role is essential and performs a vital function, leadership must come first to make managing more effective. If management is efficiency in climbing the ladder, then it is leadership that determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. To help individuals, teams and organizations to navigate the permanent white-water environment safely, Hitchcock (2013) suggested that there are three constants that provide stability in times of great uncertainty such as a change, a choice, and principles. This work considers each of these three constants, focusing mainly on the principles that underpin transformational and effective leadership in healthcare settings. (Hitchcock, Klinger, 2012)
There are many responsibilities that go hand in hand while being in Medical Office Management. Being a leader is a significant skill that is required for the job, and it is one I feel I have, but can always improve on. While there are many other skills one will need to be a successful Medical Manager, they are ones that are learned in time. Many of which are taught during certification programs and on the job experience. Being fit to be a Medical Office Manager is crucial. There are long work days full of paperwork and meeting with executives, as well as crunching numbers and overseeing employees. Setting goals through the day and long term goals, will help me and others be effective leaders.
Leadership is increasingly important in today's society. Many experts and scholars point out that the current leadership crisis concerns moral and character problems in many leaders (Ahn, Ettner, & Loupin, 2012; Callahan, 2004; Wright & Quick, 2011). The following interview report is intended primarily for exploration and comparison of the traits and characteristics of leadership. A leader of a clinical medicine centre was interviewed for this report. The purpose of this report is to explore the leadership characters and traits, and how they can be developed in this turbulent environment. First, I make a brief introduction regarding the background of the respondent and her working environment. The report also describes this leader's personal and subjective perceptions in relation to a literature review which investigates the traits and characteristics of leadership. The report concludes with a comparison and discussion of the results of the clinical condition on the basis of the interview and literature review. At the same time, the report aims to put forward feasible and effective advice and specific programs for present and future leaders and managers in the health care system.
The role of leadership has become increasing valuable for organizations to be successful. According to Huber (2014), Leadership can best be defined as method utilized to ensure that an objective is completed. There are many different types of leaderships that can be found within each organization. In this paper I will highlight an example of a specific leadership style that we come across in healthcare settings. I will review my leadership self-assessment results and discuss the impact of leadership on staff and groups.
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Learning about health services and health service organizations was interesting due to how HSOs/HSs complement each other in the healthcare industry. HSOs/HSs work in a tangled network of various facilities and services that provide the structure and the ability for health care to be provide to clients. The governing board (GB) and chief executive officer (CEO) are leadership positions I would like to hold here in the VA or work inside the employee union. Hospital staff and management arrangements can be perplexed due to the various job titles, duties, responsibility, and other factors that staff members must consider. Working at VA hospital, I have witness conflicts between lower, middle, and senior management, which is why
There are good and bad leaders in every organization. This can be due to a lack of experiences, personality, or multiple other factors. If the reason a leader is not considered a good leader due to a lack of experience they can easily understand the techniques being used by the leaders around them. To know what is working for them, and what is not can be a huge advantage as a new leader begins their career. If their personality is the reason for their bad leadership, this can also be changed. It takes a lot of time and effort by the bad leader to change their personality to work with those around them. However, there are some personality traits that cannot be changed, due to their past of how the leader was raised. This paper will look at two leaders in the healthcare field, one considered a bad leader and the other considered a good leader. They are a two different stages in their careers which helps contribute to the bad and good leader titles. Their names have been changed for anonymity.
Health care management is the profession that provides leadership and direction to organizations that deliver personal health services and to divisions, departments, units, or services within those organizations (Buchbinder & Shanks, 2017, p. 2). Health care managers are crucial in terms of the development and running of a health care organization. With this said, health care managers have a variety of leadership styles available to them and it is important that when using these styles that they use them to their advantage in order to maintain positive outcomes. There are three main types of leadership style: democratic leadership, pacesetting leadership, and coaching style leadership. Although there are several types of leadership styles, after taking the leadership style quiz offered by Kendra Cherry a
As a nurse, learning to adapt on various situations and applying appropriate leadership styles in different circumstances is a very essential skill to learn in health care practice. A strong personality should be shown so that the role can be maintained. With my experience, I have met different people with various personalities. Some will have challenging personalities which can be a hindrance in implementing the management plan however, showing the staffs the you have the courage, confidence, knowledge and skills to perform a task can greatly influence them to achieve a common goal. From my experience, I have learned that to be an effective and a good leader; you must also be a good follower and a good role model to the other team members. If the manager or leader is complying strictly with the rules and policies, there is a higher chance that the staffs will also follow the rules and policies based from my experience. Moreover, gathering positive and constructive feedbacks from my mentor helped me to further understand the importance of leadership and management
Quality health care is precipitously deteriorating amongst the nation’s health care industry. The health industry trends of high turn over rates amongst staff and important key employees are creating a rift in profit margins, decreasing patient quality care, triggering higher expenses and loss of patients (Hunt, 2009). In the “Best Practices in Health Leadership Talent Management and Succession Planning” case studies, presented by the National Center for
Leadership in the medical field is vastly overlooked. Many people view leadership in medicine as a rise in ranks, in positions of power within a hospital or organization. They look at it as personal gain, a title, and less like a chance to actually lead anything, to actually impact anything. Since taking these leadership course, I’ve come to view leadership in the medical field more like the model I recently learned about, Komives’ and Wagner’s Social Change Model of Leadership. In their book Leadership for a Better World: Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, ...
In today’s society, leadership is a common yet useful trait used in every aspect of life and how we use this trait depends on our role. What defines leadership is when someone has the capability to lead an organization or a group of people. There are many examples that display a great sense of leadership such being an educator in health, a parent to their child, or even a nurse. In the medical field, leadership is highly used among nurses, doctors, nurse managers, director of nursing, and even the vice president of patient care services. Among the many positions in the nursing field, one who is a nurse manager shows great leadership. The reason why nurse manager plays an important role in patient care is because it is known to be the most difficult position. As a nurse manager, one must deal with many patient care issues, relationships with medical staff, staff concerns, supplies, as well as maintaining work-life balance. Also, a nurse manager represents leadership by being accountable for the many responsibilities he or she holds. Furthermore, this position is a collaborative yet vital role because they provide the connection between nursing staff and higher level superiors, as well as giving direction and organization to accomplish tasks and goals. In addition, nurse managers provide nurse-patient ratios and the amount of workload nursing staff has. It is their responsibility to make sure that nursing staff is productive and well balanced between their work and personal lives.