Assignment: Choose two issues or challenges that the leaders of today's health care organizations face. Select from among the following topics: 1. Staff Shortage (Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Providers, Ancillary Services) 2. Reorganization in Response to Merger or Consolidation of Services 3. Layoffs as a Result of Declining Revenues 4. Influx of Registry, Part-Time, and Temporary Contract Staff 5. Poor Performance Outcomes Leading to a Reduction in Medicare Reimbursement Dollars 6. Poor Job Satisfaction Rates Resulting in Turnover You are the manager of an ancillary service department at a large, 500+ bed hospital. Develop a proposal (750-1,200 words) that is directed toward your staff, in which you address the following: · Inform the staff of the two issues (from the topics provided) your organization is facing. · Describe the impact of these issues on your department. · Describe how improved communication, collaboration, and teamwork can improve conditions in your department. · Identify at least two examples from the required or recommended readings of techniques found to foster inclusion and improve communication and collaboration. · A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin. Rubric: 1. Two issues/challenges are identified from among those listed in the assignment instructions. 2. Comprehensive and compelling discussion regarding organizational issues, their impact, opportunities for improvement, and recommendations to foster a shared vision is offered. 3. Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. 4. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless. 5. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. [Company Name]MemoTo:[Recipient(s)]From:Laura Lea Mintercc: Date: [Date] Re:[Subject] Welcome: Inform the staff of the two issues (from the topics provided) your organization is facing. Describe the impact of these issues on your department. · Describe how improved communication can improve conditions in your department. · Describe how improved collaboration can improve conditions in your department. · Des ...

1. Assignment:
Choose two issues or challenges that the leaders of today's
health care organizations face. Select from among the following
topics:
1. Staff Shortage (Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Providers,
Ancillary Services)
2. Reorganization in Response to Merger or Consolidation of
Services
3. Layoffs as a Result of Declining Revenues
4. Influx of Registry, Part-Time, and Temporary Contract Staff
5. Poor Performance Outcomes Leading to a Reduction in
Medicare Reimbursement Dollars
6. Poor Job Satisfaction Rates Resulting in Turnover
You are the manager of an ancillary service department at a
large, 500+ bed hospital. Develop a proposal (750-1,200 words)
that is directed toward your staff, in which you address the
following:
· Inform the staff of the two issues (from the topics provided)
your organization is facing.
· Describe the impact of these issues on your department.
· Describe how improved communication, collaboration, and
teamwork can improve conditions in your department.
· Identify at least two examples from the required or
recommended readings of techniques found to foster inclusion
and improve communication and collaboration.
· A minimum of three academic references from credible
sources are required for this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found
in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should

2. review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for
successful completion of the assignment.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to
the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
Rubric:
1. Two issues/challenges are identified from among those listed
in the assignment instructions.
2. Comprehensive and compelling discussion regarding
organizational issues, their impact, opportunities for
improvement, and recommendations to foster a shared vision is
offered.
3. Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained
within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement
makes the purpose of the paper clear.
4. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and
transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph
and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure
is seamless.
5. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic
English.
[Company Name]MemoTo:[Recipient(s)]From:Laura Lea
Mintercc:
Date:
[Date]
Re:[Subject]
Welcome: Inform the staff of the two issues (from the topics
provided) your organization is facing.
Describe the impact of these issues on your department.
· Describe how improved communication can improve

3. conditions in your department.
· Describe how improved collaboration can improve conditions
in your department.
· Describe how improved teamwork can improve conditions in
your department.Identify at least two examples from the
required or recommended readings of techniques found to foster
inclusion and improve communication and collaboration.
· · ConclusionThree academic references from credible sources
are required for this assignment. Additional helps: Remove
prior to submitting your paper…
“Because they’re written to people who are involved in or at
least familiar with your work, your organization, and the
standard practices of your profession, memos use an informal
style in which jargon, abbreviations, and short-form references
to people and organizations are acceptable”.
“Keep the reader in mind as you write and make the memo as
conversational as possible.”
http://www.nku.edu/~turney/prclass/tips/memos.pdf
Remember to use proper quotation marks and citations with
references within your proposal as well as your memo. Purdue
Owl, APA 6th edition is your guide.
Here is some additional information.
“Because they’re written to people who are involved in or at
least familiar with your work, your organization, and the
standard practices of your profession, memos use an informal
style in which jargon, abbreviations, and short-form references
to people and organizations are acceptable”.
“Keep the reader in mind as you write and make the memo as
conversational as possible.”

4. http://www.nku.edu/~turney/prclass/tips/memos.pdf
APA is not used for the general format only if you use a
quotation and if you include a reference. Remember to use
proper quotation marks and citations with references within
your proposal as well as your memo. Purdue Owl, APA
6th edition is your guide.
For instance, you do not need to use a running header, and you
will be using first person.
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