HCM 415 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview Strategic planning is the process or mechanism used by healthcare organizations to analyze new regulations, policies, and procedures and to reconsider their mission, vision, and values. Strategic planning can also be the vehicle that healthcare organizations use to revamp themselves and offer new products and services. The healthcare manager plays an important role in analyzing and executing the organizational strategic planning. Understanding the key principles and competencies associated with strategic planning, and how these principles and competencies are applied in day-to-day hospital operations, is critical for healthcare managers. This final project will provide you the opportunity to analyze strategic planning within a healthcare organization, including identification of stakeholders and the role they serve in the process and the alignment between strategic planning and the organization’s mission and vision. You will also be asked for recommendations on the best course of action for the healthcare manager to make in terms of strategic planning around an issue. This assessment addresses the following course outcomes: Analyze the role of healthcare managers in developing and managing the strategic planning process Assess the impact of current healthcare policies on strategic planning processes in the U.S. healthcare system Employ strategic planning tools in determining the impact of external forces on the delivery of care in the U.S. healthcare system Assess how key stakeholders influence and drive strategic planning changes within healthcare organizations Determine the extent to which strategic planning aligns with organizational missions and visions within healthcare settings Prompt For your final project, you will select a case study from those provided to analyze and make subsequent recommendations to the healthcare manager on the best course of action with regard to policy and strategic planning. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Overview: Provide a brief summary of the case study you selected. Be sure to include the organization’s mission and vision for reference. II. Situational Analysis A. Based on its mission or vision statements, what can you discern about the organization’s approach to strategic planning? Be sure to provide specific examples to justify your response. B. What is the prevailing issue in question in the case study you selected? C. What do you see as the overall strategic planning concerns for the healthcare organization with regard to this issue? D. What role do you feel the healthcare manager plays in terms of strategic planning around this issue? Be sure to substantiate your claims. E. Who are the key stakeholders affected by or involved in this issue, and what role do they serve in strategic planning within the organization? F. To what extent do the orga ...