This document contains instructions for 14 individual and learning team assignments for an online course on sustainable health care organizations. The assignments include writing summaries of news articles on topics related to economic and financial sustainability in health care, analyzing processes for improving sustainability within health care organizations, and developing a proposal for evaluating and maintaining sustainability at a selected health care organization.

1. HCS 593 Week 1 Individual Assignment The
Sustainable Organization
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Write a 500- to 700-word discussion of what should be included in an
ideal sustainable health care organization. Include the following
information:
How this organization is different from a traditional health care
organization
A brief reflection on whether you believe this organization is possible
and why
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 2 Individual Assignment Current
Article Summary
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2. Find a short news or online article that has been recently published
(within the last three months) that addresses economic sustainability or
aligns with this week's topic, financial implications of sustainability.
Write a 350- to 500-word summary that describes the issue and its
impact on the health industry and society as a whole.
Consider the following:
What is the article about?
Does the article provide a national or global perspective about the issue?
Does the information presented in the article affect you or people you
know? Explain.
Does the article make any claims about possible solutions or responses
to the issue?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Health
Care Organization Submission
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Choose your health care organization for the Sustainability Proposal
assignment, due in Week Six. Write a 350 to 500-word description of

3. your chosen organization. Include why your team thinks this
organization is a good choice for your Week Six assignment.
Submit your choice to your instructor for approval.
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HCS 593 Week 3 Individual Assignment Current
Article Summary
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Find a short news or online article that has been recently published
(within the last three months) that addresses economic sustainability or
aligns with this week's topic, process and product improvements.
Write a 350- to 500-word summary that describes the issue and its
impact on the health industry and society as a whole.
Consider the following:
· What is the article about?
· Does the article provide a national or global perspective about the
issue?
· Does the information presented in the article affect you or people
you know? Explain.
· Does the article make any claims about possible solutions or
responses to the issue?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
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4. HCS 593 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Financial Implication Report
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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word report detailing the financial implications
of sustainable health care organizations. Include the following
information:
· Explain the effect of sustainability on an organization's finances.
· Include effects on organizational costs and revenues.
· Describe how the concept of a triple bottom line affects financial
decision-making and organizational planning.
· Determine what effects sustainable health care organizations have
on the economy.
Format your work according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 4 Individual Assignment Current
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5. Find a short news or online article that has been recently published
(within the last three months) that addresses economic sustainability or
aligns with this week's topic, sustainable goods and resources.
Write a 350- to 500-word summary that describes the issue and its
impact on the health industry and society as a whole.
Consider the following:
· What is the article about?
· Does the article provide a national or global perspective about the
issue?
· Does the information presented in the article affect you or people
you know? Explain.
· Does the article make any claims about possible solutions or
responses to the issue?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 4 Individual Assignment Process
and Product Improvement Paper
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Research health care organizations and find examples of process and
product improvements.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you use the examples you
identify to do the following:
Describe the sustainability benefits of improving an organization's
processes and products.

6. Identify needs for process and product improvements in an organization.
Identify strategies for creating process and product improvements in
health care organizations.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 5 Individual Assignment Current
Article Summary
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Find a short news or online article that has been recently published
(within the last three months) that addresses economic sustainability or
aligns with this week's topic, measuring sustainability.
Write a 350- to 500-word summary that describes the issue and its
impact on the health industry and society as a whole.
Consider the following:
· What is the article about?
· Does the article provide a national or global perspective about the
issue?
· Does the information presented in the article affect you or people
you know? Explain.
· Does the article make any claims about possible solutions or
responses to the issue?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
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7. HCS 593 Week 5 Individual Assignment Sustainable
Goods and Resources
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Create a 1,050- to 1,400-word anaylsis of sustainable goods and
resources in health care. Include the following:
Compare costs and revenue implications of health care organizations
using, and not using, sustainable goods and resources.
Identify sustainable supply chains and support services.
Describe the effect sustainable health care organizations have on
business partners.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 6 Individual Assignment Current
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8. Find a short news or online article that has been recently published
(within the last three months) that addresses economic sustainability or
aligns with this week's topic, technology and innovation in evolving
health care.
Write a 350- to 500-word summary that describes the issue and its
impact on the health industry and society as a whole.
Consider the following:
· What is the article about?
· Does the article provide a national or global perspective about the
issue?
· Does the information presented in the article affect you or people
you know? Explain.
· Does the article make any claims about possible solutions or
responses to the issue?
Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 593 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment
Sustainability Proposal
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Use the health care organization chosen in Week Two.
Prepare a 1,750- to 2,100-word proposal, to be given to your chosen
organization, detailing recommendations for evaluating and maintaining
sustainability effectiveness. Include the following:
· Determine appropriate sustainability benchmarks for a health care
organization.
· Identify programs, services, and partners to help monitor and
evaluate sustainability effectiveness.

9. · Analyze the ways in which technology and innovation can be used
to manage a sustainable health care organization.
· Identify strategies to update and modify a health organization's
sustainability initiatives over the long term.
Address financial implications in your proposal.
Format your proposal consistent with APA guidelines.