Select a health care organization (Mount Sinai Beth Israel – New York City) and perform a needs assessment/gap analysis. You may utilize your own organization if you are employed in a health care
related company. You may approach the Research Project from a (1) Human Resources, (2) Operations, or (3) Facilities perspective. You may select an organization in your own community.
1) Human Resources: staffing, training, recruitment, retention, job function redesign, etc.2) Operations: delivery of service/care, access, wait times, equipment usage, process improvements, resource optimization, regulatory compliance, etc.3) Facilities: space planning, construction, redesign, relocation.
The components for the Research Project include the following:
I. Title Page
II. Executive Summary (Needs Content Criteria)
III. Description of the organization (history, length in service/operation, how many beds? clients served? location; rural vs. urban, satellite locations, total number of staff, client usage
information/demographics, etc.)
IV. Needs Assessment/Gap Analysis: What is not currently being offered? Room for improvements? Service delivery deficits? Personnel issues/shortages? Justify with supporting data and
statistics.
V. Propose an intervention (service or facility) based on the needs/gap analysis.
VI. Justify your proposed intervention by providing an analysis from:a) Culturalb) Socialc) Legald) Economicse) Regulatoryf) Reimbursementg) Managed careh) Health legislationi) Contracts perspectives
VII. Pick a minimum of three of the elements listed above depending on the organization selected and which apply to the specific organization/situation selected.
VIII. Create a plan to implement your intervention. Identify the stakeholders involved, and their role (s) in implementing the intervention. Include finance and staffing elements required to
implement the intervention.
IX. Develop a marketing communication plan on how the stakeholders will be informed, kept up-to-date, etc. prior to the intervention, during the intervention, and post intervention.
X. Develop a plan for measurement effectiveness of the intervention. What indicators will determine if the intervention is successful?