Health Assessment Field Interview Individual Assignment1. Select a health care management trend or problem. Select this issue using the texts, lectures, online
discussions, or your own experience. Examples include: electronic medical records, mergers, ethics,
HR, performance management, technology, regulations, demographics, change management, and the
like. Be prepared to support with 6 peer-reviewed journal articles. (i.e. Wikipedia is not an acceptable
academic source) Use reputable sources like .gov or .org if you cannot find peer reviewed.
1. Select a health care professional who can discuss the impact of this health care management topic on
her or his organization and similar organizations. Think about choosing a person who is in a position
you would like to be in 5-7 years from now or in an organization you would like to work in.
1. Prepare an Interview Protocol for a 30 45 minutes face-to-face interview based on your previous
research. In case a face-to-face proves impractical, you may default to a phone interview. Include the
phone number of the interviewee in your paper.
1. Obtain written consent using the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences consent letter, which is
provided below. This can be completed by email.
The Interview Protocol should:
1. Introduce the purpose of the interview.
2. Thank the health care manager for participating in the interview.
3. Present the health care manager with a specific health care management issue or iss
ues that are
affecting her or his health care organization.
4. Ask the health care manager for her or his views on the impact of this health care management issue
on her or his health care organization.
5. Ask the health care manager about other trends that are influencing her or his health care organization.
6. Ask the health professional how the organization is responding to this trend.
7. Ask the health professional how other health care organizations are responding
to this issue.
8. Ask the health professional about possible health care policy solutions to help health care
organizations deal with this issue.
1. Take notes during the interview.
1. Prepare a written report (1000-1200 words, double-spaced, typed pages in APA format) that includes a
review of the 6 peer-review journal articles, a description of the research methods used to conduct the
interview, and a summary of your interview findings and the extent to which these results support or
reject your health care management research literature, and a list of references using the APA Report
format. Do not use any newspaper, magazine or non-reputable references.
1. Present your information and participate in an online Discussion Board discussion by
posting in the Field Interview Forum.
Deliverables: Paper and Signed consent form. Form can be submitted in hard copy,
scanned, or email attachment. This assignment is worth 10 points. Answer Preview
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