Healthcare: Organizational Structures
Description
Comprehensive overview of healthcare organizational models, ranging from single hospitals to integrated delivery networks, and the reporting, authority, and collaboration structures essential for effective management and service delivery.
Learning Objectives
IT professionals will understand different organizational structures in healthcare, including hierarchy, matrix, and network models, and design IT solutions that support effective communication, decision-making, accountability, and operational efficiency in various organizational contexts.
Topics (8)
Impact analysis of org structure reforms (vertical/horizontal integration, telehealth, networked care).
Overview of public vs private, for-profit vs nonprofit, standalone vs integrated, specialty vs general models.
Typical roles, divisions, unit relationships, patient flow, and communication channels in major hospital systems.
IDNs, ACOs, health systems, networks, and IT strategies for integration of different care settings.
Role of matrix org design, multidisciplinary teams, and digital collaboration platforms in improving patient outcomes.
Clinical leadership roles, governance bodies, performance monitoring, and risk management within organization charts.
Examines EHR, business intelligence, workflow automation, dashboards, and their impact on structures and cultures.
Digital transformation, mergers, acquisitions, transitions to value-based care, and governance realignment.