Nonna Lou Aranas, Nanncie Constantine, Ferdinand A. Romero and Blessy Thomas
NUR/587
January 23, 2012
Christi Brito, RN, MSN, CCRN
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(S) Strengths
(W) Weakness
(O) Opportunities
(T) Threats
Charity for low income patients
National recognition in specific
clinical areas
Continuing education for staff
Education & growth of the
community
Better technology
Well trained physicians and other
health workers
Government funded insurance
Equitable health care for all
Lack of control in
hospital charges
Lack of adequate
staff to care for
patients
Lack of communication between
medical personnel and patient
High nurse patient ratio
Lack of unity between computer
system and paper work
Technological: Recent developments
Political: Pricing regulations
Competitive: Market trends
Regulatory: Changes in regulations
Economic: Capital Expenditure
Social: Demographics
Technological: Lack of Electronic
documentation & medication administration
technology
Political: Conflicts between management and
staff
Economic: Increased advertising by rival
hospital through media & increase in lawsuits
and malpractice suits.
Regulatory: Reimbursement restrictions for
frequent hospital readmissions and hospital
acquired diseases.
Social: Increase in immigrant patient
populations from the Middle East.
Economic: Decrease in funding by public
and private donors due to recession.
To have the best
health care team
Improve quality
health care
To have the best health care team
Provide education and training
Hire the right management and leadership
Equip staff with the tools to their job
Improve quality health care
Creating a patient survey
Promoting use of bar coding
Initiating an error detection
system
Promoting collaborative patient
registry
An organization is a
product of its external
and internal
environment.
An effective strategic
plan is based on a
comprehensive
assessment of the
external environment.
Globalization, increased
consumer expectations,
technological advances
and increased
competition
Enhances performances
Allows the organization to do
better
Directing strategies for major
decisions and system focus
Strengths: EMC is
a Thompson
Reuter awardee in
providing good
clinical outcomes,
excellent
rating in patient
safety and
customer
satisfaction;
cutting-edge
diagnostic
technology, and
well-trained staff.
Weaknesses: EMC
is facing
challenges with
high nurse to
patient ratio, poor
cost control,
decline in
reimbursement as
a result increasing
number of
uninsured, lack of
communication,
and documentation
issues
Opportunities:
EMC can improve
staffing through
hiring and
retention, costcontainment,
technology
enhancement,
communication,
understanding
cultural diversity
through training
and education.
Threats: Threats
cannot be avoided
but can be
minimized through
a proactive
approach by
staying informed
with regulatory
changes,
reimbursement
rules, and new
trends in the
marketplace.
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