MBA621 Healthcare Systems - Report and Critical Analysis

Your Task  

Develop a 2000 word report outlining findings and recommendations for further action, built upon an ongoing analysis of the health service you examined in Assessment 2. 

Assessment Description. 

The purpose of this individual assessment is to foster students’ capacity to utilise a systems-thinking  approach further to develop an understanding of the Australian healthcare system and its ability to  provide care and prevent illness. Students will use data to predict the role and influence of  preventative strategies and technology on demand for healthcare in the future, focusing on vulnerable  populations. They will debate the ethical issues that can arise in managing health care systems and  actively consider ways for systems and management challenges to be resolved. In addition, they will  create an inventory of resource requirements applicable to a variety of healthcare settings, focusing on vulnerable populations. 

Assessment Instructions 

This assessment requires students to build on the analysis undertaken in Assessment 2, where a  specialist health service’s preparedness to meet the needs of Australia’s ageing population was  considered.  

The analysis, to date, has used systems thinking approach and has been based on the WHO six  building blocks of a health system framework. 

1) Service Delivery. 

2) Health Workforce. 

3) Information. 

4) Medical Products, Vaccines and Technologies. 

5) Financing. 

6) Leadership and Governance (Stewardship).

In this assessment, students should provide a concise overview of the service and the main findings  from Assessment 2. Then, through their research and analysis (systems thinking), focus on identifying  how quality services and responsiveness to the needs of an ageing Australian population are maintained and enhanced by the service and its service providers.  

To achieve the assessment requirements, the report should be constructed accordingly: 1) Executive summary. 

2) Concise overview of the service and the main findings from Assessment 1. 3) Examination of how quality service provision is maintained and enhanced by the service. 

4) Examination of responsiveness to the needs of an ageing Australian population and how  it may be enhanced by the service. 

5) Examination of ethical issues and considerations related to service delivery decisions and  vulnerable populations. 

6) Recommendations for future action. 

7) References - A minimum of 15 references, at least 8 of these should be academic  journals. Harvard referencing method applies. 

To explore the full breadth of maintaining and enhancing quality service provision, students should  consider the interconnectedness between the health service and the broader system of the National  Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, the National Registration and Accreditation  Scheme (NRAS) for health practitioners maintained by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation  Authority (AHPRA) and other professionals who self-regulate under the banner of the National Alliance  of Self Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP). 

To provide a context for discussion, students should utilise appropriate standards to assist them in  providing substantial examples of how quality services and responsiveness to the needs of an ageing  Australian population are maintained and enhanced by the service and its service providers. For  example (this is not an exhaustive list): 

• NSQHS: Clinical Governance Standard, Action 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.15. 
• NSQHS: Partnering with Consumers Standard, Action 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6. 
• AHPRA: Continuing Professional Development. 
• AHPRA: Recency of Practice. 

• SA Health: Allied Health Clinical Governance Framework.

Assessment Submission  

This file must be submitted as a ‘Word’ document to avoid any technical issues that may occur from  incorrect file format upload. Uploaded files with a virus will not be considered as a legitimate submission.  MyKBS will notify you if there is an issue with the submitted file. In this case, you must contact your  MyKBS error message. You are also encouraged to submit your work well before the deadline to avoid  any possible delay involving the Turnitin similarity report or any other technical difficulties. 

Late assignment submission penalties  

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