Data-Driven Decision Making — Measuring the Wrong Thing Case Overview Links to an external site. In the early 1980s, Coca-Cola was facing increasing competition from Pepsi, whose “Pepsi Challenge” taste tests seemed to show that consumers preferred Pepsi’s sweeter flavor. In response, Coca-Cola initiated one of the...
After reading the case and watching the material here: New Coke, write an initial discussion post (500 words) analyzing why Coca-Cola’s decision to launch New Coke failed even though it was supported by extensive research data. In your post, address the following: Identify the main research design...
After reading the case and watching the material here: Challenger Case, write an initial discussion post (500 words) in which you respond to the Challenger decision as if you were part of the launch decision process reviewing the data the night before liftoff. In...
The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on...
Review of Current Healthcare Issues If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption? Social Determinant such as environment/community, education, access/quality to healthcare? These and many...
Purpose Providing our patients with information to enable them to make positive choices in their own health care is a vital role of the respiratory therapist. In this motivational interview, you will converse with a live "patient" (can be a friend, family member, colleague, etc. -...
Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly. Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and...
Choose one of the three topics listed below on which to record a 5-minute "mini lecture" that provides a succinct and high-level overview of the topic. Post a link to the Discussion thread to give your peers access to your mini lecture and follow up...
Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to...
Post an explanation of how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy. Then, describe any specific competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected. What are the impacts, and how might...