External Pressure In Health Care

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External and internal pressure or influences are relevant to any organization’s success. These influences can have a big impact on the total operation of an organization. Health care organization on one hand has to face stress from these pressures, on the other hand has to keep abreast of new initiatives to improve the quality of their services. Although most organizations are quite capable of organizing themselves internally, this does not equal a total success. Health care organizations have many external forces to face, which can become quite complicated to control or may not be manageable at all. This paper will identify five sources of external and internal pressure in my former organization, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. The External…show more content…
Even though external pressures are forces outside of the organizations and operates from outside of the organizations, its decision can have a significant influence on the organizations' operation, growth, budget and long-term sustainability. Sometimes these changes that they effect on an organization, can be beyond the control of the organization. Ignoring external pressure can be disadvantageous and create tension in the organization. As such, it is ideal that health managers continually monitor and adapt to change effect by external pressure, and work on making adjustment to the organization to avoid financial constrictions or financial penalties or fines that may be exerted by external pressures. Five sources of external pressure that will be discuss in this paper are economic factors, customers/patients, technology, policy regulatory board, suppliers. Economic factors: that directly affect organizations by things like interest rates, exchange rate, and price fluctuations in the market. For my organization which is funded by the Department of Defense’s allocated budget, this external pressure can greatly affect its operations. DOD budget is usually allocated base on things like US inflation rate and taxpayer money. Military health care cost has increased in recent years, making my organization to be financial conscience of…show more content…
They are stressors that are generally under the control of the organization. As such, it is the internal pressure that will influence organizational activities and decisions. Listed are the five sources of internal pressures within my organization. Board of Directors: They are the superior managing bodies of the organization who were elected by stockholders. Their responsibility includes overseeing head of departments and unit supervisors. Employees: This is also an essential internal pressure. In an organization where the employees are motivated, hard-working and talented, there will be high-productivity level, whereas unmotivated employees will produce less for the organization. It is important for the manager to retain highly motivated and committed employees and let go of the lazy ones. Motivated and dedicated employees work in teams. Team relationship between employees is important for effectiveness and efficiency. Culture: Beliefs, expectations, norms and values that each staff member attach to their actions. An organization’s culture plays an important role in shaping its success, because culture is an important element of how well their organization will

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