W8 Discussion Questions, Present Trends

****Choose only THREE (3) questions to answer – the three you find most beneficial to your learning and insight on this chapter.  This new format is due to feedback I received from students about chapter review questions feeling more like busy work than learning.  Thanks again for the course insight and enjoy the change!****

This w eek, use the attached discussion questions, not those located at the end of the corresponding chapter for this week's module.

Responses to these questions should be found in the assigned chapter and/or assigned current articles. Submit your answers as an attached word document. 

*** Answer only 3 questions of your choice.  Provide a page number(s) from your required textbook or article where you located the information.***

1. Define each of the following terms:

a. Evidence-based medicine,

b. Globalization,

c. Mutual patient referrals,

d. Work-life balance

2. Summarize the six (6) overall challenges in human resources management.

3. Explain “changing definition of family” as covered in your book.

4. Outline/describe at least two (2) ways that the human resources department/personnel can align its practices with the strategic goals of the health care organization and its department managers.

5. Referring to your book, identify at least three (3) human resource tactics that can help healthcare organizations with cost containment.