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MHACB/520 Competency 1 Assessment and Rubric
Course Title: Sector Stakeholders: Identifying and Cultivating Alliances
Competency Assessment Title: Identifying Stakeholders and Forming Alliances
Assignment Directions
Identifying Stakeholders and Forming Alliances
Part of having a professional online presence is creating professional content for peers to engage with and to share your expertise.
Imagine that as a member of the executive team working on the strategic plan of the recent merger between the hospital and medical center, you
are asked about the strategies you use to forge growing professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discusses developing strategic alliances with key internal and external stakeholders and how to network
effectively within the health care sector in which you work.
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Describe the health care sector in which you work.
Identify key internal and external stakeholders.
Describe strategies used to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Provide guidelines on networking through different venues such as online events, conferences, social media, professional meetings, or
social events.
Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or
other sources of similar quality).
Include a citation of your article in your assignment as the author of the article. An APA-formatted citation should be included in the body of the
article and referenced at the end of the article.
Publish the article on your LinkedIn® account.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Submit a link to your article.
Alternative Assignment Option
If you are unable to, or would rather not, complete the assignment in LinkedIn, you may submit the assignment using a Word document. Please let
your faculty know if you intend to choose this option. In the document, please include all necessary components as described in the assignment
instructions. If you have any questions or need any clarification about the requirements, please ask your instructor.
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MHACB/520 Competency 1 Rubric
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Competency Assessment Rubric
Assignment/Performance
Criteria
Mastery
100%
Meets Expectations
85%
1. Health Care Sector
(weight 30%)
Thoroughly and clearly described
the health care sector in which
the student works
Partially described the health care
sector in which the student works
Did not describe the health care
sector in which the student works
2. Internal and External
Stakeholders
(weight 30%)
Thoroughly and clearly identified
key internal and external
stakeholders; thoroughly
described innovative strategies
used to develop relationships
with internal and external
stakeholders
Partially identified key internal and
external stakeholders; partially
described moderate strategies used
to develop relationships with internal
and external stakeholders
Did not describe key internal and
external stakeholders; did not
describe strategies used to develop
relationships with stakeholders
3. Networking Guidelines
(weight 30%)
Provided appropriate and useful
guidelines on networking through
different venues such as online
events, conferences, social
media, professional meetings, or
social events
Provided somewhat appropriate and
useful guidelines on networking
through venues such as online
events, conferences, social media,
professional meetings, and social
events
Provided inappropriate and unusable
guidelines on networking through
venues such as online events,
conferences, social media,
professional meetings, and social
events
4. References
(weight 5%)
Cited 3 reputable references to
support the assignment (e.g.,
trade or industry publications,
government or agency websites,
scholarly works, or other sources
of similar quality)
Cited 1 to 2 reputable references to
support your assignment (e.g., trade
or industry publications, government
or agency websites, scholarly works,
or other sources of similar quality)
Did not cite reputable references
5. Grammar and Writing
Mechanics
(weight 5%)
Accuracy in grammar, sentence
structures, sentence boundaries,
and word choice enhanced the
content.
Rare inaccuracies/errors in
grammar, sentence structures,
sentence boundaries, and word
choice did not detract from the
content.
Occasional or frequent
inaccuracies/errors in grammar,
sentence structures, sentence
boundaries, and word choice
detracted from the content.
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Not Met
0%
MHACB/520 Competency 2 Assessment and Rubric
Course Title: Sector Stakeholders: Identifying and Cultivating Alliances
Competency Assessment Title: Collaborative Assignment Reflection
Assignment Directions
Collaborative Assignment Reflection
Part 1: Hospital Merger and Culture Considerations
Imagine that your hospital has recently merged with a group of medical centers. As a high-level executive, you have been asked to develop a
strategy to integrate the two cultures. Success with this effort must also translate into the optimization of patient care, quality, safety, cost of
services, and access to care.
Research best practices and devise approaches to address potential issues and pushback. Create a proposal of 700 to 875 words that includes
the following:
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Identify and describe the personnel groups affected by the merger.
Predict and explain challenges in merging the two cultures. Consider the cultures of the clinical staff and the medical staff.
Propose strategies or solutions to address those challenges.
Explain the negotiation strategies that may be useful to elicit buy-in on the decisions.
Design the modes of communication you will use to convey these strategies to the clinical and medical staff.
o Identify who should be the primary communicator.
o Outline the information that should be included.
o Explain how buy-in will occur.
Part 2: Reflection
Facilitation and negotiation are skills you will use on a regular basis as a leader in health care. You researched best practices and applied them to
a merger of two workforce cultures.
Reflect on the research you completed as well as your proposal you wrote in Part 1. Write 350 words on the following:
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MHACB/520 Competency 2 Rubric
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Examine the overall strategy and implementation you devised to address the different aspects of the company merger. What were the
major factors and considerations that led you to make the strategic decisions for the merger?
Discuss the health sector best practices you drew from your research to help determine the decision-making and negotiation approaches
defined in your proposal.
Describe any facilitation and negotiation strategies that you have used or experienced in any setting that you can use in your professional
life.
Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or
other sources of similar quality).
Combine your proposal and the reflection.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.
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MHACB/520 Competency 2 Rubric
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Competency Assessment Rubric
Assignment/Performance
Criteria
Mastery
100%
Meets Expectations
85%
Not Met
0%
1. Part 1: Personnel
Groups
(weight 15%)
Thoroughly and clearly identified
and described the personnel
groups affected by the merger
Generally identified and described
the personnel groups affected by
the merger
Did not identify or describe the
personnel groups affected by the
merger
2. Part 1: Merging Cultures
(weight 15%)
Clearly predicted and thoroughly
explained challenges in merging
the two cultures; clearly considered
the cultures of the clinical staff and
the medical staff; proposed
innovative and clear strategies or
solutions to address those
challenges
Partially predicted and explained
challenges in merging the two
cultures; somewhat considered the
cultures of the clinical staff and the
medical staff; proposed general
strategies or solutions to address
those challenges
Did not clearly predict or explain
challenges in merging the two
cultures; did not clearly consider the
cultures of the clinical staff and the
medical staff; did not propose clear
strategies or solutions to address
those challenges
3. Part 1: Modes of
Communication
(weight 15%)
Thoroughly and clearly explained
the negotiation strategies that may
be useful to elicit buy-in on the
decisions; designed clear and
thorough modes of communication
that will be used to convey these
strategies to the clinical and
medical staff; clearly identified who
should be the primary
communicator; clearly outlined the
information that should be included;
clearly and thoroughly explained
how buy-in will occur
Partially explained the negotiation
strategies that may be useful to
elicit buy-in on the decisions;
designed general modes of
communication that will be used to
convey these strategies to the
clinical and medical staff;
somewhat clearly identified who
should be the primary
communicator; partially outlined
the information that should be
included; generally explained how
buy-in will occur
Did not clearly explain the
negotiation strategies that may be
useful to elicit buy-in on the
decisions; did not design clear
modes of communication that will be
used to convey these strategies to
the clinical and medical staff; did not
clearly identify who should be the
primary communicator; did not
clearly outline the information that
should be included; did not clearly
explain how buy-in will occur
4. Part 2: Implementation
and Strategy
(weight 15%)
Thoroughly and clearly examined
the overall strategy and
implementation devised to address
the different aspects of the
company merger; clearly provided
the major factors and
considerations that led to the
strategic decisions for the merger
Partially examined the overall
strategy and implementation
devised to address the different
aspects of the company merger;
somewhat clearly provided the
major factors and considerations
that led to the strategic decisions
for the merger
Did not clearly examine the overall
strategy and implementation devised
to address the different aspects of
the company merger; did not clearly
provide the major factors and
considerations that led to the
strategic decisions for the merger
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MHACB/520 Competency 2 Rubric
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Assignment/Performance
Criteria
Mastery
100%
Meets Expectations
85%
Not Met
0%
5. Part 2: Health Sector
Best Practices and
References
(weight 20%)
Thoroughly discussed the health
sector best practices drawn from
research to help determine the
decision-making and negotiation
approaches defined in the proposal;
cited 3 reputable references to
support the assignment (e.g., trade
or industry publications,
government or agency websites,
scholarly works, or other sources of
similar quality)
Generally discussed the health
sector best practices drawn from
research to help determine the
decision-making and negotiation
approaches defined in the
proposal; cited 1 to 2 reputable
references to support the
assignment (e.g., trade or industry
publications, government or
agency websites, scholarly works,
or other sources of similar quality)
Did not clearly discuss the health
sector best practices drawn from
research to help determine the
decision-making and negotiation
approaches defined in the proposal;
did not cite reputable references to
support the assignment (e.g., trade
or industry publications, government
or agency websites, scholarly works,
or other sources of similar quality)
6. Part 2: Facilitation and
Negotiation Strategies
(weight 15%)
Thoroughly and clearly described
any facilitation and negotiation
strategies that have been used or
experienced in any setting that can
be used in professional life
Generally described any facilitation
and negotiation strategies that
have been used or experienced in
any setting that can be used in
professional life
Did not clearly describe any
facilitation and negotiation strategies
that have been used or experienced
in any setting that can be used in
professional life
7. Grammar and Writing
Mechanics
(weight 5%)
Accuracy in grammar, sentence
structures, sentence boundaries,
and word choice enhanced the
content.
Rare inaccuracies/errors in
grammar, sentence structures,
sentence boundaries, and word
choice did not detract from the
content.
Occasional or frequent
inaccuracies/errors in grammar,
sentence structures, sentence
boundaries, and word choice
detracted from the content.
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