HMA 6501 CSU Merging Organizational Cultures in Healthcare in US Article Review

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HMA 6501

Columbia Southern University

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Locate and review an article related to topics covered in this unit (e.g., business alliances, building alliances, healthcare alliances, strategic alliances in health care, healthcare acquisitions, or healthcare mergers). The article you select must not be more than five years old.

Write a summary of the article. Include the following:

  • purpose for the article,
  • how research was conducted (if any),
  • the results, and other pertinent information,
  • how the article relates to what you are learning in this unit,
  • the meaning or implications of the article’s contents, as well as any flaws you find in the article, and
    • What could have made the article better?
    • Was any information left out?
    • Could the author expand on the results?
  • the relation of the article to your professional or personal life.
  • PLEASE NOTE EVERY POINT ABOVE MUST BE ADDRESS IN THE ARTICLE REVIEW

All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations per APA guidelines.

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Article Review
Purpose for the Article
The article “Merging organizational cultures in healthcare: Lessons from the USA in
differentiation among tiers in a health system merger” focuses on the issue of health system
mergers and acquisitions. Based on the evaluation of issues articulated in the article, the passing
of the Affordable Care Act contributed to the current trends associated with healthcare facilities’
mergers and acquisitions. The article emphasizes the significance of mergers and acquisitions in
the process of managing resources and offering medical services. Contemporary healthcare
organizations deal with a high number of clients because people appreciate the significance of
seeking medical services from the various healthcare facilities (Chesley, 2019). Due to the high
demand for medical services and the need to offer high quality services, health systems have to
focus on the process of weighing and measuring the current organizational culture. The approach
enables the various healthcare facilities to assess importance of the consummation or agreement
of the merger.
The article highlights the need for management teams in healthcare organizations to
understand the differentiation aspect created by the merging institutions. Employees can help in
the evaluation processes of such institutions at all levels or tiers. Based on this assessment, the
article focuses on the study of understanding the organizational culture of two or more merging
partners before such acquisitions become consummated. For a long period, mergers and
acquisitions have encountered challenges because of the failure to assess the level of cultural
domination. Employees of the organizations involved in mergers and acquisitions require t...


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