InstructionsTo meet your senior leaders' request, you will prepare a 10- to 12-page summary brief. A summary brief is acommon document in management that is used to summarize concepts, issues, products, or projects. Summarybriefs often vary in format. For academic purposes, the required format for this summary brief is current APA format,a common format for health care research and academics. Consult these resources for additional guidance onappropriate use of APA guidelines:APA Guide—This is a tutorial on current APA style.SONHS APA Template—This is an example to help you make sure your summary brief conforms to APAformatting guidelines.Use the following headings to organize your summary brief for leadership:Accreditation in Health Care (3–4 paragraphs)Provide a short overview of accreditation in health care.Accreditation Requirements (3–4 paragraphs)Include an overview of the most common accreditation requirements.Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance (1–2 pages)Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.Detail how accreditation helps health care organizations meet regulatory requirements.Joint Commission Standards (1–2 pages)Analyze the key Joint Commission standards that apply to this organization.Accreditation Best Practices (2–3 pages)Describe industry best practices for meeting accreditation requirements.Other Accrediting Organizations (2–3 pages)Select one accrediting body other than the Joint Commission and analyze the benefits of its accreditation forthe organization.Conclusion (3–5 paragraphs)Share your informed opinion about whether the cost and required effort for meeting accreditationrequirements have value to the organization. Note: You do not need to perform a full financial analysis here.You only need to share considered insights about the benefits and costs of voluntary accreditation.Additional RequirementsWritten communication: Ensure that your summary brief is clear, well-organized, and generally free of errorsin grammar, punctuation, and spelling.APA format: Use current APA style and formatting. Indent the first sentence of all new paragraphs.Length: A minimum of 10–12 double-spaced pages, not including abstract, title, and reference pages.Font: Times New Roman, 12-point.References: Cite a minimum of three references from peer-reviewed journals. Also include two webpages orwebsites from health care accrediting organizations.Scoring guide: Please review the scoring guide for this assessment so that you understand how your facultymember will evaluate your work.

Imagine you manage a department in a specific health care service, facility, or other health sector-related occupation of your choice. The age of your employees spans four generations and conflict is brewing between them. It is affecting performance, shift scheduling, and cooperation with other departments. Identify strategies that can be leveraged to overcome these conflicts and improve performance.Write a 3- to 4-page proposal about how you plan to resolve these conflicts.Include the following:Define and explain the situation.Propose key strategies to resolve the conflict.Identify skills or tactics that leadership may be lacking and discuss how to overcome or adapt.Create a 5- to 9-slide presentation using either Microsoft® PowerPoint® that presents your proposal to the human resources manager and chief operating manager.Cite at least 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).Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.