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Midcare Assumptions.

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MIDCARE Assumptions

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MIDCARE ASSUMPTIONS 2

Business Framework and Theory

Middleboro Medical Center is a health system that was designed to cater to the needs of

individuals in Hillsboro County. Even though the facility is primarily focused on taking care of

the health needs of its residents, the institution has faced numerous challenges. The first main

problem was the extended wait that individuals who have Psychosis have to endure to be

transferred to appropriate service providers. This is a major challenge to the patients and the

facility in general since it has the potential of increasing the mortality rate of individuals who

visit the hospital for care. In this case, the business theory that would best suit this situation

would cover both the strengths and weaknesses of the institution. In this case, the theory of

bureaucratic management, which was developed by Max Weber, and it contains essential

elements that include the structure of an organization into having a hierarchy form. But the

problem, in this case, is that the hierarchy is causing a problem since patients have to wait for

long periods to receive assistance.

The bureaucratic management theory entails that the organization has to maintain some form

of hierarchy. That hierarchy is evident when patients have to wait before being transferred to the

appropriate service providers. This aspect implies that information passed in the chain of

command is slow and that Middleboro Medical Center has to improve on its service to patients

with Psychosis. Another issue that faced the organization is that the president, all senior vice

presidents and the board attended a two-day summit to discuss issued facing Middleboro

Medical Center. The problem was that all attendees agreed that the issues discussed would not be

communicated to other parties until every individual has had the chance to study all the strategic

options that were presented including all the most appropriate ways to address them. The

business framework included in this problem is business communication structure. The

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Running head: MIDCARE ASSUMPTIONS MIDCARE Assumptions Students Name Institution Name 1 MIDCARE ASSUMPTIONS 2 Business Framework and Theory Middleboro Medical Center is a health system that was designed to cater to the needs of individuals in Hillsboro County. Even though the facility is primarily focused on taking care of the health needs of its residents, the institution has faced numerous challenges. The first main problem was the extended wait that individuals who have Psychosis have to endure to be transferred to appropriate service providers. This is a major challenge to the patients and the facility in general since it has the potential of increasing the mortality rate of individuals who visit the hospital for care. In this case, the business theory that would best suit this situation would cover both the strengths and weaknesses of the institution. In this case, the theory of bureaucratic management, which was developed by Max Weber, and it contains essential elements that include the structure of an organization into having a hierarchy form. But the problem, in this case, is that the hierarchy is causing a problem since patients have to wait for long periods to receive assistance. The bureaucratic management theory entails that the organization has to maintain some form of hierarchy. That hierarchy is evident when patients have to wait before being transferred to the appropriate service providers. This aspect implies that information passed in the chain of comma ...
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