Please support your response by referencing and citing any assigned reading and other evidence-based management publications.
Many believe the traditional method of organizing health services creates barriers for optimizing the delivery of care. New models are being established using more integrated, multidisciplinary, and coordinated care approaches centered on the patient. Toward that aim, clinical service lines are an evolving management model being used in many organizations. Clinical service lines are a deliberate grouping of patient services around specific disease states or specialties (e.g., cardiovascular, orthopedics, oncology) to support evidence-based practice, cost-effectiveness, and improve the patient experience.
New leadership models have been established with service lines introducing dyad partnerships consisting of individuals with clinical and administrative experience to work as a team in leading and managing the business line. This course will include an introduction to the history and drivers that led to the development of clinical service lines, their structural models, benefits, and challenges. Modules will specifically address the four service line domains of:
1. Strategic Planning
2. Organizational Structure and Leadership
3. Quality Performance
4. Financial and Operating Performance
