Locate an example of a policy or guideline from an external source to a healthcare organization. Explain how this policy or guidlines may be a constraint to a healthcare organization’s planning, or how it may shape the healthcare organization’s philosophy. For example, given that the American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidelines on child vaccinations, these guidelines might impact the ability of the healthcare organization to deliver services to newborns and infants. Using a similar example, as well as the characteristics of effective plans as your framework, discuss how proper planning can help organizations in their future decision making.
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers. In commenting on the policies that your classmates have presented, describe the relationship between the political environment and health care decision making. Why are they so interconnected?