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MHA 560 Wk 1 Discussion – Sustainability in Health Care
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- How do you define sustainability in health care?
- What opportunities exist in your organization for meaningful dialogue about sustainable practices?
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
MHA 560 Wk 2 Discussion – Green Initiatives and the Supply Chain
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- How important is green in the overall purchasing decision for health care products and supplies? Defend your answer.
- Does purchasing green products impact the supply chain budget? In what way?
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
MHA 560 Wk 3 Discussion – Sustainability and Processes of Care
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Health care professionals are constantly challenged to improve patient outcomes. How can sustainable practices be implemented when the processes of care become more complicated with the introduction of new drugs, technologies, and regulations?
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
MHA 560 Wk 4 Discussion – Sustainability Regulation
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- If a community rejects non-legislative efforts to adopt sustainable practices, should it be forced upon them through laws or regulation? Defend your response.
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
MHA 560 Wk 5 Discussion – Waste Reduction
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
There are several types of waste generated in the health care industry: infectious, pathological, sharps, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, genotoxic, radioactive, and non-hazardous or general waste.
Create an infographic that illustrates the type of waste that your sustainability initiative will eliminate.
Include the following in your infographic:
- Description of the waste
- Sources for the waste
- The amount of waste generated per year
- How it is disposed
- Solutions for reducing it
- The financial impact of the waste reduction initiative
Share your infographic in the discussion.
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.
MHA 560 Wk 6 Discussion – Sustainability Tools and Resources
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.
Due Thursday
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Find 2 to 3 tools or resources available to health care leaders to help guide their efforts toward sustainable operations and explain the benefits of these tools or resources.
Due Monday
Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.