Executive Summary

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• Describe the mission, vision, nature of the business, the services or products, and customers served by your chosen health care organization (Item 1).
• Identify two to three key problems that have profound impacts on one of the stated areas (Item 2).
• Propose a minimum of one solution to each of the identified problems (Item 3).
• Identify a minimum of three specific, measurable, attainable, realist, and timely (SMART) project goals (Item 4).
• Appraise two possible obstacles and opportunities in your proposed solutions (Item 5).
• Formulate a strategic (action) plan to accomplish goals and solutions (Item 6).

healthcareHealthcare Admin

adapted from

Healthcare Executive Summary Template

HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROJECT
TOPIC

Reducing ER Wait Time

PREPARED BY DATE

Your Name

Month Day, Year

OVERVIEW OF THE
ORGANIZATION
(Item 1)

• 358-bed teaching hospital located in Leesburg VA

• Mission: to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence
in patient care and education

• Vision: to be a leading teaching hospital in the nation.

• Services provided: Women health, heart & vascular care, emergency room, urgent
care, outpatient clinical laboratory, medical intensive care unit, etc.

• 17,000 Admissions per year, 175,000 outpatients per year, etc.

IDENTIFIED
PROBLEMS
(Item 2)

• Longer ER wait time than the state average

SOLUTIONS
(Item 3)

• Solution: Use technology to increase effectiveness and efficiencies of ER operations

MEASURABLE
PROJECT GOALS
(Item 4)

• Goal 1: To implement an up-and-running ER tracking system by 12/31/2019.

• Goal 2: xxxxxxx

• Goal 3: xxxxxx

OBSTACLES
AND
OPPORTUNITIES
(Item 5)

• Obstacles: budget, employee resistance, etc.

• Opportunities: meeting Meaningful Use, improved patient satisfaction, better quality

of ER care, increased revenue, etc.

STRAGETIC (or
ACTION) PLAN
(Item 6)

• See

Appendix

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Use at least seven scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.

https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-Healthcare-Executive-Summary-Template_0

adapted from

Healthcare Executive Summary Template
Appendix

Goals Required Tasks Individuals
involved

Resources
Needed

Timeline Measurements

1: To
implement an
up-and-running
ER tracking
system by
12/31/2019.

1.Find a capable IT
vendor

2. Get budget approval

3.

4.

ER Director, ER
Assistant, IT
vendors

Referrals from
other hospitals

1/15/19 to
4/15/19

Vendor’s quality
of product/service

2.

3.

https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-Healthcare-Executive-Summary-Template_0

adapted from

Healthcare Executive Summary Template

HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PROJECT
TOPIC

Reducing ER Wait Time

PREPARED BY DATE

Your Name

Month Day, Year

OVERVIEW OF THE
ORGANIZATION
(Item 1)

• 358-bed teaching hospital located in Leesburg VA

• Mission: to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence
in patient care and education

• Vision: to be a leading teaching hospital in the nation.

• Services provided: Women health, heart & vascular care, emergency room, urgent
care, outpatient clinical laboratory, medical intensive care unit, etc.

• 17,000 Admissions per year, 175,000 outpatients per year, etc.

IDENTIFIED
PROBLEMS
(Item 2)

• Longer ER wait time than the state average

SOLUTIONS
(Item 3)

• Solution: Use technology to increase effectiveness and efficiencies of ER operations

MEASURABLE
PROJECT GOALS
(Item 4)

• Goal 1: To implement an up-and-running ER tracking system by 12/31/2019.

• Goal 2: xxxxxxx

• Goal 3: xxxxxx

OBSTACLES
AND
OPPORTUNITIES
(Item 5)

• Obstacles: budget, employee resistance, etc.

• Opportunities: meeting Meaningful Use, improved patient satisfaction, better quality

of ER care, increased revenue, etc.

STRAGETIC (or
ACTION) PLAN
(Item 6)

• See

Appendix

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Use at least seven scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.

https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-Healthcare-Executive-Summary-Template_0

adapted from

Healthcare Executive Summary Template
Appendix

Goals Required Tasks Individuals
involved

Resources
Needed

Timeline Measurements

1: To
implement an
up-and-running
ER tracking
system by
12/31/2019.

1.Find a capable IT
vendor

2. Get budget approval

3.

4.

ER Director, ER
Assistant, IT
vendors

Referrals from
other hospitals

1/15/19 to
4/15/19

Vendor’s quality
of product/service

2.

3.

https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-Healthcare-Executive-Summary-Template_0