MHC Case Study the Strategy for MHC Case Study

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The strategy for MHC is to look after the lower end of the market, in line with religious tenets. They have in the past focused on those unable to pay, which in turn means that they get most of their revenue from different governmental programs. This also means that they focus on providing basic medical care, rather than innovative medicine, teaching or non-necessary things like plastic surgery. The present financial challenges stem from reductions in payouts by government, forcing MHC to focus on improving efficiencies to restore profitability.

MHC currently has several hospitals that operate with a high degree of decentralization. Because of this, a lot of the managerial talent needed to guide the company is scattered throughout the organization, not in contact with each other and not setting strategy that can be implemented across the different units. The organization does not know its internal capabilities, and is not set up in a way that will allow for internal partnerships to form. MHC will need to make structural adjustments to allow it to better understand its capabilities and transfer knowledge throughout the organization.

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3. Communication is the key area where the current management KSAs are not aligned for effective implementation. The different KSAs seldom talk to each other, and there are few open channels of communication. Human resources is another area, because with each KSA having its own pay scale, transfers within the company are difficult, further reducing the knowledge transfer within the organization. It is difficult for the company to even identify the skill sets it will need, or how well the organization can meet its needs, in part because the information systems within HR are underdeveloped.

4. The changes that I propose do not have any particular effect on the mission and values of MHC, though admittedly the "religious tenets" thing was not explained in any detail. The biggest deficiency is created through the….....

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