Health Care

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Health Care

Summary

The community hospice founded in 1979 by a group of volunteers is driven by compassion. It provides care to over seven thousand hospice patients as well as three thousand palliative members’ category on an annual basis. Palliative care refers to a specialized medical attention for individuals who have serious ailments. The main aim is towards improving the quality of life and provision of relief from stress and symptoms of the affected illnesses. The national health care reform centers on better patient health care, lower capita cost and increased population health. On the other hand, community hospice is determined by experience, access and the translated performance. Community hospice has had a transition from provision of hospice services to being an advanced illness management authority. Partners, sponsors, and selected participation are required to effect the changes. There is a shift of free service to that of value-based purchase. Four camps of health organization are paralyzed by confusion, happily existing in denial, embracing opportunities, and resigned to acceptance. The speaker’s professional role and responsibility is towards helping reform the health care sector through transitions aimed at increasing hospice activities. It is through strategic planning, analysis, and implementation of the required policies in order to succeed.

Leadership Skills, Traits, and Abilities

In the speaker’s delivery, various leadership aspects are personified and conveyed throughout. The leader shows consistency on the intended transitional changes within the health care derivatives. He stresses on the need to embrace change within provision of care towards increasing the quality of life in the patients. The attribute of direction is conveyed, especially when detailing the intended provision of hospice activities. For example, he states that the changes should be aimed at doing the right thing for the patient, customer, and community. He directs on the decision-making aspect and increasing the balance of resources and population. There is an element of conviction within the leader’s personification. He is willing to accept that there are risks and opportunities enhanced at the same time within the changing environment of health care. As a form of learning and evolving, he shows the will to accept partnerships as means of providing consultative extensions within the reforms. He attributes the vision to making the medical care a right to the patients, despite their differences in resources and backgrounds. The skill of communication is also deliberated by the strategic information given from inception and personal roles and responsibilities within the medical service fraternity.

Personal Impact

Information conveyed by the speaker is important in helping me enhance my leadership profile. The attributes and aspects of leadership displayed are vital for encouraging change and increasing my capabilities. The information shows that I have to increase my consistency levels when dealing with communicating my vision. It increases credibility and respect, which are both important for leadership. It increases my will to be honest and have a sense of direction, especially with the expectation of what I want to achieve as a leader. The direction articulates goals, objectives, and strategies that are efficient for enabling success. On the other hand, honesty within my roles is required to show concern as means of acquiring solutions. It becomes easier for the followers to relate and buy the vision. Through the described partnerships and collaboration, it shows that as a leader, I have to accept and seek out help when coming up with solutions toward various problems, and embracing changes.