o Use of data (e.g., quantitative and qualitative information) and analytics (e.g., statistical analysis of the data to reveal patterns, correlations, and cause-and-effect relationships) and the affect it has on patients
o Safeguarding patient privacy
o Equal access to treatments
o Reconciling patient care decisions with fiscal responsibility
o Implementing artificial intelligence and robotics
o Devising ethical responses to pandemics and other widespread medical emergencies (AdventHealth University, 2020)
o Equitable patient care
o Impact of expansion, both advantageous and detrimental (e.g., increase in jobs versus negative impact on marginalized populations), to the surrounding community
• Formulate an informed opinion of whether you would recommend Avalon Health Care Organization to proceed with the acquisition of XYZ Health Care Organization. Support your response with your rationale including factors that influenced your decision.
o include a recommendation for goals that could be cut entirely or delayed to greater than five years.
o Review the list of goals and revise the priority order or the dollar amount attributed to that goal. Provide your rationale as to how the revised order or revised budget could positively influence the strategic plan and long-term viability of the newly acquired organization.
