Key social, political, and economic factors of a Primary Care Clinic

You are the
manager of a new primary care clinic located about twenty five (25) miles
outside of a small city (population of 50,000). With five (5) family physicians,
two (2) nurse practitioners, two (2) physicians’ assistants (PAs), and twenty
(20) clinical support staff consisting of RNs, LPNs, and CMAs, the clinic
provides primary care services to a diverse community of people living and
working outside the city limits. Originally a rural area, the community has been
growing and now includes promising opportunities in employment, education, and
comfortable living spaces for young families. However, there are still many
residents who struggle to make ends meet with older farms that have belonged to
families for generations.

The central
city includes two (2) large acute care facilities, and one (1) tertiary care
facility that is known for its excellent pulmonary care. Both acute care
hospitals provide the usual services such as labor and delivery, outpatient
surgery, chronic diseases care, etc. and have fully equipped ancillary
departments, such as lab and radiology. Up until this point, the residents have
used the facilities’ emergency departments for routine illnesses and conditions
when their private physicians were not readily available.

Write a five
to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze some
   of the key social, political, and economic factors that have led to the
   proliferation of urgent care facilities and primary care practices over the last
   20-30 years.
2. Create a
   comprehensive mission statement for the clinic, and discuss how it will
   facilitate the provision of quality services.
3. Analyze and
   discuss one (1) or more directions the clinic might take to grow its business.
   Determine what factors you would consider when deciding what services to provide
   in-house and which ones to affiliate with other institutions.
4. Decide how
   you will determine if the clinic is meeting its goals. Identify three (3)
   performance measurements you could use to evaluate the success of the clinic’s
   services. Begin by naming a goal, and then identify a quantifiable measurement
   you could use for each to determine if you are coming close or falling short of
   the goal.
5. Determine
   how you would then address whatever opportunities for improvement seem to exist
   and what processes you would put in place.
6. Use at least
   three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia
   and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
7. Format your
   assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman
      font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. Include a cover page containing the title of
      the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and
      the date. The cover page is not included in the required page
      length.
   3. Include a reference page. Citations and
      references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the
      required page length.