Complete Part 1 of an in-depth analysis of the case study “Case Study 5: Ellen Zane—Leading change at Tufts/NEMC.” Your 6–8-page analysis will focus on the problems facing Tufts/NEMC and the approach(es) the organization used to position itself for the necessary changes.

Note: The assessments in this course build upon the work you have completed in the previous assessments. Therefore, complete the assessments in the order in which they are presented.

A clear understanding of the need for change and the nature and extent of the change is necessary to communicating and heightening awareness within the organization and gaining the support of all internal and external stakeholders. Health care leaders must demonstrate that change is necessary to ensure the future success of the organization and its mission, and must begin the change management process with an analysis of complex, dynamic processes and organizational components.

This assessment provides an opportunity for you to examine the internal and external factors driving change in an organization, how the organization responds to the need for change, and how it heightens awareness of that need.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 1: Analytical Thinking: Develop complex plans or analyses.
• Competency 2: Change Leadership: Challenge the status quo.
• Competency 5: Performance Measurement: Use evidence-based approaches to support community wellness.
• Competency 6: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.

• Analyze the multiple elements of a problem.

• Analyze approaches used to heighten awareness of the need for change in an organization.
• Explain how effectively an organization challenges the status quo with respect to an ideal or to a vision of change.
• Assess an organization’s efforts at creating a realistic sense of crisis or a disequilibrium to prepare for change.

• Assess the needs of a community as they relate to a health care organization.

• Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
• Support main points, claims, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

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Templates

Use this template for your case study analysis.

• APA Style Paper Template [DOCX]. THIS IS ATTACHED

***Please use the attachment APA_Style_Paper_Template to write this assignment on. Also please follow APA format and DO NOT PLAGIARIZE.

I have attached the first assignment 1 for your review so everything flows.