Question

Comprehensive Rationality: This is the rational model, decision making takes place in orderly fashion, this is the ideal model. A decision maker is 1. confronted with a problem 2. clarifies and ranks the goals 3. identifies all alternatives to achieve goals 4. identifies all possible consequences 5. compares alternatives to consequences 6. choose the best alternative. Advantages of this model: It provides decision makers with a way of organizing the process as much as possible. Disadvantage of this model: It assumes policy making is a rational process of trying to arrive at the best technical solution to a problem and that there is consensus on goals and objectives

How do you think decision making in the real world of health care reflects, or differs from this model?

Answer 1

The rational model helps us to identify the problem and to make a sound decision. It is an orderly way of the finding of alternatives and the solution. The path-way includes formulating the goal, identify the criteria, identify the list of alternatives, analyzing the alternatives, and the final decision. It was assumed that it maximizes the benefit and minimizes the cost. For this rational decision making the individual has to get more information and to have the cognitive ability, resources, and time for the analyzing of each alternative before taking the final decision. The major disadvantages are taking more time and more resources. Sometimes the competitive alternatives make the decision more complex.

In the healthcare industry, evidence-based practice plays an important role in decision-making process. The organizations and the managers have to involve in the scientific decision making. The ethics are not taken into consideration in evidence-based approaches. The managers have to play a key role in the decision making. The Evidence-based practices should be in an organized way in the decision making process. Evidence-based practices help the decision maker to obtain the most optimal option. It influences the others to support them.

Time pressures and group conflicts are barriers in this process. A good decision making is an important role of the policymakers in an organization. The healthcare industry has multiple sectors and various disciples so the end of decision making is important. The organization foster to improve the decision. The Organization has to train the staffs in the decision-making process. The better understanding will influence the policymakers for good decision making.