MHH-11 Solved Assignment 2025-26

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IGNOU MHH-11 Solved Assignment 2025-26

Master of Business Administration Hospital and Health Management
(MBAHCHM) ASSIGNMENT
For July 2025 and January 2026 Sessions
MHH-011: Hospital Planning and Administration
(Last date of submission for July 2024 session is 31st October, 2025 and for January
2026 sessions is 30th April, 2026)

Course Code : MHH-011
Course Title : Hospital Planning and Administration
Assignment Code : MHH-011/TMA/JULY/2025
Coverage : All Blocks
Note:
1. Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the Regional Director of your Regional Centre. Last date of submission for the July 2025 session is 31st October, 2025, and for the January 2026 session is 30th April, 2026.
1. Answer each of the following questions in around 1000 words 2 x 15 marks
a. If you are an administrator of a 500-bedded super speciality hospital. Finance Dept informs you that the biggest drain on finances is the costly medical equipment in the super speciality hospital.
i. Plan for an equipment Audit of the hospital to reduce costs.
ii. Plan for a Master Maintenance Plan of all sophisticated equipment to reduce downtime
iii. What is the equipment utilisation Index?
b. Discuss in detail the structure, responsibilities, and strategic significance of a hospital’s Public Relations (PR) Department. How does it contribute to hospital branding, patient satisfaction, and crisis management? Support your answer with appropriate examples and elaborate on how PR functions interact with other departments to create a positive image of the hospital.
2. Read the following case study carefully. Answer in 500-700 words each. 10 marks (2 + 3 + 3 + 2)
A young woman comes to you for termination of her pregnancy. She is 18 years of age, gives a history of being pregnant as a
result of rape and is of sound mental state.
a. Can she give valid consent for medical termination of her own pregnancy if she is married?
b. Who can conduct the termination of pregnancy if the pregnancy is 16 weeks?
c. What should be preserved for further investigation or as evidence when the termination of pregnancy is conducted?
d. Should the case be reported to the police?
3. Answer the following short notes in 500 to 700 words 6 x 10
a. Describe how hospital administration has evolved over the years
b. Describe the Stages of Hospital Project Management
c. Discuss Precision medicine with its benefits and limitations.
d. Discuss the challenges that hospitals are facing in providing high-quality care and strategies adopted by them for mitigating the same
e. Discuss the importance of Ergonomic Design for Staff and Patient Interaction
f. Discuss Stakeholder engagement Strategies adopted by hospitals

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