A pivotal competency of healthcare managers is the ability to review & critically analyze a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies, reviews of literature regarding healthcare practices, standards and laws.

*Within the context of the challenges of managing the United States (US) healthcare system in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: select 3 articles (peer-reviewed, review, commentary, or original research are all acceptable), review, analyze and evaluate the articles. Write & submit a well synthesized review of the selected literature [comprised of Introduction, Body & Conclusion] in minimum three pages using APA writing style. Be sure to include the minimum content of each section of your review as indicated below.

**Writing the Introduction: Define or identify the general topic, issue, establishing the appropriate context for reviewing the selected articles. Point out overall trends in the topic in the articles; or new perspectives of immediate interest. -Establish your reason (point of view) for reviewing the selected literature; explain the criteria you used in analyzing and comparing literature and the organization of the review (sequence).

Writing the body: Organize the articles according to common denominators such as qualitative versus quantitative approaches, conclusions of authors, specific purpose or objective, chronology, etc.

Summarize individual studies or articles with as much or as little detail as each merits according to its comparative importance to the topic of [Challenges of Managing the United States (US) Healthcare System in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic]. Note (length) denotes significance…Provide the reader with strong “umbrella” sentences at beginnings of paragraphs, “signposts” throughout, and brief “so what” summary sentences at intermediate points in the review to aid in understanding comparisons and analyses.

Writing the conclusion: Summarize major contributions of selected articles to the body of knowledge under review, maintaining the focus established in the introduction.

-Evaluate the current “state of the art” for the body of knowledge reviewed, pointing out major methodological flaws or gaps in research, inconsistencies in theory and findings, and areas or issues pertinent to future study.

Conclude by providing some insight into the relationship between the central topic of the literature review and a larger area of study of management & leadership of healthcare organizations.

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