Healthcare Role-Play:

Williams Medical Center

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$0.00 – $6.00

Eileen Babbitt and Lawrence Susskind

Five-party negotiation among representatives of pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and administrators to develop recommended changes to the drug prescription policy of a large metropolitan teaching hospital

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Please note: you must order a copy (a.k.a. license/usage fee) for every person participating in the simulation in your course. This simulation has multiple roles, so you will be unable to complete your purchase without meeting the minimum quantity requirement of copies per role.

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If you select the hard copy option, you will receive paper copies of this role simulation via the shipping method you select.

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Ordering copies for multiple participants

To order multiple copies of a role simulation for use in a course or workshop, simply enter the total number of participants in the box next to “Quantity.” There is no need to calculate how many of each role is required.

If you are ordering hard copies, the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center will calculate the appropriate numbers of each role to provide, based on the total number of participants. For example, if you wish to order a 2-party role simulation for use with a class of 30 students, you would enter “30” in the box next to “Quantity.” You then would receive 15 copies of one role and 15 copies of the other role, for use with your 30 participants. As another example, if you ordered 30 participant copies of a 6-party role simulation, you would receive 5 copies of each role.

In the event that the number of participant copies you order is not evenly divisible by the number of roles in the simulation, you will receive extra copies of one or more roles. Participants receiving the extra roles may partner with other participants playing the same role, thus negotiating as a team. So, for instance, if you ordered 31 copies of a 2-party role simulation, you would receive 15 copies of the first role and 16 copies of the second role. One of the participants playing the second role would partner with another participant playing that same role, and the two would negotiate as a team.

Bulk Pricing Discount

For bulk orders, we offer the following pricing discounts. Please note that these only apply to bulk orders of the same simulation.

  • Between 100-250 copies – 10% discount
  • Between 251-500 copies – 25% discount
  • More than 500 copies – 50% discount
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SCENARIO:

Williams Medical Center is a 1,000-bed, university-affiliated, non-profit facility located in a large metropolitan area. It is currently reeling from its second large malpractice suit this year. Adverse drug effects were the source of both incidents, and this time the press coverage was brutal. In an effort to restore the hospital's reputation, the Board of Trustees has publicly committed the Center to develop a comprehensive drug prescription policy.

The Board asked the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&TC) to submit policy recommendations for the next Board meeting. Each member has been given a strong opening position from which they must back down if they are to create a drug policy that will convince the press and the public that the Center is still in the forefront of its field.

 

MAJOR LESSONS:

  • It is important for each participant to understand his/her BATNA. This will provide a way to evaluate options or packages developed during the bargaining process.
  • In this exercise it is particularly important to separate the personalities of players from the problems that confront them. Participants must prevent their prescribed personalities from clashing with those of the other Committee members.
  • This case introduces the possibility for contingent agreements. Contingent agreements provide a way for two directly opposing parties to find common ground.
  • This exercise exposes participants to a two-tiered negotiation situation. Players must explore the interests of those working as allies behind the table as well as those working across the table.

 

TEACHING MATERIALS:

For all parties:

  • General Instructions
  • Summary of Issues and Options

 

Role Specific Confidential Instructions for:

  • Bradley Moore
  • Patricia De Vecchio
  • Robert Macomber
  • Stewart Fein
  • Susan Sanchez

 

Teacher's Package:

  • All of the above
  • Teaching Note
  • Outline for Teaching Note

 

KEYWORDS:

Multi-party negotiation; health care negotiation; managing conflict inside the organization; inside-outside negotiation

 

SIMILAR SIMULATIONS:

St. Francis Hospital and the Managed Medical Model

Williams Medical Center Attributes

Time required: 1-2 hours
Number of participants: 5
Teams involved: No
Agent present: Non-lawyer
Neutral third party present: None
Scoreable: Yes
Teaching notes available: Yes
Non-English version available: Spanish
Filed in:
Babbitt, Eileen, Corporate Decision Making, Healthcare, Role Simulations, Susskind, Lawrence
Tags:
agreement, agreements, bargaining, BATNA, conflict, contingent agreement, interests, managing conflict, negotiation, negotiation situation, PON, Trust