Hcs/531 Week 1 Term Paper
1. Identify the 3 reasons hospitals merged or were consolidated. Discuss the impact these actions had on cost for the organizations.
• There are 3 reasons that hospitals merged or consolidated and they are: drawing on the strengths of the other facility, seek help with struggling finances, and the gain of a demographic advantage that makes it more convenient for patients to travel to (healthcarefinancenews.com, 2013). This would impact the hospital by helping those hospitals struggling to make it financially (healthcarefinancenews.com, 2013). Capital needs and technology needs are assisted with merging into a bigger system (healthcarefinancenews.com, 2013). This also allows for a rise in accountable care organizations amongst merging …show more content…
Compare and contrast two trends of U.S. health status indicators and costs as compared to other developed countries. (One paragraph in an appropriate length.)
• The United States has more access to care than many developed countries (Jacobson, 2017). In the United States, a person can find a hospital in every city and sometimes multiple in one town. In developing countries, there may not be a hospital in hundreds of miles (Jacobson, 2017). In the United States, the costs are much higher for care than in developing countries (Jacobson, 2017). There are countries that each person can be treated for some diseases for just a dollar a day and in the United States, there are much higher costs for treating disease (Jacobson, 2017).
5. Avedis Donabedian identified three basic components of medical care - structure, process, and outcome. Explain what each component is. Evaluate these elements with regard to the impact of hospital consolidations and mergers on access to care. (One paragraph is an appropriate length.) You must cite at least one credible source in addition to your textbook. Cite your source using …show more content…
140). The components of the process are what happens between patient and their doctors and how well it was done, how appropriate it was, and how well it was provided as well as what should have been done (Sultz & Young, 2014, pg. 140). The components of outcome are what does or does not happen after the care is provided (Sultz & Young, 2014, pg. 140). In regards to access of care, a merger allows for more access to technological advances and specialty care.
6. Avedis Donabedian identified three basic components of medical care - structure, process, and outcome. Explain what each component is. Evaluate these elements with regard to the impact of hospital consolidations and mergers on quality of care. (One paragraph is an appropriate length.) You must cite at least one credible source in addition to your textbook. Cite your source using
• There are 3 reasons that hospitals merged or consolidated and they are: drawing on the strengths of the other facility, seek help with struggling finances, and the gain of a demographic advantage that makes it more convenient for patients to travel to (healthcarefinancenews.com, 2013). This would impact the hospital by helping those hospitals struggling to make it financially (healthcarefinancenews.com, 2013). Capital needs and technology needs are assisted with merging into a bigger system (healthcarefinancenews.com, 2013). This also allows for a rise in accountable care organizations amongst merging …show more content…
Compare and contrast two trends of U.S. health status indicators and costs as compared to other developed countries. (One paragraph in an appropriate length.)
• The United States has more access to care than many developed countries (Jacobson, 2017). In the United States, a person can find a hospital in every city and sometimes multiple in one town. In developing countries, there may not be a hospital in hundreds of miles (Jacobson, 2017). In the United States, the costs are much higher for care than in developing countries (Jacobson, 2017). There are countries that each person can be treated for some diseases for just a dollar a day and in the United States, there are much higher costs for treating disease (Jacobson, 2017).
5. Avedis Donabedian identified three basic components of medical care - structure, process, and outcome. Explain what each component is. Evaluate these elements with regard to the impact of hospital consolidations and mergers on access to care. (One paragraph is an appropriate length.) You must cite at least one credible source in addition to your textbook. Cite your source using …show more content…
140). The components of the process are what happens between patient and their doctors and how well it was done, how appropriate it was, and how well it was provided as well as what should have been done (Sultz & Young, 2014, pg. 140). The components of outcome are what does or does not happen after the care is provided (Sultz & Young, 2014, pg. 140). In regards to access of care, a merger allows for more access to technological advances and specialty care.
6. Avedis Donabedian identified three basic components of medical care - structure, process, and outcome. Explain what each component is. Evaluate these elements with regard to the impact of hospital consolidations and mergers on quality of care. (One paragraph is an appropriate length.) You must cite at least one credible source in addition to your textbook. Cite your source using