NRS-451V Case Study: Flu Vaccine
Executive Summary
Melissa Ballard
Grand Canyon University: NRS-451V
July 1, 2015
Purpose of Program
Last year the hospital treated 400 (X) patients in the hospital that were positive for the flu. Of the people who tested positive for the flu 200(Y) patients had no insurance and had not received the flu vaccine. The hospital is still trying to collect $10,000 (Z) from those hospital bills. The purpose of this program is to allow uninsured members of the community to receive the flu vaccine at no cost to them. If uninsured members of the community were able to receive the flu vaccine at no cost then this would reduce the amount of patients seen during flu season as well as reduce the amount of money the hospital loses …show more content…
This program could be extended to anyone over the age of 65, pregnant women or young children. The program could also include anyone who may have a low immune system. Benefits of the Program
The CDC explains that the flu spreads very easily, even by touching any object that has been touched by someone who has the flu and has sneezed in their hand and then touched any object. The flu can be spread 24 hours prior to even experiencing symptoms. (www.cdc.org) Increasing the number of people within the community who are vaccinated will reduce the amount of people who become infected with the virus as well as reduce the cost the hospital will incur for treating patients with the flu who do not have insurance.
Cost or Budget of the …show more content…
The cost of the flu vaccines will outweigh the cost that the hospital will incur during the next flu season. If the hospital provides the flu vaccines two hours each Monday for the month of September then that will be a total of 8 hours. The hospital could provide incentives to nurses who can come in and volunteer time to provide the flu vaccines to reduce the cost of paying nurses to provide the vaccines. There will also be a cost for making fliers to hang up to promote wellness within the community. All of these costs will not even add up to a fraction of the people that were treated last year that did not have insurance. The CDC reports that a flu vaccine can cost as little as $7.75 per vaccine. If the hospital were to vaccinate all 200 people who were positive for the flu that did not have insurance from last year, this would be a total cost of $1,550. If you add in $200 for the cost of fliers then the hospital would have a total cost of $1750. If you take the $10,000 in outstanding bills still not paid from last year, the hospital will benefit a savings of $8,250. The cost of the flu shot clinic will save the hospital money if more people are
Melissa Ballard
Grand Canyon University: NRS-451V
July 1, 2015
Purpose of Program
Last year the hospital treated 400 (X) patients in the hospital that were positive for the flu. Of the people who tested positive for the flu 200(Y) patients had no insurance and had not received the flu vaccine. The hospital is still trying to collect $10,000 (Z) from those hospital bills. The purpose of this program is to allow uninsured members of the community to receive the flu vaccine at no cost to them. If uninsured members of the community were able to receive the flu vaccine at no cost then this would reduce the amount of patients seen during flu season as well as reduce the amount of money the hospital loses …show more content…
This program could be extended to anyone over the age of 65, pregnant women or young children. The program could also include anyone who may have a low immune system. Benefits of the Program
The CDC explains that the flu spreads very easily, even by touching any object that has been touched by someone who has the flu and has sneezed in their hand and then touched any object. The flu can be spread 24 hours prior to even experiencing symptoms. (www.cdc.org) Increasing the number of people within the community who are vaccinated will reduce the amount of people who become infected with the virus as well as reduce the cost the hospital will incur for treating patients with the flu who do not have insurance.
Cost or Budget of the …show more content…
The cost of the flu vaccines will outweigh the cost that the hospital will incur during the next flu season. If the hospital provides the flu vaccines two hours each Monday for the month of September then that will be a total of 8 hours. The hospital could provide incentives to nurses who can come in and volunteer time to provide the flu vaccines to reduce the cost of paying nurses to provide the vaccines. There will also be a cost for making fliers to hang up to promote wellness within the community. All of these costs will not even add up to a fraction of the people that were treated last year that did not have insurance. The CDC reports that a flu vaccine can cost as little as $7.75 per vaccine. If the hospital were to vaccinate all 200 people who were positive for the flu that did not have insurance from last year, this would be a total cost of $1,550. If you add in $200 for the cost of fliers then the hospital would have a total cost of $1750. If you take the $10,000 in outstanding bills still not paid from last year, the hospital will benefit a savings of $8,250. The cost of the flu shot clinic will save the hospital money if more people are