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
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Health Care Spending Carolyn Harris HCS 440 July 14‚ 2014 Ms. DAWN CHIABOTTI Health care is something that is always going to be around because it is needed by all entities. Health care is a resource that is not readily available to all due to the issue of affordability. Many people try to find the most affordable health care insurance‚ but sometimes economic hardships do not allow for people to get insured or remain insured; therefore leaving many people without health care insurance. The
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Communicating with Electronic Medical Records Katrina Mabone HCS/490 May 23‚ 2013 Kendrick Brown Communication is the key to relating in all environments. When communication lines are broken‚ it makes take in jobs and personal relationship suffer. In medical environment communication is key in running hospital‚ nursing home and community care providers. With technology our communication has advanced because now we have electronic medical records. Electronic medical records are a
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This file of HCS 440 Week 3 Individual - Health Care Spending consists of: Write a 1‚250- to 1‚750-word paper in which you explain your position on national health care spending in the United States. Include information on the following: Health Care - General Health Care Write a 1‚250- to 1‚750-word paper in which you explain your position on national health care spending in the United States. Include information on the following: o The level of current national health
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Tuberculosis University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS 245 March 09‚ 2013 Tuberculosis Transmission of Tuberculosis in the 1800-1900’s Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Also known as TB‚ tuberculosis bacteria attacks the lungs in most cases but can attack other parts of the body. If not treated properly tuberculosis can be fatal. Tuberculosis is an airborne bacterium spread from person to person. According to the CDC‚ Center
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Budget Management Analysis Juan Vazquez-Nieves HCS 571 August 27‚ 2011 Tamica Lewis Abstract A budget is an instrument used to help managers ensure that the resources used effectively and proficiently toward the goals of an organization. A budget projection can be made on a yearly base depending on previous year or existing one. They can further be broken down quarterly or monthly depending on it use. Generating a budget is complex undertaking‚ and for a budget to be effective the organization
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Leadership Style Faye D. Baker HCS/475 – Leadership and Performance Development December 16‚ 2013 Shawn Matheson‚ MBA‚ LNHA‚ FACHA Leadership Style Transformational leadership is particularly important in the health care industry in today’s modern world because of past reputations. Some time ago the health care industry went through negative change. The health care industry was known as uncaring and cold toward patients. Transformational leadership
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Economics Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 – Economics: The Financing of Health Care August 15‚ 2011 Ms Kathie Iaconetti Economic Issues Simulation The purpose of a managed care organization is to coordinate the costs and delivery of health care. A managed care organization oversees money spent on labor‚ technology‚ and facilities such as physician offices and hospitals. A type of managed care organization is a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). A HMO “provides medical care for all its
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The Comparisons of Economic Terms Diedre Brown HCS 552 4/28/2014 Patrice Skjerve Comparisons of Economic Terms Look at health care from an economical view point and learn how economics has a major effect on the management of health care in our society. I chose the first two words on the list‚ resources and quality‚ along with opportunity cost‚ to discuss in this paper. In the discussion the terms will be defined and the relationship that the terms share in the view of market economics
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Reporting Practices and Ethics HCS/405 Reporting Practices and Ethics A major aspect of health care organization operation is that of financial management. Financial management of health care organizations incorporates ethical standards and proper reporting practices. Financial practices and ethical finance concerns are important to the success of any organization‚ particularly within the health care industry. The four elements of financial management‚ generally accepted accounting
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