• Health care planners could be more effective and efficient if they used the concept of the natural history of disease and the levels of prevention to design services that intervene at the weakest link in the chain of progression of specific diseases. Instead, most focus on high-technology solutions to preventable problems. A
-Choose two existing health care organizations that are in the same discipline (e.g. hospital-hospital, insurance company-insurance company, etc.). -Discuss each organization's positioning and differentiation strategies. Be sure to include the similarities and differences between these two organizations.
See the attached file. Please help with the following 3-4 paper assignment. 1. Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of conducting an external analysis. 2. Conducting an external analysis of the service area associated with the attached document (DeerCrest ). The analysis should include, at a minimum, the followi
Please provide an explanation of the following: 1. A brief summary of Michael Porter's five forces model. 2. The value of using this model in the strategic planning process. 3. Conducting a five-force analysis on the chosen physician group practice. 4. Interpret the findings from the analysis. 5. Taking into consi
What do you know and understand about financial management in health service organizations. Identify what your assumptions are; explore if you may have any biases related to your assumptions. Question your assumptions. Provide examples that influence your assumptions. Compare and contrast your assumptions and biases with the
Proposal: In this course, your group, which is a healthcare consulting group, has been contracted by the federal government to assist with a public relations campaign. The government is concerned that such a high percentage of the population is reactionary-based in their healthcare decisions and is not prevention focused. The go
Identify a nonprofit health care organization and a for-profit health care organization of your choosing. Answer the following: a) Summarize the types of services provided, clientele served, and provider groups involved. b) Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of each organization from patient, provider, adminis
Consider a health service or a health organisation. What are the main components of the wider system within which this service or organisation operates? Identify the key organisational and service relationships within that system, the nature and extent of their interdependency, and the influence they have on the achievement of y
Identify and understand the various types of health care information structures and why are they important?
What type of financial information and financial skills are of benefit to you in a healthcare managerial role? Why? What do you do or could you do to obtain this information? How do you acquire or expand these skills?
Please help with the following problem. What is Piedmont Healthcare's Risk Management program? Is Piedmont's Risk Management program adequate? How does Piedmont Healthcare's Risk Management program compare to that of another facility? Do Piedmont Healthcare adhere to recognized standard for risk management? What are some
In an HMO, the primary care physician acts as the "gatekeeper" to all higher levels of care that the patient may need. In theory, this means that the physician decides what is best for the patient and coordinates his or her care, while at the same times working to control costs and trying to ensure the delivery of care in the mo
What is Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)? In the context of risk management, how can it be used to improve processes in healthcare organizations? What impact can it have on preventing sentinel events? What are JCAHO's requirements in this case? What should be said to people who believe FMEA was not design
In 2010, the United States passed landmark health care legislation when President Obama's health care plan passed in the U.S. Congress. However, despite its promise to provide health care coverage for a number of groups previously unable to obtain coverage, many Americans are dissatisfied with the components of the plan. Thi
Compare and contrast the analytical model of strategic management with the emergent, learning model. Which is most appropriate for health care managers and why? Provide very short rationale for health care organization's adoption of strategic management
Although preventative services such as routine well-care visits and immunizations have often shown to be beneficial in terms of preventing future, more expensive, health care encounters, not all insurance plans offer reimbursement for such things. In addition, health care policies have only recently begun to recognize the "worth
How can a community health assessment be used as a tool to address community health care needs.?Think of international global communities for your examples.
Describe how health care financing in the United States may promote under access to health care services by some and overutilization by others. Desribe one critical change that could be made to alleviate this issue, and explain how and why it would be beneficial.
Visit the organization's website at http://www.jointcommission.org/ When you have reviewed the website, you are to choose one of the following topics on which to base your final project: •History of the JC (you may choose all or part of the years)
Market forms and increased competition create incentives to use resources efficiently and increase the quality of the services provided. Critically evaluate this statement with a focus on the health field
Are case management programs more concerned with reducing cost or improving the quality of care? What are some limitations and strengths of a case management program? Will case management programs become a medical program necessity in the future? How important are gatekeepers to the case management process?
The majority of marketing activities within a health care organization revolve around the marketing of services. Service marketing tends to present different challenges than marketing a product. A product is tangible and services are intangible. The Product Life Cycle has four phases. Please help me identify and describe each
What is Medicare Part D? Find at least two online sources of information describing the main objectives of the program and discussing the issues challenging the implementation of the program. This information should pertain to the period before and just after the implementation of the program (January, 2006). Medicare Part D
There are specific reasons based on which a managed care organization (MCO) could terminate a contract with a provider. Choose two of the main reasons, and explain under what circumstances this termination of a managed care contract would occur. Provide reasons for your answer. What are some of the ramifications of contract term
Describe the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that are necessary to meet the current and future demands in the Health Information Technology field. List two Health Information Technology professional organizations you feel are important to the field and describe why they are important.
Cohort segmentation is a method used to segment the market for the greatest strategic implications. Please help me find a healthcare related service, product, or organization on one of a multitude of social networking sites. Which cohort segmentation section is the service, product, or organization geared for on the site?
What are the main differences between Medicaid and Medicare services? What main problems or factors have caused continued financial hardships for these programs? What are the different services provided by the Medicare and Medicaid programs? Do you feel there is a need to have two different programs? Why or why not?
Describe empowerment strategies used by health care leaders.
- Describe an Operations Manager career in the health care continuum. - Identify two or three services and products within the selected career. - Identify the workforce roles within the services and products. - Discuss the impact of the roles on the health care organizations. Create a diagram with the career choice as the
What are the different elements of a medical organizations utilization management plan and how do they contribute to health care quality? What are two weaknesses of the plan and why would they be weakness? What would be ways in which the weaknesses can be overcome?