Assignment: Health Care Systems
Length: 3pages :
Assume that you are working with a small community hospital. The hospital chief executive officer (CEO) has noted a trend in hospitals in recent years where hospitals are opening hospice wings and partnering with hospice organizations. She has asked you to research the benefits of partnering with a local hospice organization. You are to research the pros and cons of hospice services in hospitals and advise the CEO on whether or not a partnership can help meet the needs of the hospital's terminally-ill patients.
Develop an executive summary of 3 pages, citing scholarly research, that details your understanding of hospice care and the benefits and risks of hospitals providing hospice services.
Evaluate models and approaches used by healthcare organizations, including hospice, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals, in the provision of care for terminally ill patients.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.