Homework
Part I
You are required to submit a management action plan (MAP). Instructions for this homework can be found by viewing the homework instructions below. Additionally, you can view an example of a completed MAP. Your MAP can be either a "real-world" management problem within your own healthcare organization or one of the scenarios shown below. For this homework, please present a one-paragraph summary of the problem to your instructor for approval by submitting it here in Blackboard. Your paragraph will describe the scenario as well as the reason why you believe a MAP is warranted for this scenario.
a) Deciding on for-profit, not-for-profit, or public status for your hospital
b) Managing third-party payer relationships in health care
c) Implementing Healthy People 2020 standards in your community
d) Implementing evidence-based medicine in your hospital
e) Implementing CMS quality initiatives in your hospital
f) Developing a workplace safety plan for your hospital
g) Implementing telehealth services in your facility
h) Conducting a complete risk assessment for your facility
i) Developing an accountable care organization for your organization
j) Developing a marketing plan for your healthcare facility
PART II
a) What are the key financial differences among for-profit, not-for-profit, and public healthcare facilities?
b) Explain how case mix and occupancy rate can be used to help balance the budget of a healthcare facility.
c) Discuss the CMS Quality Initiatives that are underway at this time. Do you support these initiatives? Why, or why not? How do you feel these initiatives will affect patient care?
d) Based upon your learning from this unit, and also from your own experience, what do you consider to be the most important steps that a healthcare administrator should take to ensure the financial stability of his or her medical facility today? In addition, what do you consider to be the most important steps that a healthcare administrator should take to ensure the quality of care received at his or her medical facility today? Be sure to include information regarding the process involved in checking the credentials of physicians and other healthcare providers in the facility.
Format your homework 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 homework, 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.