Assignment:
You are the finance manager in a long-term care facility that is struggling to remain solvent. The facility's administrator has hired a consultant to work with you to increase Medicaid reimbursement. The consultant recommends that you be more "liberal" in coding the severity of residents' needs to justify greater reimbursement. The consultant tells you, "everybody does it" and, "it's an undetectable way to boost revenue."
You believe this approach is somewhere between inappropriate and illegal. You know the consultant is being paid on a commission and is an old college buddy of the facility administrator. You also recognize that your facility could soon go out of business and leave you without a job.
In a two to three page paper, respond to the following:
- What are your ethical challenges?
- What are your options?
- What is your chosen course of action ensuring that it contributes to the organizational mission and values?
- What will probably happen as a result of this course of action?
Requirements:
This assignment should be no more than three pages (not including cover and reference page), completed in a Microsoft Word document.
Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use the assigned reading, the Library, and the internet for research.
Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style.
Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.