MHA 618 Entire Course
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com MHA 618 Week 1 DQ 1 Value and Consumer Preference MHA 618 Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Economics for Health Care Leaders MHA 618 Week 2 DQ 1 Finance, Risk, and Cost MHA 618 Week 2 DQ 2 Overinsured, Underinsured, and Uninsured MHA 618 Week 2 Assignment Feasibility Study Topic and Area of Interest MHA 618 Week 3 DQ 1 Demand Theory and Its Application MHA 618 Week 3 DQ 2 Appreciating Supply and Demand Analysis MHA 618 Week 4 DQ 1 Economic Analyses and Interventions MHA 618 Week 4 DQ 2 Pricing and Transparency MHA 618 Week 4 Assignment Concept Paper Submission MHA 618 Week 5 DQ 1 Inseparability of Markets and Regulations MHA 618 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Game Theory to Strategy MHA 618 Week 6 DQ 1 Consumer Incentives MHA 618 Week 6 DQ 2 Opportunism in Healthcare MHA 618 Week 6 Final Paper ==============================================
MHA 618 Week 2 Assignment Feasibility Study Topic and Area of Interest
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www.snaptutorial.com Feasibility Study Topic and Area of Interest. A detailed feasibility study is an essential element in the process of diligently assessing any health services business venture. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the health care industry is currently one of the fastest growing fields in the United States, and it is projected that the field will grow by 22 percent by 2018. This is compared to an 11 percent average growth rate for all other industries (United States Department of Labor, 2012). Whether you are considering medical service lines, an expansion of your current operation, or any other type of health care business venture, a feasibility study is an essential planning tool for any future health care leader. In this assignment, you will be taking the first step toward the completion of your final assignment by settling on the topic for your feasibility study. Please read the Leff, et al (2005) article, “Hospital at Home: Feasibility and Outcomes of a Program to Provide HospitalLevel Care at Home for Acutely Ill Older Patients.� Reflect on the procedures and content found in the article to aid you in choosing and shaping a topic for your feasibility study. The topic you select should be of interest and meaningful to you and your career, and it must be related to health care delivery. Create a document that includes the following: Title: Proposed title for the feasibility study Topic: Topic of the feasibility study Description: A brief description (250-500 words) of how the proposal will impact the quality, availability, accessibility, and affordability of care List of Resources: A list of five scholarly sources that you plan to use as you complete your feasibility study. ==============================================
MHA 618 Week 4 Assignment Concept Paper Submission
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Concept Paper Submission. The primary purpose of the Concept Paper is to obtain instructor feedback to ensure that you are on track with the completion of your feasibility study. The complete instructions for the feasibility study can be found in Week Six of the online course. The Concept Paper is a draft version of your Final Paper with the initial list of relevant scholarly sources. In this draft, be certain to include and (at least) briefly address the content of the headings listed in the Final Paper instructions for Week Six. You must include a preliminary Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats SWOT analysis for your chosen project. For further assistance, please view the Feasibility Study Template video and view the online article “Community Assessment,” both of which include specific information on elements of the SWOT analysis required for your final paper. Remember, your concept paper is a draft, NOT the final product. Submit your Concept Paper with the required headings to your instructor by the end of this week. Be sure to review the article, “Assessing the Feasibility, Performance of Geriatric Clinics,” for further information as you complete your assignment. Be certain to include your list of references with your draft ==============================================
MHA 618 Week 6 Final Paper
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Building on the work you completed in Weeks Two and Four, you will complete a feasibility study based on a pre- approved health care project of your choice. Using the feasibility study outlined in the Daniels and Dickson (1990) article as a model, and including a minimum of six other relevant resources and readings, create a 12- to15-page feasibility study that includes the following headings and supporting information: Evaluating Feasibility The concept of a feasibility study is central to viability, the “worth to the effort� ratio, and return on investment (ROI). What needs to be taken into consideration to create a feasibility study (e.g., human resources, community needs, technological advances, federal and state regulatory issues)? Within this section, you will research and design an economical health care service that is responsive to a given market. This research stems from understanding your target population and present need in health services. Furthermore, as you have seen from the Daniels and Dickson (1990) article, you must appraise your human resources, capital investment, and how your effort will yield a return on investment from your facilities perspective as well as the intangible greater good of providing healthcare to a community.
Strategic Effect Analyze the role of public policy with regard to your project. What policies and processes should be in place to create an effective program? How will you measure the effectiveness of your program and your provision of health care services? Develop a microeconomic model that is responsive to the specific health care service demands of your target
population. For example, the current trend of the medical home model, which allows for the coordination of care, allows for better communication among service providers as well as convenience for patients. Is the population a market priority? How does your program serve a need for your target population? Market Analysis Within this section you will identify the population demographics, who your competitors are, and whether or not a real need for the services you are proposing exists in the community. As you examine the demographic and population needs using Census data and other reliable sources, you must also consider what competitors, if any, exist in the present climate. This requires an evaluation of the present socioeconomic and cultural trends influencing how people make decisions in health care. In addition, in this analysis you will need to compare and contrast economic challenges and incentives among health care’s organization models. This comparison requires an understanding of past challenges and incentives that other organizations have implemented. Financial Analysis This section includes the revenue, expenses, and net income. Compare and contrast economic challenges and incentives by finding and describing multiple sources of public and private funding (e.g., grants, donations, awards, special projects) for this project. Include a reference list for your funding sources that is formatted in APA as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Next, identify the funding constraints for each source. Include limitations of monies awarded, timing issues, fitting the needs of the funding sources, difficulties of connecting with private funders, etc. Finally, specify the internal ramifications of moving forward using SWOT analysis. What are the fixed and variable costs
associated with your project? What are the annual maintenance and operation costs? Elaborate on how you arrived at your sensitivity analysis conclusions.
Operations Performance This section examines the incremental effect of how your proposed service will impact all aspects of health services. This portion of the study explores how the statistical data you have researched affects the proposed service in terms of efficiency and value. This can be difficult to measure initially. However, through incremental and ongoing evaluation of operations, you can begin to see what constitutes the best performance in this instance and how it serves the target population. In this section, you will further illustrate the incentives and challenges faced by a health organization and communicate the relevance of economics within the U.S. health care system as it pertains to your proposed services. Inpatient If your proposed study has an inpatient component, this section will elaborate on volume of patients, types of payers, and how utilization rates impact your proposed study. In addition, you will further explain how your inpatient service will add value for patients and improve the financial viability of the institution. This section will require you to use both qualitative and quantitative data to justify the plan. Hospitals operate in terms of how many beds are occupied relative to how many are empty. Most CEOs want to see that a unit is running at near full capacity and that volume is increasing year to year. Analyze how your proposal will meet these demands by explaining the data you have collected and predicting potential financial outcomes. Finally, evaluate
and explain how value-based care will impact your ability to maintain margins within this ly proposed service. Outpatient If your proposed study has an outpatient component, examine how admissions, revenue, and workflow of staff will improve the efficiency of your proposed service. Analyze how your outpatient service will add value for patients and improve the financial viability of the institution. Justify your plan with appropriate data. As stated in the inpatient section, the content here applies much the same way. However, the caveat for outpatient services lies in the ambulatory setting. This aspect should be most interesting under conditions created by the Affordable Care Act. The paradigm shift will be toward more preventative, primary, and outpatient care settings to reduce the numbers of patients being admitted to hospitals. Please explain how your proposal takes these conditions into consideration. In this section, you will further compare and contrast economic challenges and incentives among health care’s organization models in an outpatient setting. You will also further augment your design in an economic framework that is responsive to your market. Outlook This section examines future implications of your proposed services and how they will impact the future health outcomes of the community and financial health of the services being provided. Analyze economic theories that are germane to the provision of your proposed health services. What adjustments might you need to make in terms of what the “unintended consequences� may be? For example, Baylor Hospital in Houston proposed and spent 250 million to create a brand hospital that currently stands empty because it was built during the U.S. economic downturn, the loan was no longer able to finance the construction, and
the initial examination of its necessity did not play out as expected. Provide conclusions and implications of how your feasibility study fits within the larger context of the system of services currently being provided. How do they work with one another within the larger health care system? Finally, evaluate how your study will respond to market and design models that impact the community based on current regulatory and market needs. Finally, evaluate how your study will respond to market and design models that impact the community based on current regulatory and market needs. ==============================================