In addition, newer technology requires that the hospital invest even more in providing the updated technology to its customers to be relevant in the competitive health care sector. Market Share: Bert Fish medical center has been having a challenging external environment and has been competing to keep its market share. The market share of Bert Fish (BFMC) in Volusia County as measured by inpatient discharges has been between 6.9-8.4% during the period of 2011-2013. Similarly, the Emergency Department has been having a market share of 10.2-11.1% in the county during the period of 2012-2013. Operations
President Obama is currently in the processes of rectifying this concern of the public. Before him, President Clinton made an effort to implement a reform policy in relation to healthcare which was stopped at the door. After President Clinton, health care costs and spending have risen, and the population without insurance benefits has increased (Blendon, Brodie, Benson, Altman, & Buhr, 2006). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which President Obama has implemented, empower citizens with choices for healthcare at affordable prices. His implementation has begun to change the forces of healthcare on all forefronts.
Which type of bill is used for physician services? Which type of bill is used for hospital services? Abstract The health care delivery system of today has undergone tremendous change, even over the relatively short period of the past decade. Health care utilization also has evolved as the population’s need for care has changed over time. The growth of managed care and payment mechanisms employed by insurers and other payers in an attempt to control the rate of health care spending has also had a major impact on health care utilization.
Health Care Reform Economics 450 I will talk about the history of health care reform in the United States. Also, I will discuss the current legislature that is in Congress to improve the policy for Americans. I will also look at consumer-driven health plan. I will cover the advantages and disadvantages to the health care reform. I believe that everyone has something to gain from improvements in the insurance health care system.
THESIS STATEMENT AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Western Governors University Annotated Bibliography: Affordable Care Act Introduction: The Patient Protection Affordable Act is an act signed into law on March 23, 2010. It requires every citizen in the United States to have health insurance failure to which, an individual is subjected to tax. Thesis Statement: Studies show that the Affordable Care Act will benefit Americans by improving access to health care, slow down the rising cost of health care, improve quality of healthcare provided and strengthen the Medicare system Annotated Bibliography Gruber, J., & Newquist, H. (2011). Health care reform (1st ed.). New York: Hill and Wang.
Solving the Medicare Crisis Your Name Health Policy and Economics Devry University/ Keller School of Management 11/7/11 Abstract Health care programs for aged and retired individuals of the society are critical in countries that aim at bettering the medical health care of its inhabitants. Designing advanced Medicare programs enables collection of revenues and premiums from individual workers by health care related companies. Medicare programs assists aged and retired individuals get access to health care at any time of ill. Usually, retired individuals do not have other serious sources of income for supporting themselves in the lines of and acquisition of health care and basic human wants. Medicare comprises the largest
Health Care Industry Out of all the industries in the United States, the health care industry would be the one experiencing the most change in what seems to be a short amount of time. The health care industry was the last industry to fully embrace technology, however in the last ten years and especially within the last two years technology has been a huge focal point in health care. Everything from the security of confidential patient information to health care organizations moving from paper charts to electronic medical records to a national health information exchange and electronic patient portal, allowing patients to be more involved and informed of his or her health. This paper will look at how health care has evolved over the last ten years and what the biggest challenges could be for the next ten years. Health Care : The Last 10 Years Over the last ten years health care has seen many changes with one of the biggest changes being the use of technology.
(Sultz & Young pg. 228). All of these factors have contributed to the increased costs of the health care system put on the public and has also influenced some of the barriers that have led to the access of healthcare I spoke about above. The AMA (American Medical Association) also attributes the high cost of health care from the rising toll of preventable illness & inefficiencies in the health care system. They have identified four strategies to contain health care cost, they consist of reduce the burden of preventable disease, make health care delivery more efficient, reduce nonclinical health system costs that do not contribute to patient care and promote value-based decision making at all levels.(http://www.ama-assn.org).
The rich, poor, young or old would have access to health insurance. According to rotor news a national health care system would mean “Insurers would have to issue every applicant a policy and charge fair and stable premiums that will not depend upon an enrollee’s health status. The Exchange would require that all the plans offered are at least as generous as the new public plan and meet the same standards for quality and efficiency. Insurers would be required to justify an above-average premiums increase to the Exchange. The Exchange would evaluate plans and make the differences among the plans, including cost of services, transparent” (Rotor news 2008).
Health Care: Cost, Access, Quality Corey Snow Grand Canyon University Abstract The Purpose of this research informative paper, is to analyze the contemporary health care issue involving the delivery of access and quality in a cost efficient manner in regards to the United States. Using various research references, the objective of this paper is to inform the audience of necessary social and political implementations needed to improve health care in the United States. Keywords: legislation, implementation, Accountable Care Organization, health care, Affordable care Act, mandate provisions, Patient Protection Act Health Care: Cost, Access, Quality Understandably in the post-modernism era of the United States, the idea of health care reform