Healthcare Finance
In Unit 1, you discussed an integrated delivery system and several types of health care organizations, such as hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, owned and operated as a single entity. Although integrated delivery systems offer the opportunity to coordinate all aspects of patient care under a single umbrella, their complexity makes the overall management process much more complicated than in smaller organizations that focus on one type of service.
Utilizing your textbook and the Library, write an informative essay that includes:
a. Descriptions of the financial challenges in each of the following health care environments:
Hospitals,
Ambulatory care,
Home health care
Long-term care
Integrated delivery systems
b. Financial challenges or drawbacks associated with implementing integrated delivery systems
Requirements
Your informative essay should be written in a clear, detailed manner and observe Standard English conventions (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
Follow APA style for the title and reference page, as well as APA style within the paper itself (Times New Roman 12-point font and properly double spaced).
Minimum 2-page limit or 600 words.
Maximum 4-page limit or 1,200 words.
Information should be summarized in your own words with appropriate APA formatting and citation style of in-text citations in the body of the text to acknowledge the source(s) of information.
Include at least one reference. The course textbook may count towards the reference requirement for this assignment.
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
For additional writing support, utilize the resources available in Academic Tools.
Textbook Citation:
Louis Gapenski. (2016). Healthcare Finance: An Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management, Sixth Edition: Vol. Sixth edition. Health Administration Press.
