Essay 1:
Change is inevitable. The health industry is no different when it comes to change except for one key aspect—the speed and volume of change in the health industry have been defined as white-water change, that is, changes that come fast and with significant volume. (Ledlow, 2018)
Assignment Details
You are the head of the behavioral department in a hospital underperforming for the past 5 years. As head, you put some changes in place to transform the department into a high-performing one, meeting the expectations of the corporate office. You are now evaluating your work. In your change evaluation, please respond to the following:
What are Kotter’s eight steps for transforming an organization in dynamic situations?
Are there any limitations or barriers to this process?
Why is it necessary for organizations to be transformed, especially health care organizations?
What are some of the models that comprise the rational decision-making process?
How would you describe the steps in the willful choice model (WCM)?
Why should health care leaders follow the rational decision-making process in making decisions?
What external environmental factors influence a strategic plan that should be made aware to the health care leader?
What internal factors influence a strategic plan that should be made aware to the health care leader?
Deliverable Requirements
Your change evaluation should be 5 pages in length. Be sure to cite your sources using APA properly; include your references and in-text citations.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
Essay 2:
Cost–Benefit Analysis
1. Monetary Valuation
The analysis estimates that the following benefits are worth $140 billion:
Direct medical costs averted
Valuation of quality of life gained due to non-fatal heart attacks averted
Valuation of life years gained due to fatal heart attacks averted
Next, the analysis estimates that costs to the industry and consumers are $6 billion.
2. Calculation of Net Benefits
$140 billion in benefits minus $6 billion in costs equals $134 billion in net benefits. Therefore, benefits minus costs equals net benefits.
Net benefit = Benefits – costs
= $140 – $6
= $134 billion
Part A. Monetary Valuation
The analysis estimates that the following benefits are worth $200 billion:
Direct medical costs averted
Valuation of quality of life gained due to non-fatal heart attacks averted
Valuation of life years gained due to fatal heart attacks averted
Next, the analysis estimates that cost to the industry and consumers is $17 billion.
Calculate the net benefits.
What does the value tell you as an administrator relative to the benefit of the procedure?
Reimbursement methods
Part B. Answer the following questions:
What are the various reimbursement methods used by third-party payers?
What incentives are given to providers under each of these reimbursement protocols?
How do these reimbursement methods impact the delivery of health services?
What is capitation?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these reimbursement methods?
Solve the problem in Part A, and write a 5-page analysis in response to the questions in Part B. Cite at least 5 references in APA format.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
Essay 3:
Hospital leaders across the nation use benchmarking to determine the areas of their business that need improvement. The continuous process of benchmarking allows hospital executives to see how their organizations stack up against local and regional competitors as well as national leaders. (Ellison, 2019)
Ellison, A. (2019). 45 financial benchmarking for hospital executives. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/45-financial-benchmarks-for-hospital-executives-062619.html
Prepare a 5-page benchmark analysis for your staff by responding to the following:
Discuss the benchmarks used in financial analysis
Explain the benefits of financial benchmarking.
Evaluate the impact of balancing benefits to reduce harms and cost through screening and prevention services.
Identify the benefits of patient screening
Describe how screening and preventive care impact cost
Discuss the GRADE system and its purpose
Explain how the GRADE system is applied to reduce harm to patients
Cite at least 5 sources in APA format.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.
Length: 5 pages minimum
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.
Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
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