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HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 FINANCE AND THE REGULATORY COMPONENTS

Are there any other types of information besides financial that may be useful in making financial decisions?

Identify the major components of a corporate compliance plan, including the establishment of internal controls relating to the finances of an organization.

How do legal and regulatory issues shape and define good financial management of a health care organization?

DQ2 REIMBURSEMENT AND PAYMENT DETERMINATION

Discuss the major reimbursement methods used in health care.

Discuss the major aspects of Medicare benefits.

List some of the important considerations when negotiating a health plan contract.

 

HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 ACCOUNTING CONVENTIONS AND METHODS

Discuss the accounting conventions that affect the application of accounting principles.

You are encouraged to Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece responding to the discussion question. Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you are also encouraged to comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces.  If text comments work better for you than multimedia, then that is ok, especially when commenting on other students' posts.

Remember, they must still be quality posts. Simply stating, "Nice job, I agree" is not sufficient. Examples of quality posts include:

providing additional information to the discussion;

elaborating on previous comments from others;

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and

Providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

DQ2 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Explain why it is important to know the scope of business being reviewed when using financial statements.

You are encouraged to Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece responding to the discussion question. Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you are also encouraged to comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces.  If text comments work better for you than multimedia, then that is ok, especially when commenting on other students' posts.

providing additional information to the discussion;

elaborating on previous comments from others;

presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students,

presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion,

sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic, and

Providing a URL and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

 

HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 COST CATEGORIES

Discuss the four types of costs that might be relevant when considering alternative projects.

You are encouraged to Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece responding to the discussion question. Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you are also encouraged to comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces.  If text comments work better for you than multimedia, then that is ok, especially when commenting on other students' posts.

DQ2 COST INFORMATION

Describe how cost information relates to the three key activities of management: planning, budgeting, and control.

You are encouraged to Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece responding to the discussion question. Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you are also encouraged to comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces.  If text comments work better for you than multimedia, then that is ok, especially when commenting on other students' posts.

 

HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 FINANCIAL SOURCES

List the major nonhospital and nonphysician sectors of the healthcare industry.

DQ2 FINANCIAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Describe some of the major theories used for the detection of out-of-control costs.

 

HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

List some of the kinds of information that is needed to evaluate a capital investment project.

DQ2 FUTURE AND PRESENT VALUE

List some of the pros and cons of retiring debt early.

 

HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 CASH AND ASSETS

List and describe where cash is generated by an organization and where an organization uses its cash.

DQ2 CASH RESOURCES

List and explain the criteria that should be used when investing an organization's cash in the short term.

 

HSM340 Health Services Finance

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 HMO, MCO AND HEALTH PLANS

Discuss legal and regulatory issues that affect MCOs.

You are encouraged to Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece responding to the discussion question. Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you are also encouraged to comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces.  If text comments work better for you than multimedia, then that is ok, especially when commenting on other students' posts.

DQ2 FINANCIAL POLICY

Describe the relationship between financial planning and strategic planning.

You are encouraged to Post a 1- to 2-minute multimedia piece responding to the discussion question. Besides posting your individual multimedia piece you are also encouraged to comment on 2 other students' multimedia pieces.  If text comments work better for you than multimedia, then that is ok, especially when commenting on other students' posts.