gcu hca530 all week discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

gcu hca530 week 1 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

Describe the type of role you would like to play in health care finance. Would you prefer to be a managerial or financial manager? Why?

dq 2

What processes you would put in place to comply with EMTALA to prevent the penalty of noncompliance and loss of licensure?

gcu hca530 week 2 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

How would you react to a physician who wants the organization to purchase a new piece of technology that the competing hospital already has so he can bring his patients to your hospital rather than the competition? What factors would you consider in evaluating the wisdom of supporting his request?

dq 2

Describe your preference between managing a fixed or variable expense department. Why? What are the pros and cons of both?

gcu hca530 week 3 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

Explain how the four primary financial statements are used to describe an organization’s financial performance. Why would it be important to know the organization’s scope of business when reviewing these financial statements?

dq 2

Describe the concepts balanced scorecard and dashboard. How can these tools be used to improve financial performance?

gcu hca530 week 4 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

Increased demand for health care services leads to an increasing need for health care organizations to be cost efficient. What are the factors that impact an organization’s financial viability?

dq 2

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established a pilot program to expand the use of payment bundling for better coordinated care for Medicare beneficiaries. What impact does payment bundling have on health care costs?

gcu hca530 week 5 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

Define the economic concepts of opportunity cost, supply and demand, and marginal analysis. Discuss how they could be applied to the decision making of individuals, health care providers, or the government.

dq 2

Distinguish between the different views of quality of medical care and provide examples of types of care that would be considered indicators of quality by each view.

gcu hca530 week 6 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

Distinguish between demand and quantity demanded. What determinants cause a shift in demand?

dq 2

Describe three ways to identify quality. How does increased quality affect the demand for health care services?

gcu hca530 week 7 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq 1

Define the following cost types: total cost, fixed cost, variable cost, average total cost, and marginal cost.

dq 2

The position of the long-run average cost curve is determined by a set of circumstances that includes the price of all inputs, quality, and patient case mix. Provide an example of a change that will cause the long-run average cost curve to shift down.

gcu hca530 week 8 discussion dq 1 & dq2 latest 2016 may

dq1

Compare and contrast the public interest and special interest theories that describe the motivation behind government intervention in the health care market. Which theory do you believe is the most accurate?

dq 2

What is the information imperfection in health care and how does it impact the efficiency of the market?