MPH508 2021 April Module 7 Discussion Latest

MPH508 Leadership & Administration in Public Health Systems

Module 7 Discussion

You will participate in one discussion this week. There are two different topics presented below, in bolded text. Please choose one of these topics for your discussion this week, address the bullet items under the topic name.

Public Health Business Plans

Of the seven steps of the business plan, which step(s) will be most vital for the public health leader to address? Please elaborate in your response.

Break Even Analysis

Work through the problem below, then answer the following questions.

How many patients would the clinic have to provide services for to break even and at what point would this occur?

Break Even Analysis Problem

 A new teenage pregnancy clinic will have a fixed cost of $300,000—start-up costs, hiring advanced practice nurses and employees, salaries, purchase of equipment, and other miscellaneous items.

Also, the teenage pregnancy clinic has variable costs of $200 per patient visit—medical equipment, educational materials, and other miscellaneous items.

There will be three levels of patient treatment:

Simple = initial assessment and four prenatal visits

Moderate = continuous treatment and monthly visits

Complex = high-risk treatment

Each patient will be charged the following per visit, based on the following categories:

Simple 15% = $400

Moderate 60% = $1,000

Complex 25% = $2,000       The projected patient visits per year are anticipated to be 4,800 visits.