...Economic Issues Simulation Paper Health maintenance organizations (HMO) are organizations that provide or organize health insurance, self-funded health care benefits plans, individuals, and other entities for the United States as a liaison with health providers or hospitals on a prepaid basis. In this simulation a virtual organization Castor Collins Health Plans presented three HMO options to two organizations. I will review one of the company’s demographics, discuss the HMO choices, explain the differences in the choices presented, and why I chose the plan I chose. The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 required employers with 25 or more employees to offer federally certified HMO options if the employer offers traditional healthcare options, this is way today you are given more than one option for health care. Company: Constructit Constructit consist of a 1000 employees (550 men and 450 women) ranging from ages 26 through 42 and 60 percent of them are married. Constructit has to consider in the number of employees that would covers their spouses or children for insurance coverage. Thirty-two of the workers are physical active and 25 percent are moderately physically active. There are 170 men and 210 women approximately 38 percent with no health issues. Ten percent of men and 8 percent of the women are heavy smokers. Obesity rate is also a problem with 39 percent being obese causing a heavy absenteeism for reason of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart issues, and...
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...Health Care Reform Project, Part I Team HCS 440 Class University of Phoenix Online March 5, 2012 Health Care Reform Project, Part I Within the United States are many concerns about health care economics. Health care costs are continuing to rise and it contributes to the impact of providing the older population with medical care. “The aging of the U.S. population is translating into many more visits to doctors' offices and hospitals, a reality that is taxing weak spots in the health-care system” (The Associated Press, 2008, para. 1. Within this paper, the economic impact of providing the older population with medical care has on the provision of health care services to the public will be addressed. Also articles that support medical care to the older population will be addressed along with possible solutions to the economic impact of providing medical care to an older population. Economic Impact of Providing Medical Care to an Aging Population The world’s population is continuing to age, and the older people are the more likely he or she to seek medical care. The larger proportion of the hospital in-patient case load is represented by the older population. The older population has more complications and doctors have to perform more tests and procedures on them. According to Cauchon (2008), “the cost of health care and retirement benefits of an aging population threatens to bankrupt the nation...
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...Learning Styles and Personality Types Kelton Simon University of Phoenix 13 May 2011 Dr. Sara Barry Learning Styles and Personality Types I took two learning surveys to find more about myself. Taking the surveys I came to a conclusion that I have three distinctive learning styles. They are: Logical-mathematical, Intrapersonal, and Bodily-Kinesthetic. The three learning styles working together make me a more effective communicator by identifying my strengths and weaknesses. The personality survey revealed that I am an organizer, giver, and a thinker. The three personality types revealed the strong side of my character. My plan is to take what I have learned and re-evaluate my weakness and improve them to make them my strengths. My three different learning styles that help develop effective communications and collaborations. The first style is logical-mathematical. In my profession I’ve learned practical thinking will never fail you. Using what you have learned from regular math, science, and question and answer will help an individual achieve their desired output. Second, Intrapersonal is always a needed style. I can elevate the group with my own ideal and thoughts. Meaning before the group receive together I have mapped the things I would like to discuss. Most people have ideals what to bring to the group, but a need for more suggestions to break the ice and relax all members to project thoughts. Third, I would like to discuss about bodily-kinesthetic...
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...Economic Issues Simulation Paper Introduction The Economic Issues Simulation Paper is about Castor Health Plans. This health plan was founded in 1999 as a Regional HMO in the state of Pantome. The main purpose of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) is to provide health care services and health insurance to enrollees through a statewide network of hospitals and physicians. The HMOs complete this by using a capitation model in which it pays its large network of health providers. Caster Health plan has thousands of enrollees throughout the state and is looking towards increasing the amount. As a representative for the Castor my responsibilities is to maximize profit and minimize risk for the company. Other responsibilities that I would need to help with are including plenty of interaction with any new clients and formulating health plans in that would suit the client’s needs, on top of all that this would also include pricing plans and setting insurance premiums. It’s never an easy job making any sort of financial Making any types of financial and economic decisions; making decisions for a business is a lot harder because one has to realize what is and will do best in order for the business to make profits and to grow. Castor will need to choose between two types of companies it will want to help cover with their health plan. The two companies that have been put in front of their health plan company are that of Constructit or E-editor. The simulation has a couple...
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...Economic Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 University of Phoenix Individuals are encouraged to get insured, which serves as their proactive assurance of the possible risks that they may face in the future. By getting insurance, the person is able to minimize these risks. For instance, one may opt to buy insurance in order to have a fall back in case of a large loss or casualty, thus they can still be secure of a regular premium. Quite ironically, insurance has been one of the profit avenues of some companies. Profit can be gained in the insurance business because gaining the premium from the probability of a certain loss will still have a higher possibility of the same event to reoccur. Castor Collins Health Plans The main idea of insurance is letting the consumers or buyers give up a part of their money on a regular basis as their way of preparing for probable risks or losses. The clients of Castor Collins can choose between two plans of the company. The Standard plan will not cover the previous conditions, while the Castor Enhanced Plans can be used to cover up for the prior conditions of the client. Recently though, with the new Chief Financial Officer of the company, Helen Feuerman, the insurance company has come up with a better strategy that can provide them with greater profits. This is called the Castor Enhanced Minor. This new program basically eliminated all the company services that have a high...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Natural Sciences | | |HCS/440 Version 5 | | |Economics: The Financing of Health Care | Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the economics of health care. The various payers are examined, including private, state, and federal entities. Issues such as the cost effectiveness of prevention, the management of patients and their diseases, as well as the cost of treatment settings are discussed. Third party reimbursement from various sources, ranging from for-profit insurance carriers to charitable donations, are reviewed. The health care system's use of grant funding and research dollars is described. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. ...
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...This paperwork contains HCS 440 Week 4 Individual - Economic Issues Simulation Paper General Questions - General General Questions Review the Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation exercise posted on your student web page. Follow the Wk 4 WEB LINK “Understanding Economic Issues for HMO’s”. This exercise is for your learning experience only. Do not post any screen short from the exercise as part of your assignment. Economic Issues Simulation Paper Prepare a 1,050- to ,1400 paper in which you present a profile of each company including the demographics of the employees, the health care risk factors (potential areas of high utilization), and the premiums the company is willing to pay. Apply each plan, Castor Standard and Castor Enhanced to each company, Constructit and E-editor, to determine which plan best meets the healthcare needs of the employees – ignore Dearden. As a representative of Castor insurance, your job is to maximize profit and minimize risk for the company. Based on your analysis of potential utilization, give at least two reasons why each plan could be selected for each company. Then select one of the two companies and state which plan you would select to sell to that company? What are the reasons for this decision? Why did you not select the other plan offered? Your paper should be organized so that each question serves as a subheading followed by the discussion, i.e. Two Reasons Why Each Plan Could Be Selected, Which...
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...Curriculum Philosophy Paper Patrice Bax HRWD 6713: Curriculum Design Submitted: October 6, 2012 In mathematics, there is a rule called the order of operations which instructs a student to solve certain steps first, before calculating others steps to arrive at an accurate solution to a mathematical expression. Similarly, society teaches an order of operations to life in that students are to first, matriculate through secondary education to attain foundational skills in support of man’s progression in society; second, enter into college to gain skills and knowledge to prepare for survival in society; third, graduate from college with specific jobs skills and credentials to give meaning to society; and finally, contribute to the functioning and betterment of society by successfully entering and succeeding in the workforce. Unfortunately, society is facing a detrimental problem that may signify a defect in this order of operation, because graduates are unprepared and lack the skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce. The basis of this paper is to provide clarity to the problem of unprepared graduates entering the workforce, and suggest a viable solution by offering that simulated education curriculum rooted in Social Efficiency Ideology is a practical response to the issue. Clarity of the Problem U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2012) recognizes that the toughest competition in business is the global race for talent. Plumer...
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...this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Classroom Management Policies Breaks in the On Campus classes will be when deemed necessary. Please leave the classroom clean. Phones: Turn them off or keep them in silent mode. ***DO NOT answer the phone in the classroom. Laptop/notebook computers: If I determine the use of a laptop during class time is disruptive behavior that hinders or interferes with the educational process, you will be required to turn it off. Technical Support Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-877-832-4867, or use the e-mail support form. For answers to the most common issues, go to “Knowledge Base” by clicking Help, found at the top of every student Web site. Course Description See eCampus. Course Topics & Objectives See eCampus. Course Materials See eCampus. Participation In an intensive, collaborative learning environment such as that of University of Phoenix, class attendance is perhaps the most obvious and objective starting point as a measure for participation. If you are not in attendance, you miss out on many opportunities for learning. Consequently, if you miss class, you will not receive participation points for that week. Determination of participation points is within the subjective discretion of the instructor and will be based on the quality of the participation and not the quantity:...
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...of the strategic management process. Analyze the relationship among leadership, culture, stakeholder interests, and strategic outcomes. Create vision, mission, and values statements. Materials MIND MAP Mind Map Concept Outline EBOOK EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 1 - Pearce & Robinson. (2005). Strategic management (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 2 - Pearce & Robinson. (2005). Strategic management (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 10 - Pearce & Robinson. (2005). Strategic management (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ARTICLES ARTICLE: Required Articles for Week One Assessment Mission, Vision, and Values Paper Submit a 700-word to 1,050-word paper in which you do the...
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...University of Phoenix 12 Economic Issues Simulation HCS/440 Lisa Christopher Economic Issues Simulation Paper The simulation review paper will address the summary of my findings of the financial accounting of the Elijah Heart Center Hospital, according to the financial indicators in the simulation: Capital shortage, Funding options for equipment, Funding options for capital expansion, summary and the conclusion. Capital Shortage The cost cutting options I selected was reducing agency staff and changing the skill mix for Elijah Heart Center. The reason why I chose this option is because we can reduce some cost by not hiring so many contracting nurses to save on payroll and increase the unlicensed staff to be used in some areas more than others to save some revenue and not jeopardize the quality of care for the patients first. I picked loan option 1, which the loan is 1.5 million at 9.45% interest rate, monthly installments of 131,490 for 12 months and no prepayment limitation, so we put nothing up front initially (University of Phoenix, 2011). My outcome was making a smaller loan at a higher rate to defray cost while reducing contracting nurses and utilize the unlicensed staff to be diverse in multiple skills in the hospital and not cut quality of the patient’s care at this health facility. Funding Options for Equipment You do not have to buy a new CT scanner because this machine is the least expensive in the hospitals and it can be upgraded if need be for the life...
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...Keywords: trade, culture, agents, uncertainty avoidance, negotiation Abstract A model is presented of the way that our cultural attitude towards the unknown influences the decisions we make in trade. Uncertainty avoidance is one of Hofstede’s five cultural dimensions. The paper presents a model of how this dimension affects trade. This influence has been explicated for the decisions regarding trade: partner selection, negotiation behavior, trust, and the interpretation of the trade partner’s behavior. It has been verified in simulations showing that the generic tendencies as attributed to uncertainty avoidance are reflected in the simulation results. Our approach is an example of instantiating generic knowledge on the influences of culture on decision-making in general. INTRODUCTION The international food economy is rapidly changing. Important issues are concentration and globalization, growing information intensity, consumer demands, and social responsibility [Kinsey 2001]. An important issue in current food trade research is the emergence and performance of international supply chain networks [Lazzarini et al. 2001]. Agent-based modeling extends the understanding of processes in society and economy. It enables simulation of the emergence of macro-level phenomena from micro-level interactions between individual agents [Tesfatsion and Judd 2006]. It is therefore well-suited for modeling the emergence and performance of supply chains under different institutional and social arrangements...
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...| Supply and Demand Simulation Nivea E. Martinez Ramirez University of Phoenix ECO/365 Principles of Microeconomics April 1st, 2014 Professor Evaristo Medina-Irizarry The assignment will analyze and summarize the Supply and Demand simulation from the student website. The purpose is to recognize two microeconomic and two macroeconomic principles included in the simulation and to explain why these principles are categorized as macroeconomic or microeconomic. The paper will also identify at least one shift of the supply curve and one shift of the demand curve from the simulation, including an explanation of why these shifts happen. In addition, analyzed for each shift, their impact on the equilibrium price, quantity, and decision making. Subsequently, it will mention different ways in which concepts about supply and demand can be useful in the workplace and in real life-situations. The paper will also discuss ways in which models of microeconomics and macroeconomics benefit in understanding aspects that affect changes in supply and demand on the equilibrium price and quantity. Finally, the paper will include an explanation on how the price elasticity of demand affects the consumer’s purchasing and on the firm’s pricing strategy. Microeconomics models presently in the simulation are: supply and demand. The simulation refers to the supply and demand of rentals apartments in a small city of Atlantis, including the factors. At the same time, it shows the impact...
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...Improving organizational performance Paper PSY/428 Improving organizational performance Paper The current economic health of business around the world leaves little to no room for error concerning productivity. With this the science of organizational psychology can make a positive change of the company (Jex & Britt, 2008). The following paper will illustrate what cause and effects can have on a company through the use of the improving organizational performance simulation. In the following the concepts of choices made during the simulation will be discussed; as well, what motivational theories to use and what are the affects to reduce workplace stressors. In the first part of the simulation the student is introduced to the organization as an organizational psychologist for hire. The psychologist is hired to improve the failing company before it is too late to recover. Upon introduction to the company the first search for information done was to implement an JDI (job descriptive index), along with profiling the personal, and viewing a blog that was available (Apollo Group Simulation, 2005). With the information that was available, the members of the company were not happy because that the organization is not living up to his or her expectations prior to joining, and his or her suggestions are not taken seriously. This was the correct choice according to the simulation. As the simulation did demonstrate through the survey, and blog that the employees...
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...PERU E. M COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS TERM PAPER ARGUEMENTATION STUDENT ID NO: D33/34238/2010 AN ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH PAPER ON RESEARCH TOPIC: WHAT IS SCIENCE? TOPIC: Dispelling Misconceptions; Physical and Natural Sciences are not superior over Social Sciences. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract. 3 Introduction 4 Recommendations 22 REFERENCES 25 Abstract. Science in general is a great and highly developed human enterprise. Its intricacies are clearly not limited to the scientists alone, but it is essential for the entire human race. If we think of science as a space within the larger space of society then it is at the interfaces between these two spaces that human beings are involved with science. To see this interface clearly from the space of science is not the same as seeing it as a mere collection of facts that should be construed to be true and nothing but the truth. Science is beyond facts, ideals and thoughts. It is a process and a model that has undergone tests, been tried, reviewed and accepted as a true representation of the processes and occurrences in the natural world However, due to the broad nature of science, and the work, time and resources involved in pursuit of knowledge in different science fields which entails different interests, and thereby different values too; and the different...
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