...television commercials, advertisements in magazines and newspapers, social media to include Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. They also offer an app for those will smartphones. When using the www.google.com search engine to look up retail clinic, CVC Minute Clinic is the first website on the list. The CVS Minute Clinic has been successful, since they started out in 2000 as QuickMedx in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, they have grown to over 800 clinics nationwide, and will open 150 new clinics over the next year. Walk-In Clinic Impact Urgent Care is serving the city of San Antonio from two locations, one in the far north central and then one in far northeast. They are open daily from 8 am to 8 pm, offering walk-in treatment for non-life threating injuries and illnesses. They also have a concussion clinic, where they will screen athletes can obtain a baseline screening. The clinic also offers occupational medical services. Impact Urgent care target patients who need to be seen and can’t wait for an appointment to open up with their family practitioner, but is not having a life threating medical emergency. They also offer patients the convince of checking in online and calling the patient to come into the clinic when it is their turn to be seen. They advertise through the social media platforms...
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...Health Care Utilization Paper (Option A) Tammy Zoch Instructor Rebecca Loth Luetke HCS/235: Delivery of Health Care in the U.S. 29 April 2013 Thesis Statement The Health Care Reform is a complex issue and is a hot topic nationwide that has the government, health care facilities and providers, insurance companies, health care employees and Americans talking about the law with its advantages and disadvantage affecting the delivery of health care. Health Care Utilization Paper (Option A) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 signed on March 30th. The Act is a product of the health care reform efforts of the Democratic 111th Congress and the Obama administration (Wikipedia, Health Care Reform,2013), putting in place comprehensive reforms that improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. The law allows all Americans to make health insurance choices that work for them while guaranteeing access to care for the most vulnerable, and provides new ways to bring down costs and improve quality of care (The White House, 2013), to take effect and be completed in 2014. According to the website www.healthcare.gov, the Health Reform is already making a difference by increasing access to affordable care, making care more affordable, strengthen Medicare, holding insurance...
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...The Importance of a Public Option” by Stephen Gorin. The article discusses the issues that we are now currently dealing with well the House and the Senate debate and try to create the healthcare reform that would make sure that everyone has healthcare coverage. The big issue within this article is creating a level playing field for all the parties: the non covered public, the already covered public, the healthcare companies and the government. As if you didn’t already know this is not the easiest task as everyone wants to have a say on how it is going to be accomplished. One of the big things discussed in this article is the public plan option that is currently being debated in the legislation. Many people don’t feel that it would create a “level playing field”. One person described the public option as "a Trojan horse for government control and the progressive destruction of Americans' private health insurance coverage.” They are stating that there would be no way that with a public option would insurance companies is able to compete with a government public option. They cover what would have to happen to make this plan also work. They stated that to make the public option work that they would have to reduce rates to providers who could in turn refuse to see these patients with this coverage. They then go to discuss that they would have to create a payment system to providers that is equal and they close the gap between private and the public option payment system. The next...
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...Health Care Access Options Kayla Moore HCS/490 Health Care Consumer – Trends and Marketing February 15, 2016 Danny Crawley Health Care Access Options In today’s society people want everything done right away, never wanting to wait and this includes their health care. Since people are wanting and needing care right away there is a need for more urgent care clinics. An urgent care clinic is a walk in clinic that is focused on the delivery of ambulatory care that is in a medical facility outside of an emergency room. An urgent care is meant to treat medical illnesses and issues that require immediate care but not enough so that an emergency room is required. Around the Perris, California area there are several urgent care locations, all of which take different types of health insurance. Since there are certain areas in which more people may need government assistance there is more of a chance there will be a certain genre of people who are using those urgent care centers where others may only take private insurance. The different locations of the urgent care facilities have also influenced the way the facilities are trying to bring awareness; some may use more social media while others may prefer a mailer. Going over different statistics will give a clearer understanding of which areas may need to change the way they are trying to get their name out there. Changes in urgent care Urgent care facilities have not been around for a very long time but due to the locations...
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...Aging Population Effects on Health Care Health care is a fast evolving field with advancements of technology and treatment options growing every day. The delivery of care has grown and often shifts direction over the years to accommodate changing population demographics and needs of patients. Many factors play a part in the role of health care and medical treatment, one of those factors being population demographic changes. When the demographics of a population change it can cause adverse effects on the surrounding area in many ways, such as access to care, types of treatment needed to care for the population and the need for health care employees. In a particular population where the demographic is aging the dynamic and need for care begins to affect the health care system in a variety of ways. All health care entities involved play a role in ensuring the challenges and the needs of the population change are met. As the population demographic ages, the impact on the delivery of care will be significantly altered such as the organization of care and how it is delivered, treatment options, long-term care, and health care coverage will all be affected in different ways. According to the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 13% of the people living in the United States are elderly as of 2011, which average to about 40 million people. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that by the year 2030, this number will expand...
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...Health Care Reform Part I Health care spending in the United States is among the highest of industrialized nations (Health Policy Education, 2011). Health care reform found its roots in the 1900s when just prior to that physicians were caring for hospitalized patients without charge. Today it is a main political issue tipping the scales toward a presidential election. Team C chose this topic because of the serious nature and as future managers, leaders in health care administration; a greater understanding is required. This team seeks to discuss three major points in regard to health care spending, such as unnecessary spending, options if health care reforms fail, and ongoing coverage for ongoing care as it relates to macroeconomics and also propose three solutions identified within the research, respectively, information technology, influence of pricing and allocation of services, and prevention. Background Health care expenses in the United States were in excess of $2.3 trillion in 2008. Accounting for three times as much spent in 1990 and eight times that spent in 1980. According to Kaiseredu.org (2010),”This equated to $7,681 per resident and accounted for 16.2% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)” (Background). Below is a graph taken from Kaiser.EDU.org, which depicts how dollars were spent in regard to health care 2008. Today health care costs account for 16% of the nation’s GDP. On an individual basis, per capita, the cost is twice that of other major...
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...Preparing Organizations for Strategic Change The following assignment options provide the opportunity for you to identify how a health care process might be updated, streamlined, or implemented in a health care organization. Select and complete one of the following assignments: Option 1: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation Option 2: Brochure Option 3: Video Presentation Option 1: Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation Use the organization, process, and audience you selected in Week Two from the following lists to complete this assignment option: • Health care processes to be updated, streamlined, or implemented o Electronic medical records o Communicating new policies and procedures o Creating work schedules o Community plan for emergency preparedness o New human resources system o A process of your choice, approved by the instructor • Organization in which the process will be updated, streamlined, or implemented: o Long-term care o Emergency management o Health management o An organization of your choice, approved by the instructor Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including title and reference slides, on this health care process. Address the following points in your presentation: • How this health care communication process might be updated, streamlined, or implemented • What team structures, functions, goals, obstacles, and communication will be used in the selected process • How to integrate teams...
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...Healthful Small Business and Health Insurance Eugenia H. Snead Southern New Hampshire University A common issue facing midsize to small employers today is health insurance coverage. John and his wife, Liza are small business owners of a boat repair business, who are quite busy since the recession with the upkeep and repairing of older boats in the area. Business is so good Liza hired a young woman to assist her with paperwork. John and Liza are wondering if they can afford to hire an additional mechanic (Robert), who happens to be the best applicant for the open boat mechanic job. (Spencer, C.S. 2014) The purpose of this paper is to analyze the options for John and Liza from all angles. There are many issues in this case such as legal implications, ethical, and addressing it from a pure business standpoint. To illustrate the choices that John and Liza have let’s consider a hypothetical scenario that John and Liza employs 6 employees full time and Robert would be the 7th. Currently the company offers health care benefits paying 100% of premiums at an average cost of $5,000 per employee. OPTION 1 The company could continue to absorb the costs of the health insurance premium and do nothing. * At an estimated cost of $7,000 per employee, the company would have to absorb the full $49,000 cost or pass along part of the cost to its employees or customers. OPTION 2 The company could encourage the men to quit smoking and provide incentives for them to quit. ...
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...not afford health care? What would you do if you had to pay a lump some for healthcare no matter your financial state? This is where healthcare exchanges under the Affordable Care Act can help those in need of health care, along with giving people a choice. The health care exchanges under the affordable care act allows people to “shop” for a healthcare plan no matter their financial state. Health care exchanges under the affordable care act in Washington State includes healthplanfinder. Healthplanfinder allows people to “shop” for insurance coverage such as apple care, different coverages for their family as well as for their employees. Health care exchanges under the affordable care act allow for a free market because people have a choice of what particular health coverage they want under the health care exchange. Many people choose not to have healthcare due to the fact that they cannot afford it. healthplanfinder.org is a Washington State based website that allows people to search for a healthcare plan that fits their lifestyle and needs. When looking up plans one must first make an account based on their annual income then choose if the plan is for themselves, family or employees. There is also an option to choose either a Health Maintenance Organization,HMO, or a Preferred Provider Organization, PPO. A HMO insurance coverage is where someone can only go to clinics or hospitals under that specific insurance. For example, if someone is covered by Group Health and needs to...
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...------------------------------------------------- What Would Health Care Reform Mean for Small Businesses and their Workers? ------------------------------------------------- What Would Health Care Reform Mean for Small Businesses and their Workers? HLTH 5120 Health Policy Issues Valerie G. Austin 16 May 2012 HLTH 5120 Health Policy Issues Valerie G. Austin 16 May 2012 Valerie G. Austin Dr. James M. Brasfield HLTH 5120 Health Policy Issues 16 May 2012 What Would Health Care Reform Mean for Small Businesses and their Workers? The Affordable Care Act Increases Choice and Saving Money for Small Businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but high health care costs and declining coverage have hindered small business owners and their employees. (Health Reform for Small Businesses/WhiteHouse.Gov) Part I Introduction The creation of the Affordable Care Act has brought many persons into a disagreement and has been in argument thru many administrations. Therefore we as a people should come together and set forth a plan that will be a benefit to All Americans. If we are to fix the economy of America we must repair the healthcare system. By reforming our healthcare system it will allow for you to maintain the coverage you have or seek another, delivering quality of care at a decreasing cost and waste elimination, allowing small businesses to remain competitive and reforming insurance coverage so there would never be a threat of losing coverage. “The Affordable Care Act requires states...
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...with the cost of health care insurance * Currently offers their employees fee-for-standard, 300 deductibles, 20 percent co insurance, FSA Flexible spending account * After attending and speaking with several experts at the national conference on compensation on Health Savings Account, she thinks an HSA will be a viable option for Frontline. * She believes that making such change from standard fee-for-service plan to HSA with high- deductible insurance plan could result in significant cost savings for the company. Even though the company would contribute to each employee`s HSA, the overall costs for healthcare benefits would still be less than its current option * Susan discussed the HSA option to the Finance Director Allison Jones, from the financial perspective Allison agrees that the option would be a good step to start controlling healthcare cost although Allison thinks that as an employee he is not sure if high deductible health insurance plan is the right option for the company. * Susan is convinced that HSA would offer a significant cost savings to the company, after talking with Allison she is unsure if she will recommend it for Frontline employees. QUESTIONS What are some advantages of implementing HSA option? What are some potential disadvantages of HSA option? If you are Susan what do you recommend and why? It is given that health care costs have gone up for several years in a row. Those who can still afford health care are often finding...
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...Health Care Financial Accounting Simulation Kanisha Wilson HCS/405 October 20, 2013 Adrian Parker Health Care Financial Accounting Simulation Health care organizations are cutting back on expenses in order to continue to provide quality health care to the community. Cutting back can cause layoffs, the number of patients that who are treated in the health care facility, and how funds are used to keep the organization running. The Elijah Heart Center, located in New York is to have financial difficulties maintaining its hospital’s 140- bed cardiac care unit. I have been selected by the Consulting Firm of Huber and Guizot as the senior consultant to help develop and implement a turnaround strategy. Decisions made during the simulation will be discussed to help Elijah Heart Center on their financial situation. In the simulation reducing agency staff and changing the skill mix were chosen as cost –cutting options. “Whether you as a manager must either review or prepare required data, your responsibility is to recall and apply the elements of consistency, because such data will typically be used for decision making” (Baker & Baker, 2011 p. 152). Reducing agency staff was chosen because by reducing the number of agency staff would help reduce cost by saving money on premiums and contract fees paid to the staff. Changing the skill mix was chosen because it allows the health care organization to hire unlicensed assistants to help the nursing to focus on more important...
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...is any policy that seeks to change or make better the way health care is now. Generally, the health care reform is a governmental policy. Many individuals hate the healthcare reform for one basic reason: They believe the American Healthcare System cannot be reformed. The practice of medicine has become so riddled with economic and legal affairs in America, that it seems most everyone has something invested in this decision and it leads people to believe it’s all about money. It is difficult to understand because the practice of medicine is not about financial gain, it is a humanitarian science geared toward the wellness of people, not the growth of bank accounts. Every citizen who contributes to their community should be free to live their life without making a choice between medicine and food, between cancer treatment and their kids’ college without the fear that they are one cold or flu away from unemployment or financial ruin. Many past presidents attempted to pass health care reform to name a few but not limited to be Nixon, Carter, Clinton, and now Obama. The attempt to pass a national health care plan date back to Teddy Roosevelt, some European countries had already implemented national health coverage and pensions by then. In this paper, I will discuss the various aspects of the Health Care Reform such as its purpose and plan. Many people argue that healthcare reform if done right with a public option to be in competition with the insurance giants making them...
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...given blood transfusions, but whose parents refused permission to give the transfusions due to religious beliefs, what would you do? HLT 324V Week 5 Discussion 2 Some parents are refraining from giving certain immunizations to their children. How will this affect diseases in the United States in the future? How as medical professionals can we embrace these nontraditional practices? HLT 324V Week 5 Benchmark Assignment – Nontraditional Health Care Practices Research different popular nontraditional health care practices. Write a 1,000-1,200 word paper exploring nontraditional health care practices and include the following: 1. Describe nontraditional health care practices in different cultures. Compare at least three cultures. 2. Explain how these practices affect wellness and prevention in different cultures. 3. Identify the nontraditional health care options in your areas, and identify the number of people choosing to use them over traditional medical practices. Propose reasons why the number of people using nontraditional health care options is rising. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center...
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...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 of this machinery...
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