Identify and discuss two positives and two negatives for hospitals and physicians transitioning from independent practice to employee status.

M2- Class 1 Identify and discuss two positives and two negatives for hospitals and physicians transitioning from independent practice to employee status. There has been a trend in the past 10 years of physicians joining hospitals as employees rather than remaining in private practice. There are benefits and disadvantages for both hospitals and physicians who […]

Differentiate between the prospective payment systems for outpatient, home health, physician and non-physician practitioners, and ambulatory surgical settings.

Differentiate between the prospective payment systems for outpatient, home health, physician and non-physician practitioners, and ambulatory surgical settings. In your response ensure that you compare and contrast payment systems for each of the categories listed.  

Does the allocation of the $260 per employee per month payment across the types of health care services seem reasonable, given the past two months’ utilization?

Using only the information provided in Exhibit 1, explain why further analysis of physician visits maybe needed. Compare the profitability of hospital and surgical services to physician services, using the allocation of revenue that was given. Show the breakdown of the $260 premium using a column chart. Does the allocation of the $260 per employee […]

If you were a physician, would you want your compensation to be based on RVUs or something like Cost-to-Charge ratios?

Video Compensation & RV’s Review the video & offer two different opinions Opinion 1 Opinion 2 Watch the video in the link posted. Besides using RVUs for pricing, it is becoming increasingly common to use RVUs to determine physician compensation. If you were a physician, would you want your compensation to be based on RVUs […]

Is the method of cost allocation more important or less important? Why?  

Article Cost Allocation Review the Article. provide two opinion Example Opinion 1 Opinion 2 The article was written in 2011, just before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, is the method of cost allocation more important or less important? Why? https://www.physicianleaders.org/news/cost-allocation-can-be-simple-abc

Which model do you believe offers the best forecast-Do you see any problems with your model?

Using the materials available at the book’s companion website, investigate and summarize commercially available software solutions for healthcare organizations. Using the forecasting template found on the companion website, forecast total US healthcare expenditures for 2017 with SMA, WMA, SES, trend-adjusted exponential smoothing, and linear trend models. Which model do you believe offers the best forecast? […]

Discuss the ways in which an EBP model and relevant evidence helped you to develop and make decisions about the plan you proposed

Write 2 pages in which you will propose an evidence-based plan to improve the outcomes for the Vila Health patient and examine how remote collaboration provided benefits or challenges to designing and delivering the care. which you will propose an evidence-based plan to improve the outcomes for the Vila Health patient and examine how remote […]

What would the president and medical director want to know before making any financial and organizational decisions?

In a fully developed short essay (minimum of eight paragraphs in length), answer all of the questions below and post your essay to the discussion forum. Your work should include an introduction, a body of supporting evidence, and a conclusion. Remember that you are having a conversation with your peers in this particular genre of […]

Which ethical theory will you be using to support your stance

Complete and submit this template stating your specific issue (for instance, if you choose to write about End of Life, the particular case might be physician-assisted suicide) and explain why you have chosen this issue to research. Make sure there are competing positions on this issue that reflect differing ethical principles or interpretations. Signature Assignment […]