31 Jan Primary Care Application

Week 1 assignment

Analyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue

Identify a contemporary health care issue and write a paper (1,000–1,200 words) that describes how it impacts the organization from a business perspective. Apply the following questions to generate your conclusions about how you would proceed:

Will there be differences between how for-profit organizations (versus nonprofit organizations) are impacted?

What are the perspectives and responsibilities of the financial management staff?

What rules, standards, and regulations related to the issue must the financial management of the organization address?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 2 assignment

Variance Analysis

You are the manager of a variable hospital department and you just received your monthly budget results that state your salaries were higher and your supplies were lower than budgeted. Write a paper (1,000-1,200 words) that explains what factors you should consider when writing your variance report to your vice president. Your vice president expects her managers to write detailed variance reports that include all possibilities.

Include the relationships between variance reporting, interpreting variance report results, and actual results of performance.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 2 assignment

Hospital Application

Read the Hospital Scenario located in the Allied Health Community. Be sure to review the Instructions and Legend information.

For this assignment you do not have to build an operational budget. Instead, provide answers to the questions in the Hospital Scenario in 250-500 words. Review the information available in the Budget Considerations section and utilize this information as appropriate.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Week 3 assignment

Determining Financial Viability

Write a paper (750-1,000 words) that explains the relationship between finance and accounting, and how they operate to determine financial viability within a health care organization.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 3 assignment

Community Care Application

Read the Community Care Scenario located in the Allied Health Community. Be sure to review the Instructions and Legend information.

In a total of 250-500 words, respond to the questions located in the Community Care Scenario. Review the information available in the Budget Considerations section and utilize this information as appropriate.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Week 4 assignment

Coder Interview

Select a coder/biller for a health care provider or facility and conduct an interview to review the process the coder/biller uses to satisfy reimbursement requirements for billing purposes.

Write paper (750-1,000 words) that describes the processes used in producing a final bill. Answer the following questions in your discussion:

How are health care charging and pricing processes different from other industries?

How do private and government insurers and payers impact actual reimbursement?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 4 assignment

Transitional Care Application

Read the Transitional Care Scenario located in the Allied Health Community. Be sure to review the Instructions and Legend information.

In a total of 250-500 words, respond to the questions located in the Transitional Care Scenario. Review the information available in the Budget Considerations section and utilize this information as appropriate.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Week 5 assignment

Home Care Application

Read the Home Care Scenario located in the Allied Health Community. Be sure to review the Instructions and Legend information.

In a total of 250-500 words, respond to the questions located in the Home Care Scenario. Review the information available in the Budget Considerations section and apply this information as needed.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Week 5 assignment

Collaborative Learning Community: Productivity Measurement

This is a CLC assignment.

Choose a specific classification of health care worker (e.g., a nurse, respiratory therapist, radiology technician) and research a source for benchmarking productivity typically used to determine if your department is meeting standards.

Create a presentation with 10-15 slides including speaker notes that explain how the benchmarking data was collected and how you would use that information to apply it to the work setting and produce an action plan for the future.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 6 assignment

Capital Purchase Justification

Write a justification for capital purchase (1,000-1,200 words) to your vice president as to why the purchase would be a good investment for the hospital. Include a one-page executive summary for your proposal. The paper should include the operating costs you took into consideration, what facility considerations are involved regarding this new piece of equipment, and future benefits to the organization of this piece of equipment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 7 assignment

Health Care Financial Reform Proposal

Write a paper (1,500-2,000 words) on what you think should be included in a future reform of the health care system, focusing on financial operating changes that would improve efficiency and provide for improved transparency to the public. Include three to five research/references to support your position.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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.

Week 7 assignment

Primary Care Application

Read the Primary Care Scenario located in the Allied Health Community. Be sure to review the Instructions and Legend information.

In a total of 250-500 words, respond to the questions located in the Primary Care Scenario. Review the information available in the Budget Considerations section and apply this information as needed.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.