What happens when health care organizations extend credit to patients? Should hospitals and physician offices extend credit to uninsured or underinsured patients or should it be managed by an outside financier (bank, etc)?
The healthcare expenses are growing day by day with no decline. If a health care organization extends credit to patient
If a hospital or physician extrns a credit it will increase the patient flow and this the financial status
A outside financier can be made accessible legally in case of larger organizations and a provider having more number of patients in a day.
What happens when health care organizations extend credit to patients? Should hospitals and physician offices extend...
When should hospitals benchmark against non-health-care organizations? Under which circumstances?
How do efforts by healthcare organizations (e.g., hospitals, health systems) and health clinicians to proactively address social and environmental determinants of health relate to legal and/or ethical obligations to provide care? In addressing this question please consider some of the following sub-questions (you do not need to address all of these): What financial incentives do hospitals covered by EMTALA have to reduce preventable use of the emergency room, particularly by uninsured patients? In what ways are health care providers particularly...
Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) are relatively new forms of managed care. Preferred provider organizations are: Select one: a. Physician organized groups that provide discounted medical treatment to underprivileged or disadvantaged groups of people b. Organizations of physicians and other health care professionals who charge a standard, hourly fee for services c. Organizations created by insurance providers which offer medical coverage with doctors inside and outside of the organization's guidelines d. Created by insurance companies via networking with physicians and hospitals...
Describe the accounting treatment by hospitals and health care organizations for each of the following: Charity care: Charity care occurs when b. Implicit price concessions: c. Contractual adjustments:
What are some of the innovative responses that hospital organizations (e.g., offices, clinics, hospitals, etc.) have made or are making now to address changes in today’s competitive healthcare marketplace? Then, analyze the long-term viability of these innovative responses and make a prediction for what innovative responses may be implemented in the future.
What are some of the innovative responses that hospital organizations (e.g., offices, clinics, hospitals, etc.) have made or are making now to address changes in today’s competitive healthcare marketplace? Then, analyze the long-term viability of these innovative responses and make a prediction for what innovative responses may be implemented in the future.
What is a health care directive? What happens to patients that do not have advance directives? When a patient changes his/her mind about the choices they have made on an advance directive, what should they do? What is the difference between a "Living Will," a "Will" and "Living Trust?" What is an Agent in the context of an advance directive
Ethically, health-care providers should refuse all patients that do not have the ability to pay. refuse patients when the practice is already oversubscribed. only refuse patients when the provider has announced his or her retirement. refer all low-income patients to a charitable organization instead of providing any health care to these patients. It is never acceptable to withhold information from patients for fear they will refuse treatment. True False Knowledge that, if revealed, would harm not only the client but...
Risk-Based Reimbursement For your assignment, a primary care physician is often reimbursed by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) via capitation, fee-for-service, relative value scale, or salary. Capitation is considered as a risk based compensation. In an effort to understand the intricacies involved with physician reimbursement, particularly in an era of health care reform, identify and interview an expert in the field, such as: Hospital Administrator Managed Care Organization (MCO) executive Health care Consultant Legal Professional Assumption: MCOs use risk-based reimbursement for...
What ethical standards govern the charges that tax-exempt hospitals can charge for medical services? Is disparate pricing for health care services an ethical practice? What ethical considerations would permit self-paying patients to be charged higher rates than insured patients for the same medical services? When should non-charitable, for-profit entities (physician group practices, pharmacies, cafeterias) be able to derive profits from the use of tax-exempt hospitals? Under what circumstances should tax-exempt hospitals be required to provide mutually affordable health care to...