WK2AC

Required Resources Required Text

1. Lee, R. H. (2015).  Economics for health care managers (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Care Administration Press. Retrieved from https://redshelf.com

a. Chapter 3: An Overview of the Healthcare Financing System

b. Chapter 4: Describing, Evaluating, and Managing Risk

c. Chapter 5: Understanding Costs  

Articles

1. Daniels, E. B., & Dickson, T.C. (1990). Assessing the feasibility, Performance of geriatric clinics. Healthcare Financial Management, 44(2), 30-34. Retrieved from the ProQuest database

· This article will be used in conjunction with your feasibility study assignments.

2. Democratic Policy & Communications Center. (n.d.) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act  [PDF].

· This online report is the U.S. Senate’s version of pertinent facts related to the Affordable Care Act.

3. Leff, B., Burton, L., Mader, S., Naughton, B., Burl, J., Greenough, WB., …Burton, J. R. (2005). Hospital at home: Feasibility and outcomes of a program to provide hospital-level care at home for acutely ill older patients.  Annals of Internal Medicine, 143(11), 798-808. Retrieved from ProQuest database. 

· This provides an example of a feasibility study.

 

Recommended Resources Articles

1. The Access Project. (2001). A community leader’s guide to hospital finance: Evaluating how a hospital gets and spends its money (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.accessproject.org/downloads/Hospital_Finance.pdf

· This article provides a community or systems perspective on how hospitals receive payment and spend money for services to maintain operability of an organization.

2. Custer, W. S. (2013). Consumer choice in health insurance. Journal of Financial Service Professionals, 67(4), 25-27. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.

· Custer (2013) states that “Tthe health insurance market is likely to become more complex with full implementation of the Affordable Care Act. There is a good deal of research that suggests that consumers' choices may not be rational when the number of alternatives is large, the alternatives are complex, and information is limited or costly. Overcoming the limitations in consumer decision making requires reducing complexity, increasing information, and providing computational resources.”

3. Dhingra, S. S., Zack, M. M., Strine, T. W., Druss, B. G., & Simoes, E. (2013). Change in health insurance coverage in Massachusetts and other New England states by perceived health status: Potential impact of health reform. American Journal of Public Health, 103(6), e107-e114. doi:10.2105/ AJPH.2012.300997  The full-text version of this article can be accessed throguh the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

· This article examines the impact of health reform in Massachusetts and its public health component (enacted in 2006) on change in health insurance coverage by perceived health.

4. Fottler, M. D., & Lanning, J. A. (1986). A comprehensive incentive approach to employee health care cost containment. California Management Review, 29(1), 75-94. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.

· The article discusses the use of a comprehensive incentive approach to employee health care cost containment. A comprehensive approach would involve system controls to shrink the system as well as incentives for both providers and health care consumers to reduce utilization, be more price conscious, and provide services more quickly.

5. Mango, P. D., & Riefberg, V. E. (2009). Three imperatives for improving US health care. Mckinsey Quarterly, (2), 40-44. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.

· The article discusses actions that the author feels should be taken to address the high cost of health care within the United States.  Specific problems that the authors feel the U.S. government should address are discussed, such as the cost associated with treating diseases related to people's lifestyles and wastes within the health care system

6. Rohr, R. (2012). Cost control: The new frontier of medical management. Physician Executive, 38(4), 82-83. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.

· The article offers the author's insights regarding the medical care cost control in the United States. The author states that the Affordable Care Act has instructed a reduction in spending from the current levels. He says that the value-based purchasing will lessen total payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the United States.

Multimedia

1. Forbes. (2014, December 15). The top health industry trends to watch in 2015 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/fRym_jyuBc0

· This video reviews how the U.S. healthcare industry will begin to look and feel more like the rest of the business world: catering to wired customer who expect one-click service and fast access to data.

Websites

1. Hospital Corporation of America (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://hcahealthcare.com)

· This is the main website for a major hospital system covering the United States.

2. Tenet Health System (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.tenethealth.com/pages/home.aspx)

· This is a competitor hospital health care system similar in size and scale to Hospital Corporation of America.

3. United States Department of Health & Human Services (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/rights/)

· This website offers information on the Affordable Care Act from the perspective of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees it.

4. United States Department of Labor (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/)

· The U.S Department of Labor provides an annual review of occupational health statistics as they relate to market forces.

5. Vaikom Hospital & Healthcare (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://vaikomhealthcare.com/project-cost-estimates)

· This website offers a sample of the basic tenants that go into a cost estimate and the breakdown of the variables.