1: 440 Assignment

Unit 1 Assignment: Defining Healthcare Settings and Integrated Delivery System.

Unit Outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

· Recognize legal and regulatory issues in healthcare

· Understand the basic uses of financial information in decision making.

· Identify the role of finance in health care organizations

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

HS440-1: Describe the current financial environment in healthcare and its influence on decision making.

In Unit 1 we discussed an integrated delivery system and how it consists of a number of different types of healthcare organizations, such as hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, owned and operated as a single entity. Although integrated delivery systems offer the opportunity to coordinate all aspects of patient care under a single “umbrella,” their complexity makes the overall management process much more difficult than in smaller organizations that focus on one type of service.

a. Briefly describe the following healthcare settings:

· Hospitals

· Ambulatory care

· Home health care

· Long-term care

· Integrated delivery systems

b. What benefits are attributed to integrated delivery systems?

c. What are the challenges/drawbacks to implementing integrated delivery systems?

Requirements

· Responses to the questions should be written in a clear, detailed manner and observe the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).

· Follow APA formatting for the title and reference page, as well as APA formatting within the paper itself (Times New Roman 12-point font and properly double spaced).

· The minimum page limit is 3 pages or 900 words.

· The maximum page limit is 4 pages or 1,200 words.

· Information should be summarized in your own words with appropriate APA formatting and citation style of in-text citations in the body of the text to acknowledge the source(s) of information.

· Include at least one reference. All references will follow APA format.

· Follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, etc.).

· Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.

· For additional support, utilize the Writing Center and review the document entitled, “Writing Center Resources,” found in Academic Tools.

The Assignment Rubric

· Describes all the healthcare settings including ambulatory care, home health care, long-term care, and integrated delivery systems. 30 points.

· Describes the benefits attributed to integrated delivery systems. 30 points.

· Explain the challenges/ drawbacks to implementing integrated delivery systems. 30 points.

· Include references. 10 points.