Health & Human Services Final

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 1

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 5

Financial characteristics of health care delivery

Monica Ayres

HCA 340: Managing in Health & Human Services

Theresa O’Brien

September 14, 2015

Institution Affiliation

OUTLINE

The topic/issue

The topic for this project will be on the financial characteristics of health care delivery along with managing costs, revenues, and human resources.

Basis for selection

It was primarily selected because of the fact that every hospital must recognize the need for financial characteristics as it is the only way through which they will improve their quality, their efficiency and further improve their processes.

The perspective of approach

The perspective of the approach will mainly be based on the six characteristics that govern health institutions (Medicine, 2005). The first characteristic is the alignment among the senior leaders, effective leadership evaluation systems, low performers should also not be tolerated, an effective leadership training program, standardization of best practices and consistent leadership.

The scope of the paper

The scope of the paper will cover the various characteristics of health care delivery and culminate with an analysis on the annotated bibliography.

Conclusion

The paper unraveled that it was the mandate of every health institution to embrace the various characteristics of health facilities as it is one of the most prudent ways of improving the quality and the effectiveness of the health institutions.

Annotated Bibliography

Medicine, I. O. (2005). Building a better delivery system: A new Engineering/Health care partnership. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

In this book, the basic factors that should be considered when organizing a health centre or institution are discussed in depth including the various characteristics that should be considered in healthcare partnerships. It is a good publication that provided useful information on the subject.

Medicine, I. O. (2011). Engineering a learning Healthcare system: A look at the future: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

In this publication, similar assertions are given regarding the subject but the author takes an approach that is more inclined towards engineering. This consequently provided an in-depth coverage on the characteristics that are involved in health care delivery and further provided useful information for this study.

Paterson, M. A. (2014). Healthcare finance and financial management: Essentials for advanced practice nurses and interdisciplinary care teams. New York, NY: DEStech Publications, Inc.

Paterson (2014) in this publication provided a useful insight on financial management in health sector. This publication equipped us with information on the essentials of financial health management that further provided a direction on the various characteristics that should be followed during the delivery of health care. His vast experience in the health sector and more so in matters of finance in the same sector made his research on this subject top-notch and consequently very useful in this project.

Ubokudom, S. (2012). United States health care Policymaking: Ideological, social and cultural differences and major influences. New York, NY: Springer Science & Business Media.

In this publication (Ubokudom) in this publication discusses the various policies that drive the health sector in the United States. He primarily focuses on the social and cultural differences and this is the main gap in the research since it leaves out the basic characteristics that drive the health care delivery.

Winston, W., & Vitberg, A. K. (2014). Marketing health care into the Twenty-First century: The changing dynamic. New York, NY: Routledge.

Vitberg and Winston (2014) provide an insight into the changing dynamics of health care in the 21st century. This insight provided useful information on the various characteristics that govern the delivery of health care. It was integral in this project as it provided critical information that was needed in this research.