Two large multispecialty medical groups have recently asked you to conduct audits using the BCG matrix. For the first group, your analysis reveals the following distribution of services: Cash cows—65

Two large multispecialty medical groups have recently asked you to conduct audits using the BCG matrix. For the first group, your analysis reveals the following distribution of services: Cash cows—65 percent; Stars—10 percent; Problem children—20 percent; Dogs—5 percent. In the second group, the distribution is: Cash cows—20 percent; Stars—60 percent; Problem children—15 percent; Dogs—5 percent. Provide your […]

Answer the following in your first post: Assume you were hired to design a managed care organization plan targeted to baby boomers in San Antonio, Texas, a city with a large Hispanic population. How w

Answer the following in your first post: Assume you were hired to design a managed care organization plan targeted to baby boomers in San Antonio, Texas, a city with a large Hispanic population. How would you make this offering unique to respond to the major trends discussed within this chapter?  Source: Chapter 3 Problems (Essentials […]

Q1: Medicare claims that some large healthcare providers have falsified claims and/or cost reports. Why, in your opinion do companies tend to overbill services and/or falsify cost reports? Think of

Q1:  Medicare claims that some large healthcare providers have falsified claims and/or cost reports. Why, in your opinion do companies tend to overbill services and/or falsify cost reports?  Think of multiple reasons, not just one reason.  Q2: Discuss fraud and abuse.  Pick two of these initiatives and describe what you know about them or if you’ve had […]

The Electronic Medical Record: Efficient Medical Care or Disaster in the Making? Dale Buchbinder You are the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a large health care system. Medicare has mandated that

 The Electronic Medical Record: Efficient Medical Care or Disaster in the Making? Dale Buchbinder You are the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a large health care system. Medicare has mandated that all medical practices seeking Medicare compensa­tion must begin using electronic medical records (EMR) . Medicare has incentivized medical practices to place electronic medical records […]

You are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years, and many of the administrative and clini

You are a family nurse practitioner working in an outpatient primary care office of a large hospital system. The practice has been operating for over 15 years, and many of the administrative and clinical staff were hired when the practice opened. You have been in the practice for less than 3 months. In that short […]

Instructions You are a healthcare executive of a large hospital, serving as director of health information. You have been advised that there are serious concerns regarding the competence of the facili

Instructions You are a healthcare executive of a large hospital, serving as director of health information. You have been advised that there are serious concerns regarding the competence of the facility’s billing and coding staff. To address these concerns, you will develop an action plan. Please complete your action plan as indicated below in Parts […]

Which is the true statement regarding the criteria for prioritizing the needs of a population? a) Small and large problems are of equal importance b) Stronger populations take priority c) Community’s

Which is the true statement regarding the criteria for prioritizing the needs of a population? a) Small and large problems are of equal importance b) Stronger populations take priority c) Community’s capacity and willingness is of little concern d) It is significant if it is a root cause of other issues Question 2 A nurse […]

Imagine that you are the Director of Health Information for a large hospital. As Director, you sit on various institution-wide committees that govern the organization’s policies. In collaboration with

Imagine that you are the Director of Health Information for a large hospital. As Director, you sit on various institution-wide committees that govern the organization’s policies. In collaboration with interdepartmental committees, you have made recommendations regarding the improvement of policies, procedures, and operations across the institution. The CEO and Board of Directors have approved funding […]

You are currently working as an administrative assistant for a large metropolitan hospital. You have been asked to prepare an article for the hospital newsletter about international health care. The f

You are currently working as an administrative assistant for a large metropolitan hospital. You have been asked to prepare an article for the hospital newsletter about international health care. The following are the items you have been asked to include: List and explain reasons why the health status of a country plays an important role […]

***seems large- (mostly describing the data) assignment is to analyzing data (attached files) to put in paper *** Part 1: Using the data in the “Comparison Table of the Variable’s Level of Measureme

***seems large-  (mostly describing the data) assignment is to analyzing data (attached files) to put in paper ***  Part 1: Using the data in the “Comparison Table of the Variable’s Level of Measurement” ( attached) display the dependent variables and the level of measurement in a comparison table. You will attach the comparison table as […]