HCA 315 Week 1 Assignment

HCA 315 Week 1 Assignment | Southwestern College

The purpose of this Assignment is to provide the opportunity for you to further your critical thinking skills, further develop your writing effectiveness concerning a relevant healthcare topic, and demonstrate your understanding of critical terms and concepts related to the assigned topic, and their application to the healthcare industry.  The question that this assignment is to address is as follows:

• Identify and compare the components of the healthcare system within the United States.

• Describe  the various purpose(s) that prices/fees serve within the healthcare sector.  What is the purpose of health insurance?

o Be sure to include how prices for different entity types, i.e. hospitals, surgery centers,  physician offices, etc. are established and by whom. 

 Do Insurance companies play a role in establishing these guidelines?

o Are there defined time frames in which to review and adjust pricing/fees?  The incorporation of real world application (examples) is also required.

 If so-by whom?

Be sure to tend to the question in a complete and substantive manner with expert support for your conclusion.

Requirements:

• A minimum of three (3) pages or 750 words excluding the title page and references, which are required.

• Use support from at least three reputable Healthcare sources (other than course materials), i.e.  Course reading, professional association Web-based materials, and/or professional or peer-reviewed journal articles written in the last five years are required as sources.

• Use APA format.

o Times New Rom