HSA 525

HSA 525 WEEK 7 "Capital Investment Decisions" Please respond to the following: • Assume that you are an administrator for a hospital, and you need to acquire a new technology system so that you may comply with regulatory requirements. Create an argument to be presented to the leadership team in which you justify the need to invest in technology overall. Indicate the value to the organization and provide support for your argument. ââ

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 12 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 7 HSA 525 Week 7 Discussion Questions Discussion "The Budgeting Process" Please respond to the following: • From the e-Activity, determine the most-effective budgeting approach for a hospital, indicating how this approach can lead to effective financial management of the facility. Provide support for your rationale. • As a health care administrator of a hospital, create an approach for determining the amount

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 12 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 6 Discussion 2 "Inflation and Health Care Costs" Please respond to the following: • From the e-Activity, assess the level of importance of one (1) key driver of the inflation of health care cost. Indicate how this inflation can be managed strategically in the future to minimize the financial impact. Provide support for your rationale. • Create an argument that the health care industry and patient care costs eith

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 12 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 6 HSA 525 Week 6 DQs Discussion 1 "Using Ratios as Performance Indicators" Please respond to the following: • Suggest one (1) key financial ratio that a health care administrator should create a trend analysis for. Suggest one (1) key insight that may be gained by the administrator in regard to the performance of the organization. Provide support for your rationale. • Take a position for or against the value of

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 12 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 5 Discussion 2 "Ratio Analysis" Please respond to the following: • Determine one (1) key financial ratio that stakeholder groups may evaluate in order to determine the financial health and stability of a health care organization. Provide support for your rationale. • Assume that you are a hospital administrator, and one of your responsibilities is selecting financial ratios to be included on your management dashb

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 11 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 4 Discussion 2 "Optimizing Staffing" Please respond to the following: • Assume that you are a health care administrator in a hospital, and you are responsible for staffing levels. Suggest an approach to staffing for 24/7 coverage that optimizes patient care and minimizes cost. Provide support for your rationale. • Determine one (1) key factor that contributes to the non-productive time of hospital staff. Suggest on

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 11 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 5 Discussion 1 "Managed Care Contracting" Please respond to the following: • * From the scenario, interpret the operating indicators used to analyze the financial performance of the organization. Indicate specific ways in which this information will help management improve the performance of the organization. Provide support for your rationale. • As a financial administrator, suggest one (1) approach to negotiating

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 11 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 4 Discussion 2 "Optimizing Staffing" Please respond to the following: • Assume that you are a health care administrator in a hospital, and you are responsible for staffing levels. Suggest an approach to staffing for 24/7 coverage that optimizes patient care and minimizes cost. Provide support for your rationale. • Determine one (1) key factor that contributes to the non-productive time of hospital staff. Suggest on

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 11 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 4 Discussion 1 "Inventory Analysis" Please respond to the following: • Recommend a strategy for financial administrators to balance the tension between having inventory on hand when it is needed versus the carry cost to the organization. Provide support for your recommendation. • Suggest one (1) key real-world complication of Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) calculations. Indicate a way in which a financial administ

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 11 Dec 2015

HSA 525 WEEK 3 Discussion Question 2 "Fixed and Variable Costs" Please respond to the following: • Assume that you are a financial administrator of a hospital, and you are responsible for reducing fixed costs for the facility. Determine the most significant fixed cost within the hospital, and recommend a strategy for reducing this cost 10% over the next year. Provide support for your strategy. • As a health care administrator

4 Other / Other University of Phoenix / HSA 525 11 Dec 2015