Healthcare Delivery

 

 

 

 

Prepare a Brief: Healthcare Delivery

Identify and describe a healthcare delivery organization or hospital close to you or for which you have a special interest. Review its annual report online and compile a brief that responds to each of the elements listed below:

Name, address, Web address, organization type, and method of care delivery (out-patient, in-patient, etc.)
The organization’s mission statement
Who owns the organization?
What type(s) of facility/organization is it designated (for profit, not for profit, etc.)
How many patients are served monthly? How many beds are staffed vs. licensed for?
What is the maximum patient load/occupancy rate daily?
What are the major departments?
What services does it offer?
Does it offer charity care? If so, what are the standards used to determine who receives care?
Does it receive any local, state, or federal subsidies?

Healthcare Delivery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and describe a healthcare delivery organization or hospital close to you or for which you have a special interest. Review its annual report online and compile a brief that responds to each of the elements listed below:

Name, address, Web address, organization type, and method of care delivery (out-patient, in-patient, etc.)
The organization’s mission statement
Who owns the organization?
What type(s) of facility/organization is it designated (for profit, not for profit, etc.)
How many patients are served monthly? How many beds are staffed vs. licensed for?
What is the maximum patient load/occupancy rate daily?
What are the major departments?
What services does it offer?
Does it offer charity care? If so, what are the standards used to determine who receives care?
Does it receive any local, state, or federal subsidies?
Respond to 2 peers . Justify your answers with examples, research, and reasoning.

 

Impact of emerging healthcare information technology applications on patients, healthcare delivery

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Scenario
The HIT Innovation Steering Committee of a large, integrated healthcare system is in the process of examining the potential impact for new emerging technologies. The Committee is aware that HIT is rapidly changing and that they need to proactively plan for upcoming changes. As a member of this committee, select an emerging technology discussed in the module readings and lectures. Research how this new technology could affect patients, healthcare delivery and data analytics. Based on your learnings, write a White Paper for the Committee describing your findings and recommendations.

Instructions
Create a White Paper that includes:
Discussion on why emerging technology poses a challenge for healthcare organizations
Discussion of the chosen emerging technology including reason(s) for selection
Discussion on the potential impact on patients, healthcare delivery, and healthcare organizations
Provide insight into how extracting and analyzing the potential data (administrative, financial, and clinical) benefits or poses challenges for healthcare organizations
Provide recommendations on how the organization can strategically plan for emerging technology
Reference page of resources utilized