Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response. What are the key differences between a strategic and operational plan? Explain. What is the statistics budget and how does it influence other budgets? What demographic factors impact volume and future revenues? What is variance analysis and why is it important to the budget process in a healthcare organization? ...

Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response. Why is it important to hold some liquid and some illiquid assets? Discuss one of the liquidity ratios in this week's course content? Using the 2014 data for Holy Cross in this week's Power Point summary slides, what is the 2014 ratio you identified? Given information provided what is your interpretation of this ratio?...

Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response. What is depreciation expense and what is its purpose? What type of long-term assets are subject to depreciation and what factors are needed to calculate depreciation?. What is the difference between a current and a long-term liability? Provide an example of each in the healthcare sector. What is debt financing? Ide...

Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response. Explain why cost management and cost allocation is important information for a healthcare manager? What are indirect or overhead costs? Discuss one method in which overhead costs can be allocated? What is the degree of operating leverage? What does it mean if one firm has a measure of 40% and the other has a measur...

Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response. How do charity care and bad-debt differ in both definition and how they are treated on financial statements? Explain. What is the difference between net income and cash flow? In your discussion, include a discussion of what financial statements are used to report these measures. What are the three types of revenue ...

Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response. Discuss the key differences between cash and accrual accounting? Explain why most health entities use accrual accounting. What is the matching principle? Explain and detail what methods of accounting and what types of assets most easily conform to the matching principle. What is the revenue recognition principle? ...

Once you posted your initial discussion, respond to TWO (2) of your fellow classmates' responses. In responding, either constructively expand on their statement or add discuss an additional advantage or disadvantage.  (Try not to repeat the same advantage or disadvantages that others have already posted) Choose only  ONE (1) of the following options below to discuss. Include question with your response. 1. You just started your new job as a Health Services Manager at a local hospital. The ...

Instructions Post your topic for Assignment #3 in the applicable Assignment folder. Note a maximum of five (5) students may select the same topic. Unless the professor reaches out to you directly, your chosen topic is approved. Please choose from one of the below topics: Frontline workers are required to be immunized for influenza and potentially other contagious diseases. Where does this requirement come from and how does the state regulation ensure compliance? He...

Instructions Assignment #4: Roots of Organizational Policy (200 points) The Comprehensive Final Project (Assignment #4) has been designed for the student to identify federal and state policy roots in a specific health services organization. Each student will select a specific management area for a specific organization. The student will identify a health services setting where they have access to the policy manual (or a sample policy manual). The setting may include a s...

Instructions Assignment #3: Health Care Regulation Impact (160 points) Target: Assess the social determinants of health and health policy to optimize the management of health care delivery Select a state regulation from a state of your choice on one of the below topics. Prepare an annotated copy of the regulation, including the sections you reviewed to answer the questions in the following format: Prepare a three (3) to four (4) page written response addressing al...