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Organizational Performance Management Paper and Table
Jessica Hare, Michael Jackson, Molly Sacco, and Natalie Shell
HCA451
May 19, 2014
Lisa Kehlenbrink

Organizational Performance Management Paper and Table
Each organization provides a different type of services for consumers. Health Maintenance Organization, Emergency Medical Services and Cox Health systems work to provide health coverage for consumers and quality care for each consumer. HMO is a type of health care plan that consumers can chose for health coverage. Emergency Medical Services collaborates with teams to advance EMS systems. Cox Health systems provides a variety of services through their facilities. Cox health, like EMS, provides emergency treatment to patients. They also utilize the EMS for emergency patient transfers and admissions. Cox health also has to deal with HMOs and PPOs on a daily basis when treating patients and billing insurance companies. Cox Health is a good example of the other three organizations combined to provide excellence service to the consumers. The similarities and differences of HMOs and PPOs is first they are both networks. However, HMO allows one to choose a health care provider within the HMO network much like PPO. But, with PPO one can choose a primary care physician out of network as well. This is not so with HMO, one has to choose their PCP or Primary Care Physician within network. Another difference is one must have a referral from HMO to see a specialist but PPO a referral is not needed.
Each organization communicates and operates differently, therefore what would work for one may not work for the other. An organization such as a PPO or HMO will deal more with office issues and staff management. They contact with consumers is generally not during a time of health risk or high stress. These organizations will help individuals or businesses choose what