...Natural Sciences HCS/405 Version 5 Health Care Financial Accounting Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an understanding of the general principles of accounting applied in the health care environment. It includes an overview of sources of revenue for various health care entities. The fundamentals of financial planning, cost concepts, capital budgeting, and management analysis are applied in the health care environment. Issues surrounding the development and management of budgets are also examined. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Baker, J. J., & Baker, R. W. (2011). Health care finance: Basic tools for nonfinancial managers (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Overview of Health Care Finance Details Objectives...
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...Report of my experiences of The Everest group simulation Jialing GUO Z5027270 Executive summary This report is an overview of my group experiences in the Harvard Everest simulation .Everest simulation is group work of students to use their own background knowledge of management attending to reach the summit of the Mountain Everest. It is required to complete by a group of students and students play one of five different roles on a team of hiker. Each member of the team has their unique goals to complete and there is also a common goal of reaching the Everest summit. During the simulated six-day climb, team members should analyze information on weather, health conditions, supplies, goals and hiking speed, and then determine how much of that information need to communicate with their teammates. Every decision that each member made will influence the team performance eventually. The aim for this simulation is to explore influences on collective decision-making, including opposing interests and cognitive biases, analyze different leadership approaches and team responses. Our group members include Raymond Duong, Anthony Le, James Peter Reid, Jialing Guo, Siqi Liu, Kazuya Ogino and Biljana Popovic. Our team score is 57% at the first time and only 28% at the second time. The quite low score our group earned may because the more risky decisions we made...
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...Using Simulation Modeling to Improve Patient Flow at an Outpatient Orthopedic Clinic Thomas R. Rohleder, PhD Division of Health Care Policy and Research Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW Rochester, Minnesota 55905 tel: 507-538-1532 Email: rohleder@mayo.edu Peter Lewkonia, MD Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Diane Bischak, PhD Haskayne School of Business University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Paul Duffy, MD Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Rosa Hendijani Haskayne School of Business University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta July 2011 Abstract We report on the use of discrete event simulation modeling to support process improvements at an orthopedic outpatient clinic. The clinic was effective in treating patients, but waiting time and congestion in the clinic created patient dissatisfaction and staff morale issues. The modeling helped to identify improvement alternatives including optimized staffing levels, better patient scheduling, and an emphasis on staff arriving promptly. Quantitative results from the modeling provided motivation to implement the improvements. Statistical analysis of data taken before and after the implementation indicate that waiting time measures were significantly improved and overall patient time in the clinic was reduced. Keywords: Outpatient Clinic, Discrete Event Simulation, Process Improvement, Patient Waiting I. Introduction Visiting hospital outpatient clinics is a very common way for...
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...Using Simulation Modeling to Improve Patient Flow at an Outpatient Orthopedic Clinic Thomas R. Rohleder, PhD Division of Health Care Policy and Research Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW Rochester, Minnesota 55905 tel: 507-538-1532 Email: rohleder@mayo.edu Peter Lewkonia, MD Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Diane Bischak, PhD Haskayne School of Business University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Paul Duffy, MD Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Rosa Hendijani Haskayne School of Business University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta July 2011 Abstract We report on the use of discrete event simulation modeling to support process improvements at an orthopedic outpatient clinic. The clinic was effective in treating patients, but waiting time and congestion in the clinic created patient dissatisfaction and staff morale issues. The modeling helped to identify improvement alternatives including optimized staffing levels, better patient scheduling, and an emphasis on staff arriving promptly. Quantitative results from the modeling provided motivation to implement the improvements. Statistical analysis of data taken before and after the implementation indicate that waiting time measures were significantly improved and overall patient time in the clinic was reduced. Keywords: Outpatient Clinic, Discrete Event Simulation, Process Improvement, Patient Waiting I. Introduction Visiting hospital outpatient...
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...PERU E. M COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS TERM PAPER ARGUEMENTATION STUDENT ID NO: D33/34238/2010 AN ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH PAPER ON RESEARCH TOPIC: WHAT IS SCIENCE? TOPIC: Dispelling Misconceptions; Physical and Natural Sciences are not superior over Social Sciences. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract. 3 Introduction 4 Recommendations 22 REFERENCES 25 Abstract. Science in general is a great and highly developed human enterprise. Its intricacies are clearly not limited to the scientists alone, but it is essential for the entire human race. If we think of science as a space within the larger space of society then it is at the interfaces between these two spaces that human beings are involved with science. To see this interface clearly from the space of science is not the same as seeing it as a mere collection of facts that should be construed to be true and nothing but the truth. Science is beyond facts, ideals and thoughts. It is a process and a model that has undergone tests, been tried, reviewed and accepted as a true representation of the processes and occurrences in the natural world However, due to the broad nature of science, and the work, time and resources involved in pursuit of knowledge in different science fields which entails different interests, and thereby different values too; and the different...
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...Complete the following tasks before beginning the simulation: Save and print the Simulation Aid document. You will need to reference it as you complete the simulation. Review the assignment instructions and have an extra sheet of paper ready for taking notes as you complete the simulation. Complete the Health Care Financial Accounting simulation. In the simulation, you are in charge of a fictitious health care organization facing financial difficulties. You must complete the following tasks: Phase 1: Capital Shortage - Analyze the working capital shortage presented in the simulation Phase 2: Funding Options for Equipment Acquisition - Evaluate funding options for acquiring medical equipment Phase 3: Funding Options for Capital Expansion - Evaluate funding options for capital expansion Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper analyzing the decisions you made in the simulation. Include the following in the paper: Phase I: Capital Shortage Analyze which cost-cutting options you selected and why. Analyze which loan option you selected and why. Analyze the outcome of your capital shortage decision. Phase II: Funding Options for Equipment Acquisition Evaluate which cost-effective equipment selections you made and why. Evaluated the outcome of your cost-effective equipment acquisition decision. Phase III: Funding Options for Capital Expansion Evaluate which source of funding for capital expansion you selected and why. Evaluate the outcome of your source of funding for...
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...assignment of members to groups, each group undertook the Everest Simulation – a teamwork and leadership challenge requiring groups to ascent a virtual Mount Everest. Drawing upon a range of fundamental organisational and managerial concepts and coupled with frequent challenges, the simulation effectively replicated a dynamic and teamwork based organisational environment. The simulation seeks to test interpersonal relationships and group dynamics by creating dissonance on both an individual and group level, as groups and group members strive to achieve both individual and group goals. This report will critically analyse the very processes used to undertake the Everest Simulation, along with results, focusing on the three concepts of ‘Communication’, ‘Groups and Teams’ and ‘Leadership’. These are of critical importance to forming an analysis of not only the simulation itself, but also a broader organisational and managerial situation and the correlation between managerial theory and practice and the Everest Simulation. The transition in dynamics within the group between the different simulations, and the solving of numerous challenges corresponds to the improvement in our results of the simulation. Moreover, this transition and triumph also elucidates the practicality of managerial theories associated with ‘communication’, ‘groups and teams’ and ‘leadership’ and their applicability to not only the Everest Simulation, my personal and group results, but also the wider contemporary...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Everest group simulation was an exercise which encouraged five students to play a unique and vital role on a team of hikers, attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The simulation powerfully encapsulated the concepts and theories learnt in this course, illustrating the power of groups. The purpose of this report is to reflect on the experiences encountered during the Everest team experience and identify how these experiences related to the course. It comprises of a description and analysis of the Everest Team experience, a critical analysis of the team’s performance and results and a critical analysis of the team’s communication interactions. Upon taking part in both the simulations, it was discovered that the team score was dramatically improved, from 46% to 83%. This improvement was attributed to the team’s enhanced performance, due to progressing through the team development stages, as our performance was superior in the ‘norming’ and ‘performing’ stages rather than the ‘forming’ and ‘storming’ stages. Another factor which enhanced the team’s performance and thus, team score was the alterations in group structure. By assigning roles to each team member, a defined structure was associated with a distinct change in direction. In addition, changing from directive decision-making to analytic as well as collaborating instead of forcing and accommodating to resolve conflict revealed improved team dynamics leading to an overall better result. ...
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...Phoenix Material Simulation Review Complete a simulation and then write a paper that analyzes the decisions you made. You are in charge of fictitious health care organization facing financial difficulties. In the simulation, you will complete the following tasks: Bridge a working capital shortage. Evaluate funding options for acquiring medical equipment. Evaluate funding options for capital expansion. Part I below explains how to successfully complete the simulation and prepare for writing the paper. Part II explains the paper requirements. Part I Complete the following tasks before beginning the simulation: Save this document to your desktop. You will need to reference it as you complete the simulation. Print this document before beginning the simulation for easy reference. Review the paper requirements listed in Part II and have an extra sheet of paper ready for taking notes as you complete the simulation. Complete the Health Care Financial Accounting simulation. The simulation can be access by clicking on the ‘Simulation’ tab under the ‘Healthcare Accounting – Financial Indicators simulation’. To get the most out of the simulation, consider the following tips: The minimize icon ( ), shown in the upper-right side of the simulation may not function on your computer. Once you begin the simulation, you may not be able to access your desktop or other applications without ending the simulation. To end the simulation, click on the exit icon...
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...Complete a simulation and then write a paper that analyzes the decisions you made. You are in charge of fictitious health care organization facing financial difficulties. In the simulation, you will complete the following tasks: • Bridge a working capital shortage. • Evaluate funding options for acquiring medical equipment. • Evaluate funding options for capital expansion. Part I below explains how to successfully complete the simulation and prepare for writing the paper. Part II explains the paper requirements. Part I Complete the following tasks before beginning the simulation: • Save this document to your desktop. You will need to reference it as you complete the simulation. • Print this document before beginning the simulation for easy reference. • Review the paper requirements listed in Part II and have an extra sheet of paper ready for taking notes as you complete the simulation. Complete the Health Care Financial Accounting simulation. A link is provided on the student website. To get the most out of the simulation, consider the following tips: • The minimize icon ( ), shown in the upper-right side of the simulation may not function on your computer. Once you begin the simulation, you may not be able to access your desktop or other applications without ending the simulation. To end the simulation, click on the exit icon ( ), shown in the upper-right side of the screen. • The decision-making portion of the simulation begins on the...
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...Phoenix Material Simulation Review Complete a simulation and then write a paper that analyzes the decisions you made. You are in charge of fictitious health care organization facing financial difficulties. In the simulation, you will complete the following tasks: Bridge a working capital shortage. Evaluate funding options for acquiring medical equipment. Evaluate funding options for capital expansion. Part I below explains how to successfully complete the simulation and prepare for writing the paper. Part II explains the paper requirements. Part I Complete the following tasks before beginning the simulation: Save this document to your desktop. You will need to reference it as you complete the simulation. Print this document before beginning the simulation for easy reference. Review the paper requirements listed in Part II and have an extra sheet of paper ready for taking notes as you complete the simulation. Complete the Health Care Financial Accounting simulation. The simulation can be access by clicking on the ‘Simulation’ tab under the ‘Healthcare Accounting – Financial Indicators simulation’. To get the most out of the simulation, consider the following tips: The minimize icon ( ), shown in the upper-right side of the simulation may not function on your computer. Once you begin the simulation, you may not be able to access your desktop or other applications without ending the simulation. To end the simulation, click on the exit icon...
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...Case report: Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic 1- What is capacity utilization at every step in the process? What is the direct resource utilization? Using the data provided in the case, we are able to compile all data necessary to compute the capacity utilization at the clinic. Activity | # of Staff | Available time | Activity time | Number of Patients | Time needed | Utilization10 | | | /Staff | Total | N | F | N | F | N | F | Total | | 1. Front Desk | | | | | | | | | | | | a. Registration | 3 | 180 | 540 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 48 | 160 | 240 | 400 | 74 % | b. Verification | 3 | 255 | 765 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 48 | 288 | 192 | 480 | 63 % | 2. Radiology Department | | | | | | | | | | | | a. X-ray imaging | 6 | 240 | 9603 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 40.8 | 352 | 448.8 | 800.8 | 83 % | b. Development of X-rat | -1 | 240 | 9604 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 40.8 | 224 | 285.6 | 509.6 | 53%8 | c. Diagnostic reading and comments | 3 | 240 | 4805 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 40.8 | 160 | 204 | 364 | 76% | 3. Hand-off X-ray to Clinic | | | | | | | | | | | | a. Collection of X-ray | 3 | 2556 | 7657 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 40.8 | 64 | 81.6 | 145.6 | 19% 9 | b. Filing/exam room prep | 1 | 255 | 255 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 48 | 64 | 96 | 160 | 63% | 4. Examination Room | | | | | | | | | | | | a. Surgeon | 1 | 255 | 255 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 14.4 | 224 | 57.6 | 281.6 | 110% | b. Resident | 1(2)2 | 255 | 255 | - | 7 | - | 33.6 | - | 235.2 | 235.2 | 92% | c. Cast technician...
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...MGMT 1001 Assignment 2 – Report – 30% of Final Mark Report Focus: Write a report reflecting on your experiences of the Everest group simulation exercise this semester with reference to concepts and theories encountered in this course. Executive Summary Everest, a virtual game designed by Harvard Business School and Forio Business Simulations, forces players to challenge problems that arise and conquer them as a team. After viewing a frightening video that portrays the mountain climbing experience, students are arranged in groups of five and assigned different roles with varying description and goals, ranging from ambitious athletes to preservative environmentalists. Confronting numerous challenges such as oxygen scarcity, unpredictable weather and volatile health conditions, teams progress up the mountain, with the ultimate goal of reaching the summit. The game is intelligent in its simplistic design – it gives different goals and information to each player. The physician has knowledge on numerous diseases, but is unable to use it if the marathoner fails to announce her critical health condition – a probable situation as the game encourages players to hide the information. In hindsight, our team was given two attempts to complete the simulation. The first simulation was conducted with little experience and understanding of group members and roles. Formation of conspiracies led to discomfort due to conflicting personal goals, limited resources,...
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...of my experiences of The Everest group simulation z3238040 Seung Kon Back ● The Executive Summary The team 1 was organised to perform two Everest simulations and its members were Seungkon, Florence, Yajia, Michael, Manas and Rebecca. This report is a record of experiences during the simulations and also aims to describe the team’s experiences and critically analyse the results and communication structures. It was found that the main factor of the team’s failure is attributable to poor performance of a physician and there were some communicative conflicts. A disappointing performance is linked with the concepts of cognitive dissonance, task cohesiveness and social loafing. It also was confirmed that the problem of communication is associated with several factors such as the linguistic barrier, stereotyping, different decision-making styles, the internet-network communication and different cultures. Table of Contents ● The executive summary p2 ● Introduction p4 ● Everest team experience p4-6 ● Analysis of team’s result p7-9 ● Analysis of team’s communication structures and experiencep9-11 ● Conclusion p12 ● Bibliographyp13-14 ● Appendicesp15-19 ● Introduction The members of team 1 (Seungkon, Florence, Yajia, Michael, Manas and Rebecca) were supposed to do Everest simulation at week 5 and 8. Before the first simulation, as I had not had any experiences with other members and also I had no experiences regarding Everest simulation, there was a lack of knowledge about the...
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...with due diligence and the potential profits out way the potential loss the company will proceed to make the investment. The earnings volatility method is where the potential earnings are measured against expected and unexpected losses. The idea is to identify the potential risks so a company can be well prepared to combat such a risk. There are various methods of identifying such exposures, loss exposures can be identified through analysis of the firm’s financial statements, discussions with managers throughout the company, surveys and risk management consultants. As we consider uncertainty, we use demanding quantitative studies of chance. Many of these methods are used to quantify how many times these possible events may occur. As models are created based upon probability statistics, it will probably recognize that these studies hold true to that they will present the best possible scenario. Corporations generate financial statements to obtain information about the status of the financial health of the company. Analysis of these statements provides in-depth information that will help identify problems that a company may have and a way to address them. Liquidity ratios is a broad category, any numbers generated on a financial statement is a financial ratio. Liquidity ratios assess a company’s ability to meet its short term liabilities. Without sufficient liquidity to pay its bills a company can fail. These ratios point out the risks...
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