Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process.

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In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to (5) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.

 

2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.

 

3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.

 

4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.

 

5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.

 

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 

•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

what do you think are major challenges facing health care organizations as they seek to interpret and implement ARRA/HITECH

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Application: A Stimulus for Health Information Technology in Health Care Organizations

The HITECH provision of ARRA will facilitate the use of new health information technology in a range of health care organizations, from hospitals to physicians’ practices. To encourage a timely transition, HITECH includes incentives for providers and organizations based on how quickly and how well they incorporate certain kinds of technology in their practices.

Prepare for this Application Assignment as follows:

  • In light of this week’s Learning Resources, what do you think are major challenges facing health care organizations as they seek to interpret and implement ARRA/HITECH?
  • Select a particular health care setting, such as a physician’s practice, academic hospital, or outpatient clinic, and consider the management implications of ARRA/HITECH in your selected setting. Do further research in the Walden Library and elsewhere online to understand the issues facing this type of organization as they expand their use of health information technology. (You will be examining the technological issues in some detail later in the course; for this Application Assignment, focus on the breadth of management challenges that ARRA/HITECH raises.)
  • What solutions have been found? How might you, as a manager in this particular setting, contribute to the process? What tools and knowledge would you need to be effective?

Then write a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the following:

  • Summarize the purpose of ARRA/HITECH and the key benefits it offers your selected health care setting.
  • What kinds of management challenges does ARRA/HITECH pose to this kind of organization? How are these being addressed?
  • What additional solutions might you propose, and why?

Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process

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Due Week 10 and worth 280 points

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.
  2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.
  3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.
  4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.
  5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
  • Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

analyze at least three health care practices that create conflicts of interest for the stakeholders involved

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For this assignment, analyze at least three health care practices that create conflicts of interest for the stakeholders involved (e.g., physicians who receive samples from drug representatives). For each practice analyzed, develop and propose one strategy (or strategies) that would eliminate these conflicts. From an ethical standpoint, include your overall recommendations for eliminating conflicts of interests in the three areas that you selected with specific evidence and support from the literature.

Your paper must be five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Utilize a minimum of two to four scholarly sources that were published within the last five years, and cite them in APA format.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.