In Unit 1, you discussed an integrated delivery system and several types of health care organizations, such as hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes, owned and operated as a single entity. Although integrated delivery systems offer the opportunity to coordinate all aspects of patient care under a single umbrella, their complexity makes the overall management process much more complicated than in smaller organizations that focus on one type of service.
Utilizing your textbook and the Library, write an informative essay that includes:
a. Descriptions of the financial challenges in each of the following health care environments:
o Hospitalso Ambulatory careo Home health careo Long-term careo Integrated delivery systems
b. Financial challenges or drawbacks associated with implementing integrated delivery systems
Criterion 1: Describes all health care settings
Describes all health care settings, including ambulatory care, home health care, long-term care, and integrated delivery systems, including two or more aspects of each.
Criterion 2: Benefits attributed to integrated delivery systems.
Describes the benefits attributed to integrated delivery systems, including two or more examples.
Criterion 3: Explains the challenges/ drawbacks to implementing integrated delivery systems.
? Explains the challenges/drawbacks to implementing integrated delivery systems, including two or more examples.? Explains what will be done so these violations will not occur again.
Criterion 4: Sources and reference format
Describe the current financial environment in healthcare and its influence on decision making.