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HCA 311 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca311genius.com HCA 311 Week 1
Assignment Decision Making (NEW) HCA 311 Week 2
Assignment Break Even Analysis (NEW) HCA 311 Week
2 Assignment Cost Allocation Methods (NEW) HCA
311 Week 3 Assignment Capital Investment Plan
Proposal Topic (2 Papers) HCA 311 Week 4
Assignment Operating Budget(NEW) HCA 311 Week 5
Final Project Capital Investment Plan (2 Papers)
HCA 311 Week 1 DQ 1 Senate vs. House HCA 311 Week
1 DQ 2 Government Revenue HCA 311 Week 1
Assignment Decision Making HCA 311 Week 2 DQ
Grouping Expenses HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment Cost
Centers HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment Contribution
Margin
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HCA 311 Week 1 Assignment Decision Making
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Decision Making. Review the organizational charts
presented in your reading materials. The sample
organization chart lists major areas of
responsibility. Select one area under the CFO and
indicate the additional levels of management that
would fall under this area. Think about the
positions in the organization that you believe
would be directly involved with capital
investment decisions and explain why you chose
these positions. Choose a health care facility
that you are currently working with or one that
you would like to work for in the future. This
facility will be used throughout the course as
you plan your capital investment budget.
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HCA 311 Week 1 Assignment Decision Making FOR
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Making. From your text, complete Assignment
Exercise 1-2, page 355. Required 1. Refer to the
Metropolis Health System case study appearing in
Chapter 25. Read about the various types of
services offered by MHS.   2. The MHS
organization chart has seven major areas of
responsibility, each headed by a senior vice
president (refer to page 291). Select one of the
seven areas (Information Systems, Finance, Human
Affairs, etc.) and indicate the additional levels
of management that would fall under this area.
Examples of organizational charts are located in
Figure 1-2 (pg. 7) and Figure 25-1 (pg. 290). 3.
Do you believe your design of the detailed
organization chart indicates centralized or
decentralized lines of authority for decision
making? Can you explain your approach in one or
two sentences?
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HCA 311 Week 1 DQ 1 Senate vs. House FOR MORE
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House. Listen or review the slides on Health
Insurance Exchanges. In general, what is the main
difference in opinion of the House and the
Senate? Whose viewpoint do you agree with?
Discuss the reasoning of your response and
support your response with a citation in APA from
a minimum of one scholarly reference. 
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HCA 311 Week 1 DQ 2 Government Revenue FOR MORE
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Revenue. Referencing Chapter 4 in the text,
create a discussion on the following 1. Identify
3 sources of government revenue 2. In your
opinion, are these sources of healthcare
resourceful? 3. How do you think they can be
improved? 4. Include a minimum of one scholarly
reference, in APA format to support your
discussion. 5. Initial post must contain a
minimum of 250-300 words. 6. Respond to at least
two of your classmates postings.
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HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment Break Even Analysis
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Break Even. Using the example of From the Front
Lines in Chapter 6 of your text, calculate the
break even for the number of procedures. Use an
electronic spreadsheet to show how you computed
the break even and embed the spreadsheet in your
paper. Discuss the impact of the various
reimbursements (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid,
private, or self-pay). Think about your upcoming
capital proposal and how you might use the break-
even analysis in your Capital Investment Plan
Proposal. Your paper should be one to two
double-spaced pages in length.
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HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment Cost Allocation
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ius.com Cost Allocation Methods. Using your text
and at least one additional scholarly source,
explain common cost allocation methods including
the direct allocation method and the step-down
method. In your paper, explain the common cost
allocation methods for patient-level costs,
including relative value units, ratio of cost to
charges, and activity-based costing. Your paper
should be two to three double-spaced pages in
length and formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment Contribution
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Contribution Margin. Complete the Assignment
Exercise 7-2 on page 365. Answer the questions in
the text, and submit your responses to your
instructor. You must show your work of how you
computed the contribution margin.
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HCA 311 Week 2 Assignment Cost Centers FOR MORE
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Complete the Assignment Exercise 5-1 on page
360-361. Answer the questions in the text, and
submit your responses to your instructor.
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HCA 311 Week 2 DQ Grouping Expenses FOR MORE
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Expenses. Referencing Chapters 5 and 6 in the
text, and using evidence in your text or from
other sources for support, discuss the three ways
to group expenses   1. Traditional cost centers,
diagnoses/procedures, and care settings. 2.
Compare and contrast the different types of
groupings. 3. Discuss the pros and cons of each.
Provide and explain at least two
examples/scenarios in which you would use
specific groupings. Justify your response. 4.
Which type of grouping do you think is better to
use for control and planning? Why? 5. Are there
situations/circumstances where certain groupings
would be completely inappropriate? Why? Respond
to at least two classmates postings.
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HCA 311 Week 3 Assignment Capital Investment
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2 Papers Capital Investment Plan Proposal Topic.
A capital investment plan is a document that is
typically prepared to obtain funding and/or
financing. For your Final Project, which is due
in Week Five, you will assume the role of a
department manager who is seeking
funding/financing for a capital investment, and
you will create a capital investment plan to
present to your chief financial officer and
board. In the scenario you choose, you may be
looking to expand in an existing department, or
you may focus on a brand new capital investment
for a new service line. For this assignment,
address the following points as they pertain to
your selected capital investment Executive
Summary State the purpose of the report and
describe the major points of the report.
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HCA 311 Week 3 Assignment MHS Analysis FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca311genius.com MHS Analysis.
Refer to the Metropolis Health System
Supplemental Information at the back of the
Examples and Exercises section. Use the MHS
comparative Balance Sheet, Statement of Revenue
and Expenses, and Statement of Fund Balance (pgs.
404 407). 1) Identify the amounts for the
current year for the following categories a.
Current Liabilities b. Total Assets c. Income
from Operations d. Accumulated Depreciation e.
Total Operating Revenue f. Current Portion of
Long-Term Debt   g. Interest Income h.
Inventories 2) Metropolis currently has
1,150,000 in cash. How long would it take them
to accumulate 2,000,000 in cash? Assu mean
interest rate of 5 percent. 
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HCA 311 Week 3 DQ Reporting FOR MORE CLASSES
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Chapter 10 in the text, and using evidence from
other sources for support answer the following
questions. If you owned your own business, how
would you utilize the information reported on
your balance sheet, statement of revenue and
expense, and statement of cash flows? What
determinations or decisions can be made with the
information reported? Please discuss your
response, and include an APA citation from a
minimum of one scholarly reference to support
your 250-300 word post. 
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HCA 311 Week 4 Assignment Capital Expenditure
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com Capital Expenditure Proposals. Refer to
Assignment Exercise 16-1 on page 393 in your
assigned course textbook and submit your answers
to the questions in the text. In your response,
include at least four requests Ted should make.
Justify the requests and explain the strategy.
Your paper needs to be two-three pages (not
including title and reference pages) and
formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center. You must use at
least one scholarly source besides the textbook,
cited in APA format.
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HCA 311 Week 4 Assignment Operating
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s.com Operating Budget. Review the information
from your text and at least one scholarly source
on capital investment plans. In a one- to
two-page paper, which will be included in your
Final Project, explain why your manager or the
board would or would not accept a proposal for
the capital investment. List at least three
arguments that could be used for or against the
proposal. In other words, what will the intended
audience be looking for when reviewing the
proposal?
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HCA 311 Week 4 Assignment Operating Budget FOR
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Budget. Review Mini-Case Study 1 in Chapter 26 in
your assigned course textbook. In a one-to-two
page paper, explain why you would or would not
accept the proposal to add a retail pharmacy to a
hospital. List at least three improvements that
could be made to the proposal to make it more
effective. 
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HCA 311 Week 4 DQ Capital Expenditure Budget FOR
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Expenditure Budget. If you were assigned to
prepare a capital expenditure budget request to
add a retail pharmacy in the hospital, which two
individuals from your department(s) would you
want to have on your team to help you? How would
you utilize them to help you? Justify your
response and include a minimum of one scholarly
reference to support your answer. Respond to at
least two of your classmates posts. 
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HCA 311 Week 5 DQ Lease or Buy FOR MORE
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Referencing Chapter 23 in your text, and using
evidence in your text or from other sources for
support, discuss the following in a minimum of
250-300 words In the examples used in the
chapter, there is not much monetary difference
between owning versus leasing. In these
circumstances, which method would you recommend?
Why? Support your assertions with a minimum of
one scholarly source, cited in APA format. 
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HCA 311 Week 5 Final Paper Business Plan FOR
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Chapter 24 of the text. Utilize the health care
business you selected in Week One as well as the
answers to the Basic Information questions.
Create a Business Plan proposal for your health
care company that includes the following
sections 1. Executive Summary 1 2 pages,
concise summary of a business report. It restates
the purpose of the report, it highlights the
major points of the report, and it describes any
results, conclusions, or recommendations from the
report.   2. Service and / or Equipment
Description 1 page minimum 3. Organizational
Plan 1 page minimum, include a chart that
illustrates the structure of the organization. In
addition, provide a summary of your management
(i.e. background, responsibilities, etc.) 4.
Marketing Segment 1 page minimum, include
demographics, target market, any incentives,
competitors, advertisement, etc.
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HCA 311 Week 5 Final Project Capital Investment
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2 Final Papers Focus of the Final Project For
your Final Project, you will create a capital
investment plan proposal utilizing the health
care business you selected in Week One as well as
the answers to the Basic Information questions.
Refer to the websites for Sample Business Plans.
Create a capital investment plan proposal for
your health care company that includes the
following sections 1. Executive Summary This
section is a concise, one- to two-page/slide
summary of a business report. It restates the
purpose of the report, highlights the major
points of the report, and describes any results,
conclusions, or recommendations from the report.
2. Service and/or Equipment Description This
section should be at least one page/slide.
Describe the service or equipment suggested in
the business proposal and the reasons why this is
socially and politically beneficial for the
community in meeting consumer demands.
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