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• MHA 618 Entire Course
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• MHA 618 Week 1 DQ 1 Value and Consumer Preference
• MHA 618 Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Economics
  for Health Care Leaders
• MHA 618 Week 2 DQ 1 Finance, Risk, and Cost
• MHA 618 Week 2 DQ 2 Overinsured, Underinsured,
  and Uninsured
• MHA 618 Week 2 Assignment Feasibility Study Topic
  and Area of Interest
• MHA 618 Week 3 DQ 1 Demand Theory and Its
  Application

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• MHA 618 Week 1 DQ 1 Value and Consumer Preference
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• Value and Consumer Preference. Prior to engaging
  in this discussion, read Chapters 1 and 2 in the
  text and review any relevant Instructor Guidance.
  It is suggested that you also review the
  recommended articles to glean any helpful
  information. The idea that value depends on
  consumers preferences is often considered
  radical. In your initial post, analyze the
  economic theories that are germane to the
  provision of health services, and comment on how
  one or two specific model(s) might explain the
  framework or context of patient/consumer
  preference with regard to the health care
  services they have experienced. Compare and
  contrast economic challenges and incentives
  within health cares organizational models that
  might influence patient preference. How would
  value (both in quality and impact of care) differ
  where you have increase in access and decrease in
  reimbursement rates set by most insurance
  companies?

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• MHA 618 Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Economics
  for Health Care Leaders
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• The Importance of Economics for Health Care
  Leaders. Prior to engaging in this discussion, be
  sure to review the Chapters 1 and 2 in the text
  as well as any relevant Instructor Guidance. It
  is suggested that you also review the recommended
  articles to glean any helpful information. In the
  present paradigm, it has become evident that
  operational leaders and strategic leaders in
  health care must be able to appraise how
  economics impacts health care in the United
  States. Furthermore, it is critical successful
  leaders to possess an understanding of the
  variables and nuances that shape how supply and
  demand in this heavily regulated industry so they
  may observe trends and opportunities that lead to
  a functional organizational system.

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• MHA 618 Week 2 Assignment Feasibility Study Topic
  and Area of Interest
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• Feasibility Study Topic and Area of Interest. A
  detailed feasibility study is an essential
  element in the process of diligently assessing
  any  health services business venture. According
  to data released by the Bureau of Labor
  Statistics, the health care industry is currently
  one of the fastest growing fields in the United
  States, and it is projected that the field will
  grow by 22 percent by 2018. This is compared to
  an 11 percent average growth rate for all other
  industries (United States Department of Labor,
  2012). Whether you are considering  medical
  service lines, an expansion of your current
  operation, or any other type of health care
  business venture, a feasibility study is an
  essential planning tool for any future health
  care leader.

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• MHA 618 Week 2 DQ 1 Finance, Risk, and Cost
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• Finance, Risk, and Cost. Prior to engaging in
  this discussion, read Chapters 3 and 4 from the
  text review any relevant Instructor Guidance. It
  is suggested that you review the recommended
  resources to glean any helpful information. You
  are an associate director in a 300-bed hospital
  located in an urban area. For the purposes of
  your presentation, the location will be the
  closest city to your current residence (this may
  be your city of residence). A sum of money is
  available for investment in the facility. You
  have been tasked by the hospital CEO to present a
  possible investment scenario in which you
  renovate your existing facility, expand the
  current facility, or clinically integrate your
  electronic health records (EHRs). There is only
  enough money to fund one of the potential
  projects. Your primary sources of data and
  information may or may not be reliable. Please
  see the Finance, Risk, and Cost document for
  the data needed to create your presentation.

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• MHA 618 Week 2 DQ 2 Overinsured, Underinsured,
  and Uninsured
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• Overinsured, Underinsured, and Uninsured. Prior
  to engaging in this discussion, be sure to read
  Chapters 4 and 5 from the textbook and review the
  information included in the Patient Protection
  and Affordable Care Act detailed summary, the
  information provided on the U.S. Department of
  Health and Human Services website, and any
  relevant Instructor Guidance.

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• MHA 618 Week 3 DQ 1 Demand Theory and Its
  Application
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• Demand Theory and Its Application. Prior to
  engaging in this discussion, please read Chapters
  6 and 9 in the text and review any relevant
  Instructor Guidance. It is suggested that you
  review the recommended articles to glean any
  helpful information. In this discussion, you will
  be taking on the role of an associate director of
  a hospital who is considering the proposed
  opening of an urgent care clinic about 20 miles
  from your main campus. You have been charged with
  gathering demographic information that might
  affect the demand for the  clinic and creating a
  presentation that will be delivered to the
  hospital

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• MHA 618 Week 3 DQ 2 Appreciating Supply and
  Demand Analysis
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• Appreciating Supply and Demand Analysis. Prior to
  engaging in this discussion, please review
  Chapters 6 and 9, read Chapter 10 in the text,
  and review any relevant Instructor Guidance. It
  is suggested that you review a few of the
  recommended articles to glean any helpful
  information. Supply and demand analysis aids
  health care leaders in ascertaining the effects
  of changes in policy on service lines that impact
  a communitys health (e.g., whether to expand
  existing services or perhaps close services).
  Identify and evaluate publicly available tools
  that provide data and assist in formulating the
  basic shapes of demand and supply curves.
  Communicate and elaborate on the relevance of
  these economic indicators in terms of pricing.
  Evaluate and comment on the social-cultural
  implications of value-based care.

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• MHA 618 Week 4 Assignment Concept Paper
  Submission
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• Concept Paper Submission. The primary purpose of
  the Concept Paper is to obtain instructor
  feedback to ensure that you are on track with the
  completion of your feasibility study. The
  complete instructions for the feasibility study
  can be found in Week Six of the online course.
• The Concept Paper is a draft version of your
  Final Paper with the initial list of relevant
  scholarly sources. In this draft, be certain to
  include and (at least) briefly address the
  content of the headings listed in the Final Paper
  instructions for Week Six.

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• MHA 618 Week 4 DQ 1 Economic Analyses and
  Interventions
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• Economic Analyses and Interventions. Prior to
  engaging in this discussion, please read Chapters
  13 and 14 in the text and review any relevant
  Instructor Guidance. It is suggested that you
  review the recommended articles to glean any
  helpful information. Analyze and comment on
  economic analyses of health administrative
  innovations that are germane to the provision of
  health services. How have these innovations
  become more important in health care delivery
  within the context of the Affordable Care Act?
  Develop a list of similarities and differences
  between cost benefit analysis and cost
  effectiveness analysis as they pertain to
  specific health care service demands. Compare and
  contrast economic challenges and incentives as
  they relate specifically to cost benefit and cost
  effectiveness analyses.

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• MHA 618 Week 4 DQ 2 Pricing and Transparency
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• Pricing and Transparency. Prior to engaging in
  this discussion, please read Chapter 11 in your
  text and review any relevant Instructor Guidance.
  It is suggested that you review the recommended
  articles to glean any helpful information.
  Analyze the role of the paradigm shift under the
  Affordable Care Act and discuss how transparency
  will play a greater role in pricing of health
  care. In your opinion, will consumers begin to
  demand increasing transparency in pricing?
  Provide at least one peer-reviewed reference
  outside of your textbook to support your
  position. Do you believe accrediting commissions
  (e.g., the Joint Commission) will demand greater
  transparency in pricing? How will these demands
  be weighted as compared to individual consumers
  demands? Again, be sure to cite research that
  supports your statements. 

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• MHA 618 Week 5 DQ 1 Inseparability of Markets and
  Regulations
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• Economic Analyses and Interventions. Prior to
  engaging in this discussion, please read Chapters
  13 and 14 in the text and review any relevant
  Instructor Guidance. It is suggested that you
  review the recommended articles to glean any
  helpful information. Analyze and comment on
  economic analyses of health administrative
  innovations that are germane to the provision of
  health services. How have these innovations
  become more important in health care delivery
  within the context of the Affordable Care Act?
  Develop a list of similarities and differences
  between cost benefit analysis and cost
  effectiveness analysis as they pertain to
  specific health care service demands. Compare and
  contrast economic challenges and incentives as
  they relate specifically to cost benefit and cost
  effectiveness analyses.

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• MHA 618 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Game Theory to
  Strategy
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• Applying Game Theory to Strategy. Prior to
  engaging in this discussion, please read Chapter
  16 in the text and review any relevant Instructor
  Guidance. It is suggested that you review the
  recommended articles to glean any helpful
  information. Imagine that you own a pharmacy in
  your area. One of your competitors launches a We
  will not be undersold campaign, which promises
  consumers 150 of any difference between its
  prices and the advertised prices of other
  pharmacies. Evaluate the social issues in your
  community as well as the economic culture that is
  influencing this type of pricing competition.
  Develop and describe a microeconomic model that
  is responsive to the service demands of your
  market. Based on your conclusions, how would you
  react to this situation and with what business
  strategy would you approach this? How might you
  apply game theory to the creation of your
  strategy?

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• MHA 618 Week 6 DQ 1 Consumer Incentives
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• Consumer Incentives. Prior to engaging in this
  discussion, please read Chapter 12 in the text
  and review any relevant Instructor Guidance. It
  is suggested that you review the recommended
  articles to glean any helpful information.
  Imagine that you run a nursing home facility in
  your area. Analyze and comment on the role public
  policy has in the economic aspect of running this
  type of health services center. Compare and
  contrast the economic challenges and incentives
  this type of health care model presents. What are
  some of the ways in which you could inform or
  signal potential consumers that your nursing home
  is of high quality? Evaluate the social-cultural
  issues that influence the consumers of this type
  of health service. Which of your proposed methods
  are most apt to be reliable signals that
  significantly communicate to consumers so they
  are able to make more informed decisions?

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• MHA 618 Week 6 DQ 2 Opportunism in Healthcare
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• Opportunism in Healthcare. Prior to engaging in
  this discussion, please read Chapter 12 in the
  text, read the Rice (1997) and the Korda and
  Eldridge (2011) articles, and review any relevant
  Instructor Guidance. It is suggested that you
  also take a moment to review a few of the
  recommended articles to glean any potential
  helpful information. Opportunism in health care
  is especially perceptible in the health insurance
  markets. Consider the area in which you live,
  specifically your state and local communities.
  Evaluate the social-cultural issues that are
  influencing adverse selection in insurance
  markets. Propose some strategies for reducing
  adverse selection in health insurance within
  these markets. Develop a microeconomic model that
  is responsive to your local service demands.
  Communicate how these issues are relevant to the
  economics of the greater U.S. health care system.
  What are the future implications with the
  Affordable Care Act?

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• MHA 618 Week 6 Final Paper
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• Building on the work you completed in Weeks Two
  and Four, you will complete a feasibility study
  based on a pre- approved health care project of
  your choice. Using the feasibility study outlined
  in the Daniels and Dickson (1990) article as a
  model, and including a minimum of six other
  relevant resources and readings, create a 12-
  to15-page feasibility study that includes the
  following headings and supporting information
• Evaluating Feasibility

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