How does the role of nonprofit healthcare organizations differ from profit healthcare organizations?

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Three Major Tasks of Economics (graded)
Identify the three major tasks of economics and discuss why they are important. What are their roles in organization management?

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Factors Influencing Healthcare Demand (graded)
Identify and discuss the factors that influence the demand, in turn healthcare economics. What factor do you believe has the greatest impact on healthcare economics and why?

DeVry HSM544 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

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Financing Healthcare (graded)
Discuss the role of all parties (patient, providers, and payers) to contain costs.Analyze the impact of cost-containment efforts on the rising cost of healthcare.

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Production Function Analysis (graded)
What are the primary steps in a production function analysis? How would you apply these steps in a healthcare organization?

DeVry HSM544 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

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Managed Care Concept (graded)
Discuss the concept of managed care. Why was it created? What were its goals? Have these goals changed? Has it worked? How it can be improved?.

Pick one of the previous questions for your initial post; all of them will be discussed throughout the week.
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Redistribution and Social Insurance (graded)
Discuss the connection between redistribution and social insurance.

DeVry HSM544 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

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The Role of Nonprofits in Healthcare (graded)
How does the role of nonprofit healthcare organizations differ from profit healthcare organizations?

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Public Health Insurance (graded)
Health policy is moving closer (in distinct increments) to a broader role in healthcare. Public health insurance can take many forms. Discuss what you envision the government’s role to be (e.g., a continued regulation on specific aspects or a more sweeping policy that leads to public health insurance). In your comments distinguish between state- and federal-government policy.

DeVry HSM544 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

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Human Capital and Policy (graded)
What steps can Congress and state legislatures take to alleviate a serious national shortage of skilled providers. Research suggests medical errors have been linked to inadequate staffing (i.e., quantity and quality of skilled personnel). What steps would you take to mitigate shortages?