Outline includes ideas for:
· An analysis of the effectiveness of current procedures that are in place for the issue or situation selected
o Analysis is based on evolutional perspectives on health care economics and economic theories.
o The following questions are addressed:
o How has the evolution of health care affected the financial decision-making process in your selected issue or situation?
o How has the evolution of health care affected the financial decision-making process in general?
o How has the financial decision-making process affected your chosen issue or situation?
o What affect does the policy and regulatory environment have on the financial decision-making process and your chosen issue or situation?
· Recommendations for improvement strategies based on economic theories on the financial-decision making process and economic concepts are included.
· The following items are addressed:
o Key players
o Microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives and utilization
o Tools that support best practices
o Benchmarking
o How policy and regulatory environment affects financial management in the health care industry
o Economic incentives and competition