at this point in time given the need to ensure that the unit remains economically viable even under the managed care contracts. In seeking to bring down the unit’s operating expenses, it is important to note that deliberate measures have been adopted to ensure that the quality of services and care advanced to patients is not adversely affected. Effort has also been made to avert employee dissatisfaction. In reducing the operating expenses, two approaches were explored. These include the adoption of a new nurse scheduling system and the adoption of additional strategies to bring down overtime hours. It should be noted that a high turnover rate could be a… Continue Reading...
will require strong leadership too. Dunn (2010) points out the challenges that managed care present to the eldercare facility, noting that reimbursement declines have been on the rise (p. 3). Challenges and concerns like these impact administrative processes, requiring creative solutions, concerted efforts at devising temporary or even ad hoc… Continue Reading...
for optimal outcomes. (Rosenthal et al., 2005)
During the early 1990s, many consumers opted for managed care by paying some cash to the providers for a particular set of services. Such arrangement led to compromised quality and put some strain on patients.
Come 2000, the US was experiencing serious deficiency in health care quality. The Institute of Medicine wrote a detailed report on this. Thus pay-for-performance became a valid option for quality health care. (Vogenberg & Smart, 2018)
Who is affected by pay-for-performance?
A number of studies have been conducted to evaluate adherence to medication versus medication subsidies, but no valid conclusions have yet been… Continue Reading...