Download or read book For Profit Enterprise in Health Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert Pear of The New York Times. This major study by the Institute of Medicine examines virtually all aspects of for-profit health care in the United States, including the quality and availability of health care, the cost of medical care, access to financial capital, implications for education and research, and the fiduciary role of the physician. In addition to the report, the book contains 15 papers by experts in the field of for-profit health care covering a broad range of topicsâ€"from trends in the growth of major investor-owned hospital companies to the ethical issues in for-profit health care. "The report makes a lasting contribution to the health policy literature." â€"Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Download or read book Analysis of Running Costs of Hospitals written by Great Britain. Department of Health for Scotland and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Operating Costs in Hospitals written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hospital Cost Containment written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of Hospital Costs written by Donald S. Shepard and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2000 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to the principles and methods of cost analysis as a managerial tool for improving the efficiency of hospitals. Addressed to managers and administrators, the manual aims to equip its readers with the knowledge and skills needed to calculate the costs of different activities or departments, analyse their significance, and use this information to manage resources wisely. Throughout, recommendations and advice are specific to the different purposes of cost analysis and the different types of decisions commonly facing managers. The manual, which is intended for use as a training tool, was finalized following extensive field testing in workshops in Bangladesh, Egypt, and Zimbabwe. Methods of cost-finding and cost analysis are thoroughly explained and illustrated with practical examples and model step-by-step procedures for performing calculations. Since hospital accounting systems in developing countries may have gaps or inaccuracies, the manual gives particular attention to reliable methods for estimating costs when existing data are problematic. The manual opens with an explanation of the many advantages of using cost-finding and cost analysis as managerial tools. These include the provision of data needed for informed decisions on operations and infrastructure investment, the planning of future budgets, the establishment of charges for patient services, and the development of mechanisms for ensuring that costs do not exceed available revenues and subsidies. Against this background, the core of the manual is presented in three chapters. The first and most extensive chapter explains how to allocate costs to cost centres and how to compute unit costs. Information and examples are presented according to seven steps. Each is discussed in terms of the types of data needed, how component cost items should be treated, and how costs can be computed in particular situations or cases. Practical examples are used to illustrate the types of questions addressed in cost analysis and the value of this information in guiding decisions. Chapter two explains how cost data can be used to improve the management of an individual hospital. Information is intended to guide decisions at both the cost centre, or department, level and the hospital level. Managerial tasks covered include budgeting, profitability, efficiency improvements, contracting outside services or producing in-house, and assessing fiscal solvency. Chapter three considers the use of cost data in managing national and regional hospital systems. Specific applications include improvements in the referral system, the appropriate use of different providers of services, and the comparison of similar hospitals to identify inefficiencies or sources of waste. The manual concludes with a series of practical exercises, followed by explanations of their answers.
Download or read book Analysis of Running Costs of Hospitals written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hospital Costs written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hospital Costs written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Healthcare Imperative written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has the highest per capita spending on health care of any industrialized nation but continually lags behind other nations in health care outcomes including life expectancy and infant mortality. National health expenditures are projected to exceed $2.5 trillion in 2009. Given healthcare's direct impact on the economy, there is a critical need to control health care spending. According to The Health Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes, the costs of health care have strained the federal budget, and negatively affected state governments, the private sector and individuals. Healthcare expenditures have restricted the ability of state and local governments to fund other priorities and have contributed to slowing growth in wages and jobs in the private sector. Moreover, the number of uninsured has risen from 45.7 million in 2007 to 46.3 million in 2008. The Health Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes identifies a number of factors driving expenditure growth including scientific uncertainty, perverse economic and practice incentives, system fragmentation, lack of patient involvement, and under-investment in population health. Experts discussed key levers for catalyzing transformation of the delivery system. A few included streamlined health insurance regulation, administrative simplification and clarification and quality and consistency in treatment. The book is an excellent guide for policymakers at all levels of government, as well as private sector healthcare workers.
Download or read book The Price We Pay written by Marty Makary and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller Business Book of the Year--Association of Business Journalists From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it--now with a new Afterword by the author. "A must-read for every American." --Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small business in America. Dr. Makary, one of the nation's leading health care experts, travels across America and details why health care has become a bubble. Drawing from on-the-ground stories, his research, and his own experience, The Price We Pay paints a vivid picture of the business of medicine and its elusive money games in need of a serious shake-up. Dr. Makary shows how so much of health care spending goes to things that have nothing to do with health and what you can do about it. Dr. Makary challenges the medical establishment to remember medicine's noble heritage of caring for people when they are vulnerable. The Price We Pay offers a road map for everyday Americans and business leaders to get a better deal on their health care, and profiles the disruptors who are innovating medical care. The movement to restore medicine to its mission, Makary argues, is alive and well--a mission that can rebuild the public trust and save our country from the crushing cost of health care.
Download or read book An Investor S Guide to Developing a Private Hospital written by Arthur R Ouellette and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If youre considering developing a private general acute hospitalor even just thinking about becoming involvedthen you need to determine whether the venture is likely to succeed. Arthur R. Ouellette and Steven J. Sobak, Two experienced professionals who have developed and managed hospitals throughout the world, highlight ten key considerations before making a final decision. If you move forward, youll learn how to: design a proposed private hospital to maximize its operational success; deploy capital to improve the return on investment over the long term; promote positive relations between medical professionals and the community. Investors will discover the right questions to ask before committing money. Banks will get insights to help them determine whether to extend a loan. Project developers will get tips on boosting efficiency. Architects, students, and politicians involved in providing health-care facilities will also benefit from this important resource. By asking the right questions and proceeding accordingly, youll know if investing in a new private hospital will benefit you and your community.
Download or read book Study of Health Facilities Construction Costs by the Comptroller General of the United States written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analyses of Running Costs Related Income and Statistics of Hospitals and Other Residential Facilities Administered by the Health and Social Services Boards Year Ended 31 March written by Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Services, Northern Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Study of Health Facilities Construction Costs written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adequate Financial Support for Hospital Maintenance and Operation written by Louis Block and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Hospital Costs written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on hospital costs and Medicare's ability to provide adequate payments under the prospective payment system (PPS), focusing on: (1) the impact of PPS on growth of hospital operating costs; and (2) factors which have caused persistent increases in hospital costs, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), malpractice insurance, and hospital administration. GAO found that: (1) hospital operating costs increased 63 percent above the general inflation rate from 1980 to 1989; (2) operating cost rate growth slowed after the introduction of PPS in 1984, but increased to nearly 7 percent by 1988; (3) PPS hospitals receive a fixed fee based on patient diagnoses, which gives hospitals incentives to provide more efficient care; (4) the introduction of PPS has decreased the length of hospital stays and the number of admissions; (5) outpatient visits increased by 39 percent, while inpatient services became more complex; (6) new technologies have led to increases in operating costs; (7) hospital competition based on service rather than price, physicians practicing defensive medicine to prevent malpractice claims, and high insurance coverage coupled with low consumer out-of-pocket expenses are all incentives which cause operating cost increases; (8) AIDS-related costs have permanently increased operating costs, but have had a negligible impact on the rate of cost growth; (9) annual malpractice costs have increased, but have also had a negligible impact on cost growth; and (10) hospital administration cost increases accounted for more than 10 percent of annual operating cost growth.
