Unit 5 IP
For Profit vs. Not for Profit
Organizations
Must be 7-10 Pages NOT
including Cover & Reference Pages
I will Pay $18.00
Part
1:
Despite the documented
challenges that the U.S. health care system faces, it also enjoys a number of
advantages over other systems around the world.
·
Choose 2 other countries from
around the world and discuss the strengths of the U.S. health care system as
compared to these countries from an administrator’s and a third-party payer’s
perspectives.
·
In your answer, be sure to not
only discuss each strength, but provide an explanation as to why you believe
the United States has this advantage over the other countries you chose.
Part
2:
Identify a nonprofit health
care organization and a for-profit health care organization of your choosing
(not an organization mentioned in part 1). Answer the following:
·
Summarize the types of
services provided, clientele served, and provider groups involved.
·
Compare and contrast the
strengths and weaknesses of each organization from patient, provider,
administrator, and third-party payer perspectives.
·
Provide at least 2 suggestions
for each organization to minimize the identified weaknesses.
·
Summarize which organization
you would rather be part of, using rationale.
Objectives for this assignment:
Assignment
Objectives
Differentiate the primary
goals of nonprofit health organizations and for-profit health organizations in
the U.S.
Differentiate the strengths
and weaknesses associated with various types of healthcare delivery systems in
the U.S. from patient, provider, administrator, and third-party payer
perspectives
