The Uninsured Population

Paper Summary:

This paper evaluates the overall risk to Summa Health System if the rates of uninsured population continued to rise at 2-3% over the next five years. It proposes five key initiatives to increase Summa Health System organizational strength to meet this risk. Each of these initiatives detail issue, degree of risk, internal and external environmental strengths and weaknesses and assessment of ability to respond effectively. The paper also takes into consideration organizational capacity to change; willingness of management to commit to organizational enhancements and barriers to organizational effectiveness.

Outline:
Supply Changes
Strategic Organizational Expansion Projects
Consolidation and Restructuring of the Medical Billing Departments
Development of a Financial Counseling Department
Development of Luxury Services

From the Paper:

"The United States government estimates that nearly 46.6 million individuals within the United States lacked adequate health insurance coverage during the year 2005(Ohio Hospital Association, 2006). In the past 20 years, the amount of uninsured Americans have increased by approximately one million people annually (U. S. Department of Health And Human Services, 2006). This growing trend can have significant effects on the ability of a healthcare organization to remain within operational margins. The annually estimated cost of treatment related to the uninsured population in America is between $65 billion and $130 billion (Ohio Hospital Association). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Access To Care (2007). Why Summit County Needs Access to Care. Retrieved September 08, 2007, from http://www.healthysummit.org/summitaccess2care/need.htm
• Adams, P. F., Dey, A. N., & Vickerie, J. L. (2007, January 01). Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2005. Retrieved September 01, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_233.pdf
• American Hospital Association (2006, October). UNCOMPENSATED HOSPITAL CARE COSTFACT SHEET. Retrieved September 01, 2007, from http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2006/pdf/uncompensatedcarefs2006.pdf
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