Boca Raton Regional Hospital Case Study

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The U.S. Department of Defense has required Brooke Army Medical Center to seek reimbursement for medical procedures conducted on third party insured civilian patients. The need for a professional billing service to effectively acquire third party reimbursement for healthcare services within Brooke Army Medical Center is essential to the financial success of the organization. The hospital is operating in a demanding environment due to a highly regulated healthcare industry and an uneven playing field compared with other local community hospitals. Nearly one-third of the nation’s hospitals demonstrated operating losses in 2014 with Brooke Army Medical Center being no exception. Additionally, uninsured patients are costing U.S. hospitals $900

I’m a valley girl, a Santa Maria Valley girl to be exact! Naturally, then, I chose to fulfill my shadowing requirements at Santa Maria’s newly built Marian Regional Medical Center. I needed to see for myself what human kindness, paired with a state-of-the-art hospital, offering advanced technologies, is truly all about. On Wednesday, October 6, 2016, I had the privilege of spending eight hours exploring six different modalities conducted within Marians Radiology department. It was an opportunity that I took full advantage of; a truly invaluable experience.

Jeffery Feike, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) (2018) wrote, “We handle over 20,000 patient visits a year…from earaches to heart attacks. And we perform nearly 4,000 surgical procedures a year using the latest medical technologies in high-tech operating suites” (para. 4). Feike also noted that the facility offers 200 physicians in 25 specialty care areas. Fort Loudoun Medical Center was named among the top places to work and received the President’s Excellence

The location of the main general hospital in the city was clearly not chosen with sustainability in mind. Tampa General Hospital, one of the highest rated hospitals in Florida, is located on low-lying Davis Island connected to Downtown Tampa by two narrow bridges. When the city experiences tropical storms, this area is susceptible to extreme flooding. Typically, locals can find

The Family Health Center is a clinic that is under the umbrella of Bear Valley Community Hospital, a small rural hospital. The hospital is located in a ski resort town in the mountains above San Bernardino County. The next closest medical facility is an approximate hour drive on curvy mountain roads. The hospital is a standalone hospital, not associated with any other hospitals or chains. Bear Valley Community Hospital provides emergency room services, has eleven acute beds and a skilled nursing facility. Bear Valley Community Hospital accepts a wide variety of insurances and sees all ages and types of patients. The Family Health Center has a variety of specialty providers, as well as family practice. They have doctors with specialties in internal medicine, family practice, obstetrics/gynecology, pain control and chiropractic services (Family Health Center, n.d.). There is a telemedicine program that currently provides psychology services through telemedicine (Family Health Center, n.d.). There are several Family Nurse Practitioners and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Family Health Center, n.d.). As a result they see patients from pregnancy through adulthood. The clinic sees patients of all socioeconomic levels and accepts

Baptist Health has expanded on this foundation to become the largest HCO in the state with seven owned hospitals and

Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority, supports and contributes to the improvement and preservation of the County’s Health Facilities (Miami-Dade County). Bonds have been issued by the Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority also known as MCHFA to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital known as NCH (Consolidated Financial Report 2013). In 2013 Nicklaus Children’s Hospital was given a $105.4 million fixed rate bonds with principal maturing from 2014 to 2042 with interest rates between 2.0% and 5.25% from MCHFA (Consolidated Financial Report 2013). Currently Nicklaus Children’s

Using VMPS, the Floyd & Delores Jones Cancer Institute at Virginia Mason was redesigned with a laboratory and pharmacy inside, eliminating the need for patients to travel throughout the hospital for

The most direct threat to ELH is the strong community competitor, Creekside Trails Hospital. It is a 45-bed, for-profit facility located 35 miles away on the other end of the lake and is 50 years newer than ELH having been opened in 1995. It is a for-profit organization and offers more specialty services, namely cardiology care. This threatens ELH’s livelihood not only by creating a more appealing alternative for citizen seeking medical attention but also by becoming a viable option for current ELH staff looking for a more stable and promising place of employment.

Founded in 1960 in Kendall, Florida, Baptist Health Inc. continues to provide hundreds of different treatment options for their patients. Rev. Dr. C. Roy Angell, a long

The facility, although a new one has a few problems, some can fix in not time others are not. The customer service area is one needing improvement in addition to the emergency services. In the area of customer the facility is not alone, there other VA’s, for example, the Phoenix, Virginia that is in worse shape than Orlando’s facility. Some patients come for appointments and a reduced

The biggest need that I found for the Community South medical Center is the need of clinical staff including registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and medical technologists. “The power of the healthcare workforce can have significant strategic implications for any healthcare organization, as the workforce is composed of the front line of

West Florida Regional Medical Center (WFRMC) located on the north side of Pensacola, Florida competed strongly with sacred heart and Baptist hospitals for patients. WFRMC’s CEO John Kausch was an active member of the Total Quality Council of the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce (PATQC) (McLaughlin, C.P., Johnson, J.K., & Sollecito, 2012).. PATQC’s vision was to develop the Pensacola, Florida area into a total quality community by promoting productivity, quality and economic developments in all area organizations both public and private (McLaughlin, et, al., 2012). John

Columbus Regional Hospital (CRH), a non-for-profit organization with 225 beds, is the system’s star facility (Columbus Regional Health, n.d.). CRH has a Privacy Excellence Award, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance recognized CRH for outstanding patient-centered medical home practices (Columbus Regional Health, n.d.). Additionally, the Becker’s Hospital Review named CRH as a great community hospital, and Thomson Reuters acknowledged CRH in the top 100 hospitals (Columbus Regional Health, n.d.). Moreover, CRH is one of the most beautiful hospitals in America (Columbus Regional Health, n.d.). They provide emergency and surgical services and comprehensive care in many specialty areas, such as, mental health (Columbus Regional Health, n.d.).