History Of Baylor Scott & White Healthcare

The mission of UnitedHealthcare Group is to “help people live healthier lives” with access, quality and affordability. They are committed to continual improvement and the delivery of quality care by investing approximately $3 billion in business process improvements, research development, and technology within the past five years. In addition to reinvesting the revenues in innovative technologies, research and other improvements to better serves its consumers, UnitedHealthcare Group is also committed to social responsibility through employee involvement,

On paper, the merger between these two institutions made sense – both institutions were close to one another and competing for diminishing resources. Together they could reduce administrative costs and join forces to negotiate with large insurance companies. The need to create a new culture and dissolve historically existent power struggles were two large tasks that needed to be addressed in order to ensure a successful merger. However, the way in which the merger was organized did not lead to a successful merger. UCSF Health Care did not spend adequate time creating a shared culture in which the two organizations would see one joint organization with shared power (resources).

Founded in 1946, Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative was created by doctors and community members who believed that there needed to be a health care program that was affordable, member centered, and held principles of social justice. This cooperative was one that had been successful for many years, but just recently was acquired by the not for profit Kaiser Permanente health-care company on February 1, 2017 for 1.8 billion dollars. Although Group Health is a cooperative and Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit healthcare company, they have similar views on how they run their companies because both have missions to put their members and employees first. This is something that the articles stressed because this merge is going to affect thousands of members and employees. I plan on focusing on the process Kaiser Permanente had when wanting to take over Group Health Cooperative, the pros and cons of the final decision to merge the two healthcare programs, and ultimately how Group Health’s marketing and management strategies will be implemented in the merge. (12)

Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), work in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to advocate for safe, efficient, and quality healthcare for Americans. Working at the community level, QIOs collaborate with providers and interact with beneficiaries to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, QIOs support new models of care and promote healthcare goals endorsed by the National Quality Strategy, and CMS Quality Strategy. CMS has strategically placed QIOs in several regions nationwide, and Mississippi is served by Information and Quality Healthcare (IQH). IQH founded in 1971 as a non-profit organization has strived to improve the quality of care received in Mississippi. IQH participates in a tobacco cessation helpline, behavioral health services, and diabetes education for Medicare beneficiaries.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Marble Falls (BSWMC-MF) represents one of two facilities and numerous clinics which make up the Hill Country Region of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) Central Texas Division. BSWMC-MF values interprofessional shared decision-making and uses multiple methods to include all members of the healthcare team in the process.

Throughout the Edgewater and Rogers Park community, my focus was on the physical health and well being of the members of the community. The assets identified were doctor’s offices, small clinics and clinics that are a part of a larger chain. Each of these assets show the diversity in the medical care offered in the Edgewater and Rogers Park community. For example, the assets that we found were mostly privately owned and the clinics that are part of a larger chain such as the clinics in Walgreens or CVS, were small and run by only a few people. There weren’t any assets that were part of a large medical institution such as Advocate or Nova health. There was only one hospital which is Methodist Hospital which is one of the largest assets we found. This illustrates how in the Edgewater and Rogers Park community, smaller and more convenient methods of receiving healthcare is emphasized more than larger scale hospitals.

Unfortunately, a lot of things went wrong in the UCSF and Stanford merger which ultimately cost them tens of millions of dollars. For instance, they were projected to save almost $300 million by 2020, when in reality they lost almost $90 million in two years’ time. It didn’t help that reimbursement rates were down at the time and patients were starting to move to lower paying plans. One notable problem from the start was that USHC continued to hire and ended up with 1000 new employees. Additionally, the IT costs for the year 2000 were astronomical to say the least, and the merger expenses were double than what

Scott and White Hospital was founded in 1904 by Dr. Scott and Dr. White and was named Temple Sanitarium. By 1922, Dr. White had passed away and the conversion of the hospital was changed to Scott & White Memorial Hospital. It has been comprised of the mission towards delivering an affordable, high quality of healthcare services to all the patients that walk through the doors of Scott and White. Recently, on September 30, 2013, the hospital merged with Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, TX to increase the spectrum of Healthcare in North and Central Texas. It consists of 43

For over 120 years, Scott and White has been a pioneer in offering inventive, understanding focused watch over people and families from over the area, the express, the nation and the world.

"Banner Health is considered one of the nations ' largest secular, non-profit health care organization operating 29 acute care facilities in seven western states" (Kash, 2016). It is known and recognized nationally. It unites with the Lutheran Health System and Samaritan Health System, which started in 1991 with the mission of making differences in people 's lives such as rendering perfect patient care. This excellent mission of health care earned them good standing that help the "organization to develop and manage 29 acute care facilities in seven states with the magnitude of about 4,000 beds" (BANNER HEALTH, 2016). These States of networking health care of Banner in America are Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska,

It was in 1977 that the United Healthcare United Health group was founded by Richard Burke. The headquarters of the company are in Minnetonka, Minnesota. This organization works towards the betterment of people's health, it help them in living a healthy life by providing them with the kind of health care that would be best for them. The main focus of United Healthcare which is a major division of the United Health group is to provide the people with better health benefits and coverage.

The paper describes a proposed business plan for a new healthcare organization. The healthcare organization consists of 200 beds along with a 24 hour emergency room service. The focus of healthcare would be on adults. The physicians hired are of the top most quality and have years of experience in serving this occupation.

Although limited in abundance, there are specific strengths of Blake Memorial Hospital, such as their new CEO, Bruce Reid, and the strong community base and need for healthcare services. On the other hand, weaknesses within the hospital and clinics, such as poor quality of care and facilities, and a low rate of funding, contribute to the declining performance of the healthcare organization as a whole. Outside of the organization are potential opportunities to cut costs by potentially closing clinics, and as a result, better the quality of care give to patients with increased funding. There are also opportunities to create an emphasis on the neighborhood clinics, for the poorer areas of the city, and potentially increase the referrals to the hospital. Threats outside of Blake Memorial Hospital include competing healthcare facilities such as St. Barnabas; being located in a poor, non affluent area; and threats to cut funding if the clinics are closed.

Banner Health is a nonprofit organization that consists of twenty-four acute care hospitals and health care facilities in seven different states. In 1999, Samaritan Health System merged together with Lutheran Health Systems to form what is currently known as Banner Health. This organization prioritizes their aim to make a difference in their patients’ lives by providing exceptional patient care. Banner Health utilizes music therapy, massage therapy, aromatherapy, and pet therapy as an integral part of the healing process for their patients. They also offer specialized care through various types of services such as Alzheimer’s Care, Cancer Care, and Emergency Care. Banner Health is involved in certain programs that will help

Quality is one of the most essential elements of healthcare. As stated by the Agency of Health Research and Quality, “Everyday, millions of Americans receive high-quality health care that helps to maintain or restore their health and ability to function” (Agency of Health Research and Quality, 2014). Improvements have become vital to the success of health care organizations and in the Healthcare Quality Book, it is explained that quality in the U.S. healthcare system is not at the standard that it should be (Ransom, Joshi, Nash & Ransom, 2008). Although this has been a reoccurring issue, attempts to fix the insufficiency have been less successful than expected.