Page 1 Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Healthcare Organizations and Options to Improve Both of Their Images Hospitals in the United States first came into existence as “institutions of social welfare‚” to provide for the sick‚ the poor‚ and to treat diseases. These facilities were mainly run and supported by charities. (Barton‚ 2009‚ p.252). Over time‚ with America’s capitalistic society‚ the emergence of for-profit hospitals began to compete with non-profit hospitals. Similarities between the two
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Debt versus Equity Financing Paper Seneca Porter Acc/400 November 7‚ 2014 Theresa Pekron Debt financing is when an organization raises money for working capital or capital expenditures through the process of selling bonds‚ bills‚ or notes to a person or institutional investors. Basically‚ it is the use of borrowing to pay for your organization needs. The return for lending out money‚ the individual or institution then become creditors and obtain a promise that the principal along with the
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Non-profit organizations are known to be dedicated to ending or helping a particular social cause‚ rather than making a profit for the organization. The Salvation Army has been the world’s fairy God’s mother when it comes to problem in society. The Salvation Army has helped in every aspect to make the world a better place. The non-profit organization provides the basic necessities to people in need‚ while also providing awareness social issues. The Salvation Army was founded in London‚ United Kingdom
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Assignment 1-The Primary Care Clinic Tasha Hornsby Dr. Kevin Williams HSA 300-0001030 Health Service Organization Management January 26‚ 2011 Discuss the key political‚ economic‚ and social forces that may have influenced the development of the clinic. Economic and social conditions that affect people’s lives determine their health. People who are poor are less likely to seek proper medical care‚ as opposed to people who are of middle-class status and above. Citizens with more social
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According to Michael Porter (2008)‚ the key reason for the existence of intense competition and rivalry in the health care industry works as a mechanism to increase value for patients. Competition or opposition has ensured provision of better products and services to satisfy the needs of customers. It is capable of increasing value for customers over time. Quality and process improvements‚ as a result of competition or opposition leads to decreased cost and increased customer satisfaction (Porter
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Sources of brand equity The sources of brand equity come from TV commercials‚ sponsorship‚ events‚ promotion‚ logo‚ package and the slogan. Details of each are as follow: TV Commercials: The Main characters in the commercials are always male. This emphasizes the masculine nature of the beer and infers that the beer is for man. Another special point is that quite a number of them are about relationship encounters (e.g. in bars‚ supermarkets etc)‚ this communicates the joy of life. Furthermore
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themselves planning for all kind of things so much so that a long-term road map for a health care organization is critically important when considering today’s health care system since it is not just complex but also is continually changing. In doing so‚ the administrators assure that they are working together towards the organization’s goals and objectives‚ as well to coordinate the resources of the organization. There are three important kinds of plans that an administrator uses to meet the organization’s
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government in health care delivery and financing in the United States? From our first lecture and in the textbook‚ it was noted that the US government is heavily involved in the provision of health care with 33.5% of the total money spent for health care coming from US government. Considerably more in financing than the delivery of health care. The US government’s involvement in health care delivery is more from laws and regulations that can affect our health care status‚ such as what drugs are approved
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Strategic Planning for Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Name School Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Discussion 4 Role of government in regulation of non-profit fundraising 4 Demanding of disclosure statements 4 Provision of more funding 5 Appointment of external auditors 5 Role of states in regulating non-profit fundraising 6 Sarbanes-Oxley-type legislation in non-profit fundraising 8 Importance of Sarbanes-Oxley type legislation 8
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2014 Vernon Thacker The Primary Care Physician Dilemma Today‚ the United States is facing a shortage of about 16‚000 primary care physicians and this number will continue to grow by 2025 (Amirault‚ 2014). Primary care physicians (PCPs) are the doctors who focus on overall health and offer the treatments and preventive screenings that save lives. A physician shortage is a situation in which there are not enough providers to treat all patients in need of medical care. The Association of American
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