Rio Grande Medical Center Cost Allocation Concepts HCM 681 Introduction to the Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations 1. Is it “fair” for the Dialysis Center to suffer in profitability‚ and hence for the department head to possibly lose his bonus‚ just because the Outpatient Clinic needs additional space? The building of the new facility is not expected to affect revenue‚ direct cost and patient volume. The Dialysis Center will provide the same services for its patients‚ but with
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Case Study # 3 Rio Grande Medical Center-Cost Allocation Concepts 1) Is it fair for the Dialysis Center to suffer (in profitability) from the move even though it had nothing to do with it? I do not think that the Dialysis Center suffering in profitability from the move is fair. Being that the Dialysis Center was moved as a result of the Outpatient Clinics need for extra space‚ I do think that some of the costs of the new building and the relocation of the Dialysis Center should be paid through
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RIO GRANDE MEDICAL CENTER Cost Allocation Concepts This case focuses on cost allocation concepts‚ specifically the fairness and incentives created by a new allocation system applied to a department that is moving to a new‚ stand-alone facility. The primary thrust of the case is qualitative rather than quantitative‚ but this model can be used to compare results under alternative allocation schemes
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Rio Grande Supply Company Jasper Hennings‚ President of Rio Grande Supply Company‚ this is Texas based wholesale plumbing supply company. Jasper’s management team a good set of living standard. Company’s management and employees set for good values integrity‚ honesty‚ and respect for each personality employee. Rio Grande Supply company’s one the major internet use policy that employees were not use the company’s computers for whatever thing but business relevance actions. A company’s management
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Question 1 All the factors involved are internal for the company (environment factors)‚ except for the external resource that was abused‚ the internet. Jasper is in a dilemma as the company has a policy that all computers were to be used for work related business only. However Jasper has vetoed a standard inclusion that the company reserves the right to monitor computer usage and turned down the possibility to install filter software. He actually admits that he knew that employees accessed their
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The chief of operations-Henry Darger- fired a worker who had hacked into co-workers emails. There was a right for Henry to fire the employee but it seems that a consideration of her previous work performance was not included in his decision. There seems to be a lack of flexibility not to mention the hypocrisy about the decision as well. There seems to be many elements that show that there is a disturbance in the corporate culture. Jasper saw an importance in how each person respected their fellow
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Mexican food‚ one of the most delicious foods invented. But when it is matched with good service and family friendly environment‚ it is taken to a whole new level. Rio grande is truly an amazing mexican food restaurant‚ not only because of the delicious food but also because it is in a great area‚ and it is family friendly all the way. First off the food there is prepared on a professional level‚ and is real mexican cuisine. Not only in the food good but the ingredients the food is made from are
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Facts of the Case Rio Grande Supply Co. * Texas-based wholesale plumbing supply company * Values Integrity‚ Honesty and Respect for each individual employee * Has an Internet use policy that employees weren’t to use the company’s computers for anything but business-related activities. * Management has the right to access and review anything employees created‚ stored‚ sent‚ or received on company equipment. * No software filters were installed to prevent abuse of corporate computer
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Rio Grande Supply Company Jasper Hennings‚ as the president of Rio Grande Supply Co.‚ knew that a company’s top executives are responsible for determining an organization’s corporate culture. He took such personal pride in the culture of his Texas-based wholesale plumbing supply company. His management sets good examples by living by integrity‚ honesty‚ and respect for each individual employee. They were using internet for their personal purpose. The policy allowed for internet access is only for
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In the critical analysis case‚ “Rio Grande Supply Company”‚ found on page 72 of the text‚ the president of the Rio Grande Supply Company is faced with an ethical dilemma. One of the rules that the company employees have to follow is the strict use of the company computers for nothing more than business purposes. Any employee who chooses to violate that rule could be faced with termination of his or her job. Jasper‚ the company president‚ had just heard news that his Chief of Operations had fired
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