DHA-7007 V2

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. (n.d.).
You will use this website to complete this week’s assignment. The focus of this program is to improve health outcomes for all, rooted in health equity, by building awareness of the multiple factors that influence health.

American College of Healthcare Executives. (2019). Research & resources: Top issues confronting hospitals.
The American College of Healthcare Executives offers healthcare professionals and students in health administration programs a wealth of resources for both practice and educational purposes.

American Hospital Association. (2021). 2021 environmental scan.
This report details data and trends that have implications for the health care field now and in the future. Due to COVID-19, the AHA has shifted their strategy to address the pandemic in various areas, including relief, recovery, and rebuilding.

Becker, S., & Haefner, M. (2018). 10 thoughts on the healthcare business. Becker Hospital Review.
In this article, Becker et al. provide examples of how healthcare providers function as businesses using examples of revenue, competition, technology, stakeholders, and more.

Butler, M. (2017). Money troubles: Changing reimbursement models shake up physician and outpatient healthcare industry. Journal of AHIMA, 88(9), 14-17
Healthcare facilities rely on Medicare reimbursements and payments from other health insurance companies to maintain financial stability to provide healthcare services. Medicare must have a submission of the proper International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to make proper reimbursement payments. These codes, in their 10th version, vary between delivery sites—including in-patient hospitals, out-patient hospitals, and physician practices. In this article, Butler offers how changes to the ICD effects reimbursements.

Casselman, J., Onopa, N., & Khansa, L. (2017, November). Wearable healthcare: Lessons from the past and a peek into the future. Telematics and Informatics, 34(7), 1011-1023.
In this article, Casselman et al. conducted a SWOT analysis of wearable technology and the implications on accuracy of the data and security of the wearer’s personal health information.

Franz, B., Skinner, D., & Kelleher, K. (2017, April 3). The impact of the Affordable Care Act on hospital-led community health evaluation in the U.S. Appalachian Ohio region. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 23(4), 882–887.
The Affordable Care Act requires nonprofit hospitals to improve their collaboration with public health departments to assess the health needs of the community in which they operate. Franz et al. investigated how hospitals in Ohio have responded to this mandate.

Highlighting Healthcare Trends in 2018. (2018, February). Medical Marketing & Media, 53(2), 10–11.
Following a survey to healthcare executives, the Price-Waterhouse Commission Health Research Institute provides the outlook of healthcare trends for 2018.

Kim, J., & Richardson, V. (2014). The impact of poverty, chronic illnesses, and health insurance status on out-of-pocket health care expenditures in later life. Social Work in Health Care, 53(10), 932-949.
With the rise of healthcare costs, patients 65 years and older with chronic illnesses are seeking ways to lower their insurance premiums. Kim and Richardson reported on how the socioeconomic and health status of these older patients affects their out-of-pocket expenses.

Lee, S. J., Abbey, J. D., Heim, G. R., & Abbey, D. C. (2016, November). Seeing the forest for the trees: Institutional environment impacts on reimbursement processes and healthcare operations. Journal of Operations Management, 47-48(1), 71-79.
These researchers examine healthcare reimbursement from beginning to end, patient care to payment received and highlight areas where processes breakdown within organizations thus impacting the timing of reimbursement payments.

Thakur, R, Hsu, S. H. Y., Fontenot, G. (2012, April). Innovation in healthcare: Issues and future trends. Journal of Business Research, 65(4), 562-569.
In this study the authors seek to answer the following research questions. How do executives and practitioners define the term innovation in healthcare? How do healthcare organizations come up with innovative ideas and how do they make those innovative decisions? How do healthcare executives and practitioners roll out those innovative changes in their organizations? What strategies do these organizations apply toward the formulation of innovative decisions? What role does information technology play in the innovative process? The researchers conducted in-depth interviews to answer several research questions. 

Vincent, J-L., & Creteur, J. (2017). The hospital of tomorrow in 10 points. Critical Care, 21(93), 1-4.
In this article, Vincent and Creteur focused on how the hospital of today will be metamorphosed into the hospital of tomorrow through the use of technology. The authors stressed the importance of adopting new technology to improve healthcare delivery.

Vogenberg, R., & Santilli, J. (2018). Healthcare trends for 2018. American Health & Drug Benefits, 11(1), 48-54.
Without the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2018, Vogenberg and Santilli reviewed the trends in healthcare delivery between 2018 and 2020.