Healthcare Service Settings andTheir Impact on Economy
Through your readings this week, youwill have learned:
- The importance of financial information in HCOs and itsfunctions
- The revenue cycle for HCOs and the impact of billing,coding, and reimbursement on cash flows, without undermining clinicalexcellence
- Various payers and their methods of payment toproviders’ claims
Using an OnlineLibrary, the Internet, and your textbook readings, respond to the following ina minimum of 300–500 words:
- Briefly describe the following healthcare servicesettings and offer your thoughts on which will have the most impact on ournational economy in the next five years.
- Hospitals
- Ambulatory care
- Home healthcare
- Long-term care
- Integrated delivery systems
Provide reasons for and evidence insupport of your responses.
Be sure to cite any relevantresources used in framing your responses. Apply APA standards to cite sources.
