An HMO requests your hospital services for its obstetrics division. It offers to pay your hospital $2,000 for a vaginal delivery without complications (DRG 373). You look at the Standard Test Procedure (STP) for this Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) and discover that your hospital’s cost is $2,400. What will you do to obtain the contract?
Present your work as a 2-page report in a Word document formatted in APA style.
Name your document LastnameFirstInitial_W5_A2.doc.
For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_W5_A2.doc
By Sunday, October 13, 2013, submit your report to the W5: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points
|
| Explained ways to analyze the hospital’s cost for the procedure and operational data for the procedure to identify possible cost reductions. |
8
|
| Calculated marginal profit for various costing profiles. |
8
|
| Identified and explained ways to make the contract profitable for the hospital. |
12
|
| Applied the correct APA style, usage, grammar, and punctuation. |
4
|
| Total |
32
|
