Discussion: Health care expenditures

Analyze the health care expenditures associated with the care of a defined population aggregate (such as diabetes, asthma, congestive heart failure, or other acute or chronic disease listed from Healthy People 2020) within your organization.

Based on that analysis, review the literature to identify a best practice (a program or services) relevant to the care and disease management for the population aggregate.

Following the business planning format provided in the texts (see below), develop a business plan (for a program or services) relevant to the care and disease management for the identified population aggregate.

Expectations of final paper:

Length 10-12 pages (excluding executive summary and reference pages)

Separate One page executive summary (200-250 words)

Appropriate APA format

Accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Clear description of program or services proposed (include definition of terms)

Goals for and justification and rationale for program or services

Market analysis and competitive analysis (what demand is there for the program or service, what are others in the community offering in this area and how does it compare to what your organization is offering)

Include a marketing strategy for the program or service(s)

Organizational Structure and Required management and staffing full time positions (include who reports to whom, even with administration)

Financial analysis and budget (identify any assumptions; include operational budget and any capital budget needed; include expected revenue if applicable and a one year time frame in a narrative form; PLUS include a financial plan (Budget Matrix (Excel spreadsheet(s)

Minimum of 10 references from a variety of sources including scholarly publications.

Required Paper Headings

The Executive Summary goes on its own separate page

Executive Summary

Description Of The Program Or Service

Goals for the Program or Service

Justification or Rationale for the Program or Service

Market Analysis

Competitive Analysis
Marketing Strategy
Organizational Structure, Management and Key Personnel
Financial Plan
Summary
References

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument