Healthcare Reimbursement and Finance. Create a report analyzing the financial impact of at least three common regulatory requirements and at least one unique regulatory requirement each for federal, state, and third-party payers.
Create a report analyzing the financial impact of at least three common regulatory requirements and at least one unique regulatory requirement each for federal, state, and third-party payers. Then determine which of these unique regulatory requirements has the maximum strategic impact. Here is a sample format that will help you organize your thoughts.
Common regulatory requirement #1: [Add relevant text here.]
Explanation of requirement: [Add relevant text here.]
Financial impact of requirement on federal payer: [Add relevant text here.]
Financial impact on state payer: [Add relevant text here.]
Financial impact on third-party payer: [Add relevant text here.]
A “common regulatory requirement” indicates any requirement that needs to be followed by all three types of payers—federal, state, and third-party. A “unique regulatory requirement” implies any requirement that is only applicable to any one of these three types of payers, and not the other two.
Submit your report as a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Hospital and health system finance and reimbursement is complex and affects access to care in communities across Kansas. The KHA works on behalf of its members to achieve fair and adequate health care funding, and also helps hospitals communicate financial issues to the communities they serve.
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