NR 533 Week_1_Touchpoint_Reflection Healthcare Systems Financial Environments

uidelines for Touchpoint Reflections Touchpoint Reflections: This is a new type posting that occurs in the same type portal as the discussion thread. However, these are … as “mini”-weekly assignments”. You will … able to see and read the posts of peers but are not … to respond to them. However, if someone responds to your TPR, replying their post is always the collegial thing to do. Your grade is not … either way. There are specific formatting and content guidelines. Remember to use the headings as defined to address each section, Experience, Reflection, Implications, in your responses. A downloadable version of the guidelines, which includes further information, is available for access below. You are encouraged to download these guidelines and rubric to avoid the need for referring back to this page for the link. EXPERIENCE Understanding how your organization is … for services depends on several components. Assess your organization and identify its care delivery system and payer mix make up. Include percentages represented by each payer group. Identify the key people in your organization from whom you obtained your information. Perhaps it is your unit director, operational directors, financial officers, CNOs [chief nursing officers]. Your direct supervisor might … able to point you in the right direction, Since the information … is often available to the public through public reports you might also access the information through online searches of internal systems or external internet searches. REFLECTION Based on this data, discuss the assumptions that could … made about the population demographics for your institution. What influence do these variables have on the types of services offered at your facility? IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE What might your analysis tell you about the long-term health of your community? What future needs might … identified?