You just started working as a Health Service Manager for a health care company within an industry below.  First choose an industry below to discuss the questions that follow: Pharmaceutical (generic drugs) Pharmaceutical (patented drug) Any physician specialty (e.g. cardiology, ophthalmology, etc.) Hospital (national Network) Small rural hospital Your boss has asked you to write […]

You just started working as a Health Service Manager within one of the following health care industries.  First, choose an industry below to discuss the questions that follow: Ambulatory Surgery center Pharmacy Physician’s Office Cosmetic Surgery Center Laser Eye Center Dental Office Your boss has asked you to write a report detailing how the demand […]

Assessment #1: (15%) As you learned in Week 1, health care spending is growing faster than the overall growth in the economy (as measured by GDP) and by 2026 is expected to consume 20 percent of GDP.  In Week 2, the article by Hartman (et. al.) states that “the trade-offs required to finance health care […]