This is the dilemma Chris Smith was faced with in the article Critical Thinking Case Study – Business and Information Technology. His new boss, Pat, explained to him that business costs were rising, and the hospitals revenue base, patients, were declining. To matters worse, the costs were not proportionate to the amount of service the hospital provided and had to maintain a certain number of patients just to break even.

There are billing issues too, some employees were not willing to turn patients away when it was found out they had no insurance. While it was against company policy, employees were allowing certain medical services to be offered with no guarantee of reimbursement. The pharmacy was giving people medication, and allowing them to pay in installments. Other employees were giving medical service on p

Other reasons for increasing health care insurance premiums are related to what a HMO is required to cover. The more procedures and medications an HMO is required by regulatory bodies, the higher cost the premium they will have to charge the customers. Some states, such as California, are requiring HMO’s cover gender altering surgery, a procedure that is seen by some as not critical.

ro bono bases. Not all staff was in agreement with this method either and others would require the patient provide proof of insurance, before offering any service.

As for the issue of employees that feel religious beliefs preclude them from being involved with certain policies, a more passive approach is necessary. Allowing employees to volunteer information that would help the human resources place them in position that avoid the uneasy judgment call of being involved. Every effort must be taken to prevent employees feeling like they are obligated to provide information that they consider confidential. There is also an issue with some feeling discriminated against based on these staffing decisions. This being the delicate subject it is, needs to done with full disclosure making the reasons for making the staffing decisions transparent.

Another cut can be in personnel but it can be dome without affecting the amount of people that work at the facility. Out sourcing has been increasingly popular because it allows companies to be more fluid with its staff as it relates to increasing and decreasing staff based on its quarterly or annually needs. In many cases companies have found this technique less expensive when the total cost of payroll is taken into account. Critical staff positions should stay in source to keep them re

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