Health care sector generally has three types of hospitals like not for profit, for profit and hospitals run by governments. Not for profit organizations typically are the largest groups and are those organizations which are ran for public benefits and does not look for any profit. They charge very minimum and most are free of charge. "They are service oriented and try to give best treatment for those who cannot afford it. These hospitals are owned by nonprofit corporations that specialize in managing hospitals and health systems" (Williams & Torrens, 2008). For profit organizations are those which are profit oriented and cost for the treatment they provide. They commercialize everything and most of the people cannot afford them. They are for …show more content…
Non-profit hospitals viewed as charities by the IRS, they comply with guidelines governing non-profits and providing certain benefits to the community. Non-profit hospitals don't pay federal income and local property tax. They don't have different source of investors and they don't need to give answer to shareholders. Non-profit hospitals are typically to accept everyone who comes in the doors, regardless their condition to pay. For profit hospitals, they pay property and income tax. Profit hospitals have avenues for rising capitals. By that they have upgrade facilities and latest technology equipment. But a critic for profit hospitals includes labor unions, consumer group and some legislation.A government funded hospital is a hospital which is owned by a government and receives government funding. This type of hospital provides maximum medical care for free of charge, the cost is covered by government funds. Overall I believe there are three separate and different models to provide the quality of care specifically designed for each person personal need. I work for a hospital that was a non profit hospital that just recently went public to a "for-profit" status. The purpose behind it was to be able to obtain grants and gain the ability to accept funding for research. Providing the best quality of care and being able to have funding to research cures for specific diseases and illnesses in …show more content…
With the help of mergers and acquisitions, these healthcare organizations can improve the availability of quality healthcare service in many locations. In fact these acquisitions have also improved the quality in the acquired organizations. Disadvantages of for-profit hospitals, the for-profit hospitals are responsible for their stockholders thus they aim to perform those activities which help in improving the wealth if their stockholders. "Traditionally, proprietary hospitals have been the province of physicians, whereas nonprofit institutions have been dominated by community leaders” (Carper & Litschert, 1983). These organizations are manly profit governed organizations and thus they will provide only those services which are profitable for them. Advantages of non-profit hospitals, these hospitals can help the gap between the healthcare services by creating healthcare facilities. These mainly focus on those services which are neglected by the for-profit organization and their operating cost is relatively lower due to various incentives being paid by the government. "One characteristic of nonprofit hospitals is that usually control formally resides in a board of
The health care organization with which I am familiar and involved is Kaiser Permanente where I work as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse and later promoted to management. Kaiser Permanente was founded in 1945, is the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plan, serving 9.1 million members, with headquarters in Oakland, California. At Kaiser Permanente, physicians are responsible for medical decisions, continuously developing and refining medical practices to ensure that care is delivered in the most effective manner possible. Kaiser Permanente combines a nonprofit insurance plan with its own hospitals and clinics, is the kind of holistic health system that President Obama’s health care law encourages. It still operates in a half-dozen states from Maryland to Hawaii and is looking to expand...
Describe the differences between nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. William & Torres provided a table to reflect hospital ownership, and noted that some hospitals, while owned by one type of entity, may be operating under a contract by another entity, such as a hospital management company (Williams & Torres, page 185). Some of the largest groups of hospitals in the nation are nonprofit community hospitals (Williams & Torrens, page 185). Nonprofit entities, including hospitals, function under special provisions of corporation law in each state, and under federal and state tax provisions that recognize their community service function (Williams & Torrens, page 185).
“Non-profits” business is capable of generating profit which means that business which are organised for non-profit make profit, they are not designed to make money for proprietors or shareholders. But, non-profits are organised to serve the government as well as the society.
With these types of organizations they have different methods of payments and reimbursements. They have guidelines through the government that they will have to abide by. The government sponsored payers are Medicaid and Medicare. The majority of patients that are treated are on Medicare or Medicaid. With patients not insured each type of organization handles reimbursement differently. For- Profit hospitals it is bad debt, which is when charges of patient are written off. With not –for –profit organizations it is considered charity care. This type of care has to be documented and reported on tax status.
Some medical facilities are not-for-profit organizations. They can be a charitable organization or an educational organization or both. There are other not-for-profit medical and public health programs that provide health care to many communities in this country. Some of the best hospitals in America are educational not-for-profit facilities. They work with some of the newest technology and some perform experimental procedures. Most public health programs are ran as not-for-profit organizations and operated for charitable and educational purposes. The not-for-profit organization is not liable to pay taxes under IRS code 501 (c)(3) (.org). This allows the organization to put its revenues back into the organization versus having to pay investors or owners. Unfortunately, over the past 20 years the amount of for-profit organizations has increased (Santa). The growing commercialization of health care has ethical implications and has become a matter of heated controversy (Santa). It’s becoming more difficult despite all the laws and regulations to protect patient’s privacy and confidentiality. An ethical implication that for-profits face is physicians receiving incentives for keeping cost down to increase profits. Some for-profits will encourage doctors to promote profit producing drugs, surgeries, tests and treatments. (Santa). Some of these same physicians may own the facility they operate which creates a huge conflict. On the other hand, financial incentives can cause physicians to delay important tests and treatments or to not perform them at all. In some cases patients are being discharged from hospitals before they are ready to go home (Orentlicher). On an ethical standpoint, the patient’s well being is put in jeopardy and the...
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Staff Analysis Statement of Problem HCA, after following a conservative financial policy since its establishment, has entered the new decade preparing to make some changes in order to realign their financial strategy and capital structure. Since its establishment, HCA has often been used as a measure for the entire proprietary hospital industry. Is it now time for the market to realign their expectations for the industry as a whole? HCA has target goals that need to be met in order to accomplish milestones in the future.
Historically, hospitals were created based on the Christian charity belief of helping the sick and poor....
The Salvation Army is a non-profit organization. They receive all of their funding and help from donations and volunteers. They receive the largest contributions during the Thanksgiving and Christmas
...staff would not be required to put in the overtime to compensate for the lack of workers. Patients would no longer have to suffer the neglect of the staff because he or she was too busy. Making sure the patient gets the best quality care reduces the time spent for recovery. Reducing the time spent for recovery increases the organization’s finances. Providing a safe facility also reduces the expenses on the private hospital’s budget. Ensuring a patient is safe can reduce potential use of ongoing treatment and services. Hiring the appropriate nursing staff needed can save the organization money. Instead of cutting back on staff, more staff needs to be hired to fulfil the needs of the patient. In the economy today, private hospitals need to focus on the overall long term effects of each action opposed to quick reactions resulting in financial strain for the facility.
Nonprofits are organizations whose income is not used for the benefit or gain of stockholders, directors or any other persons with an interest in the organization. The nonprofit sector is very diverse; it includes tax-exempt organizations that are educational, scientific and cultural, as well as civic and social welfare organizations. Nonprofits usually work to advance a cause or interest or to accomplish some good work. Some job seekers overlook nonprofit organizations, assuming that opportunities are limited and salaries are uniformly low. This is not true.
Nonprofits serve multiple roles in improving the quality of life (The Philadelphia Foundation)They are created and put in certain communities for different reasons pertaining to each situation and enhance the environment in that way. Think about it, when you drive through a community with lots of homeless people, what do you automatically think? It’s poor community, right? Well I do, and you never want someone to think poorly of the place you liv...
Nonprofit and for-profit businesses have multiple similarities and differences. For-profit organizations are very different from non-profit organizations because the driving goal of a for-profit organization is increasing its revenue whereas a non-profit organization will not go out of business if it suffers financial loss or does not have a bottom-line. The marketing process also differs, with the biggest differentiating factor of profit marketing is to encourage customers to buy and while the nonprofit marketing purpose is usually to encourage people to give. This means that the return on investment differs between the two. Although the principles of marketing remain the same, some of the methods must, of necessity, be different. Because of the intense involvement in the community as well as support from government, agencies non-profit firms should not compete in the same markets as for profit companies nor in anyway position their organization in any way to give the impression that their efforts could be commercial based (Nelson, 2002).
A few of the pros consist of nurses out in the field can take the initiative to call physicians with updates, obtain testing results, delegate responsibilities, and obtain orders on their own without having to call the office and waiting on a response. This shifts accountability to the nurses out in the field, which allows for a quicker turn-around time and increased patient satisfaction. Also, private duty nurses can focus on the care of one patient at a time and creates a closeness regarding the nurse-patient relationship, which also increases patient satisfaction (Huber, 2014). Decentralized nurses in the field are also able to create their own schedules and prioritize responsibilities regarding their patient’s services based on their knowledge of that patient and their circumstance. Only the nurse out in the field is familiar with their patients and relying on authority within the organization would only hinder this
A hospital is an institution that provides medical services for a community. Hospitals can be looked at from many different aspects. The main ones are length of stay, kinds of service, and the type of ownership. Short-term hospitals make up most hospitals. The patients in these hospitals stay only less than a month. The community of a hospital make up how much recognition they might receive. Community and nonprofit hospitals always spend more money for patient care than they receive in fees.
In both types of health care, the benefits are for the patient, their families and the community in general. Even when the acute health care is mostly focused on the patient as an individual, the fact that those services are there, and are accessible in case of an emergency need; brings peace of mind to all the member of the community. While, the public health provide care in the safety of patient’s home where the patients have a higher autonomy than in the hospital, where doctors, nurses and other medical professionals regularly make decisions they feel are in the best interest of the patient (Greenwood,