Knowledge of real-world societal inequities effecting patient care in healthcare organizations is essential in your tool kit for graduation.
First, review the Public Broadcast Service (PBS) healthcare disparity summary, “Frontline: The Healthcare Divide Preview,” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBtX4ZH9av4 Then, watch the full PBS documentary, “The Healthcare Divide,” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvEkeH4O8o
The full video identifies three types of hospitals: Safety Net, For Profit, and Non-Profit. Discuss the following:
What are safety net hospitals?
Choose a thesis statement based on metacognition.
From the perspective of Health Financial Management, use Chapters 8, 9, and 10 from the textbook to discuss your thesis statement.
Provide three peer-reviewed references and the textbook to support your rationale.
Use research from peer-reviewed journal articles in financial management to analyze the research. Also, use critical thinking skills, support your ideas, stimulate thoughts, utilize metacognition, and provide opposing viewpoints based on healthcare evidence. The format should be from the “Sample Paper” Template in Blackboard Ultra, Module 1.