Bright Road Health Care System is experiencing an increase in numbers of older a

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Bright Road Health Care System is experiencing an increase in numbers of older adult patients and also has a problem with a high readmission rate within 30 days of discharge for Medicare patients. The Board of Directors of Bright Road Health Care System is thinking of expanding services to include a home health agency in the community. The Board of Directors has charged the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to work with the student their health care consultant, to help determine whether or not to develop this service. You will analyze overall health care trends, population trends, disease trends, local trends and competitors, utilization of services, and other factors to determine whether or not to recommend opening a home care service. Your recommendation will include specific services provided, staff required, financial concerns, and a plan to build patient referrals.

Explanation / Answer

Healthcare is a very broad term. It includes everything from setting up a facility to overall healthware of the patients

Points need to be taken care

1. The demography of the area : If the people in the area is young that the healthcare should be preventive, more towards maintaining the health of the young but if vice versa then it will be more of curative in nature

2. Staff requirement will depend on the population in that area and kind off setup which is being planned.

3. Specific requirement will be physiotherapist because now a days everyone requires the same.

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