I need an explanation for this Health & Medical question to help me study.
Discussion: 250 words minimum with 4 references.
Discuss the relationship between quality and competitiveness amongst healthcare organizations. Further, explain how quality performance enhances the ability to market a healthcare organization.
Complete: 1500 words with at least 4 references.
Unit 2 assessed the role of quality in being competitive. This is a key concept in healthcare, because in healthcare organizations can only compete on quality and service. Price is not a true factor since the industry is primarily a price taker. This means healthcare organizations accept whatever price is offered under their contractual relationships with third party payers. Only providers delivering elective services can be price setters.
For your assignment, write a narrative essay (minimum 1500 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least four scholarly sources and remember to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections in your essay. Cite your sources in APA format.
Using APA format and at least four APA formatted references and citations that are no more than 5 years old:
Read the Discussion Assignment 2-1 on p.45 of the text Technology Adoption by Small Manufacturers. Consider yourself as a health care leader in a small not-for-profit hospital. You have been in charge to assess the technology in the laboratory. You discover the equipment is outdated and could be upgraded and automated; however, there is a major cost associated with these purchases. Apply the following questions to the scenario of being a health care leader in a small not for profit hospital:
1. What challenges occur with purchasing modern technology in a hospital environment?
2. As a healthcare leader, how can you justify the cost perspective of upgrading your equipment in a small hospital?
3. What are the risks of not upgrading the equipment?
4. What is the employee perception if you purchase the equipment or do no purchase the equipment? What risks are there to patients using outdated equipment?
