Essays on Catlin

Introduction

The term managed care refers to various healthcare insurance plans used in the United States, which are aimed at moderating the cost of providing care to the citizens. Essentially, the techniques used are intended to enhance the quality of patient care provided in the medical facilities. The approaches also include the systems of financing the enrolled organizations under the managed healthcare concept and techniques. In this essay, three types of managed care plans will be discussed. Furthermore, their impact on the way services are delivered at Healing Hands Hospital will be included. The paper will identify the changes that ...

George Catlin was an artist born in Wilkes-Barre, in Pennsylvania. George was a lawyer by profession before his works of arts were recognized (John, 2011). His brief career as a lawyer was accompanied by the production of two paintings of American Indians, with sufficient interests and travels among the Native Americans in America (John, 2011). He was much concerned with the Native American’s race that was slowly vanishing and therefore he set to record their history through works of art. Catlin had enormous contributions to the setting and preservation of the culture and way of living of Native ...

Abstract

The payer mix in healthcare financing currently comprises of three broad groups that include private insurance, government payers, and private payers. Private insurance covers 61% of the US population and contributes 49% in revenues. Government payers cover 31% of the population and contribute 55% of the revenues while the private payers account for 5% of population and contribute 6% of the revenues. The Affordable Care Act seeks to increase the insurance coverage in the United States. It would increase the contributions from government payer and reduce the default risk associated the private payers. This would also ensure that all ...

Executive Summary

The art of management can be very challenging but with the mastering of the basic principles of management, managers can easily navigate a company into success. Setting a business up anchored on the principles of management enables it to operate effectively with checks and balances. Outdoor Adventure Paintball Park was not set up using the right management principles. For a start, the business was set up without a sound plan on how it was going to operate. As much as the business enjoys some advantages given its strengths regarding resources and location, the business also has some weaknesses that ...