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Discuss the basic US healthcare system characteristics pros and cons 

Explore careers relevant to middle management roles in Healthcare

All assignments must target the content application while using two variables: your job choice and the case assigned by the faulty (Refer to the Announcements) MY JOB IS SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATOR 

Once you have posted your selected role in the Managerial Response Team, you will write a 750-word minimum APA-style research paper (how to write a research paper guide:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/01/) that includes the following:

1. A description of the role/position as you understand it, specifically

- The level of the management the position is on (please remember- none of the positions is about Chief Executive, Chief Financial or Chief Operations officers at hospitals or other HC organizations. Your roles are not performing at the senior executive level);

-Immediate supervisory and subordinate chains;

- The main skills that are necessary to be effective and efficient in this position.

2. An explanation as to how the role you have selected is vital to this particular case:

-Discuss two job-specific managerial points affecting your organizational performance from the position of the provider

For example,

Case: increased Tuberculosis incidence among the homeless population of Nsk.

Job: a financial/business officer.

Managerial issue: an inability to send payments to the vendors for the supplies due to the lack of funds.

Reason: a high number of rejected health care insurance claims or not insured population served; high supply utilization due to the contagious nature of the issue and requirements to its clinical management.

Organizational outcome: clinical services are lacking appropriate medicine and supplies>low patient satisfaction>people refuse to come to the clinic or follow the treaments> low service utilization>reduced clinic income.

Solution: The business officer seeks additional funding sources from government organizations and grant providers. The insurance claim process is reassessed and the insurance claim cycle optimization process is established.

***This example cannot be used in the students' submissions. 

3.  A description of how your role will interact with the other roles. What will the reporting structure look like? Who will you be working with and in what capacity?

The paper  (no more than 3 pages) should be formatted according to APA style requirements and include a minimum of two credible resources from the course readings, UMGC library or other credible sources. An abstract is not required