Resource Allocation in
Health Care
– Describe some of the
conflicts that exist between clinical staff and financial management in
resource allocation.
– Discuss the role
that a health care organization’s mission statement and values play in resource
allocation.
– Assess some of the
challenges, complexities, and limitations involved in making resource
allocation decisions in health care.
Scenario:
You just returned to
your office after attending a meeting with members of the finance department
and the clinical staff of the outpatient dialysis treatment center. You were
attending on behalf of your executive vice president, who was unable to attend.
The finance department’s staff expressed concern about the outpatient dialysis
treatment center being over budget. The clinical team was adamant that they
could not provide quality patient care within the budget limitations proposed
by the finance department. The 2-hour meeting ended with the finance
department’s staff failing to convince the clinical staff that they must
curtail expenditures. After providing your executive vice president a brief
verbal recap of the meeting, he requested that you prepare an objective
assessment of each group’s perspective.
Please use the
following resources:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1925021/
http://www.resource-allocation.com/
http://www.pohly.com/
