Carlos Albizu University Organizational Structure in Healthcare System Discussion

Week 3

Healthcare Payment Systems APA Style Question

Part 1

Discussion Prompt 1-3 Paragraphs

Complete the Week 3 discussion prompt.

Define and give examples of two of the following. Do not choose the same two as another student. One may be the same, but your example should be different.

Support your ideas with at least one scholarly source other than your text, and use terminology you learned this week. Cite and reference your sources using APA Style.

• 1500 claim form
• CPT
• HCPCS
• ICD-10
• CFR
• APC
• RBRVS
• ASC

Part 2 (Please Separate this part to a different Word Document)

Week 3 Assignment: Determining the Type of Business Structure

Objective: Recognize and explain special organizational structuring.

Instructions

After you read the chapter assigned this week, use the information to address the questions below.

Businesses and Owners

• Rosa is the only person at her company. She provides consultation services for local facilities about palliative care.
• Nguyen Counseling is a small organization with 35 employees. The owner, Dr. Nguyen, has many members (owners) and the business profits are not separately taxed.
• Alexander and Yolanda share management and profit of Holistic Health care.
• Four physicians created Doc-in-a-Box. The income earned separately among the doctors is significantly lower than it would be if they did not operate this way.

Determine the type of business ownership for each of the four businesses above from the following:

• Sole proprietor
• Partnership
• Limited liability company
• Limited liability partnership
• C corporation, S corporation, or not-for-profit corporation
• Professional corporation

Provide a brief explanation for each of your decisions. Create a one- to two-page paper in APA Style, including a title page and a reference list. You must cite and reference at least one scholarly source. You may use your textbook as a source.