Module 4 Project Prep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Preparation: Identification of Sources

 

Precious Teasley

 

Southern New Hampshire University

 

IHP 630-Q4555: Healthcare Finance and Reimbursement 23TW4

 

Professor: Dr. Arsenault

 

April 14, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Preparation: Identification of Sources

Revenue Cycle Process
Reference One
Matson, E. (2018). Give Your Revenue Cycle a Clean Bill of Health. Healthcare Financial Management, 72(9), 20-21.	Relevance: The article is relevant to the subject since it focuses on issues impacting revenue cycles processes
	Credibility: It is credible because it is a peer-reviewed journal published in a reliable journal
	Gap Assessment: The article does not provide conclusive recommendations on how the findings can be applied widely
Reference Two
Mackey, T. K., Kuo, T. T., Gummadi, B., Clauson, K. A., Church, G., Grishin, D., & Palombini, M. (2019). ‘Fit-for-purpose?’–challenges and opportunities for applications of blockchain technology in the future of healthcare. BMC Medicine, 17(1), 1-17.	Relevance: The article focuses on the challenges and opportunities for revenue cycle improvement
	Credibility: Its findings are based on empirical findings and published in the reliable journal
	Gap Assessment: While the source explains the challenges and opportunities, it does not base its findings on primary data.
Healthcare Reimbursement
Resource One
Britton, J. R. (2015). Healthcare reimbursement and quality improvement: Integration using the electronic medical record: Comment on” fee-for-service payment- an evil practice that must be stamped out?”. International Journal of health policy and Management, 4(8), 549.	Relevance:  Healthcare experts who understand healthcare dynamics did the study. Therefore, the findings are relevant to the subject.
	Credibility:  Its findings are founded on empirical findings and published in the reliable journal
	Gap Assessment: The article author only used secondary data to synthesize study findings.
Resource Two
Casto, A. B., & Forrestal, E. (2013). Principles of healthcare reimbursement (p. 371). American Health Information Management Association.	Relevance: The source explains the law and regulations that guide the work of people involved in reimbursement
	Credibility: The book was published by a group of professionals from a healthcare association
	Gap Assessment: Since a group of professionals did the study from one discipline, the findings may not reflect the dynamics in the entire healthcare.
Strategic Planning
Resource One
Ehrlich, H., McKenney, M., & Elkbuli, A. (2020). Strategic planning and recommendations for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal of emergency medicine, 38(7), 1446.	Relevance: Provide health professionals and administrators with recommendations on strategic planning.
	Credibility:  Its findings are based on empirical findings and published in the reliable journal
	Gap Assessment: The study’s findings cannot be generalized because they provide a restricted working environment.
Resource Two
Hans, E. W., Van Houdenhoven, M., & Hulshof, P. J. (2011). A framework for healthcare planning and control. In Handbook of healthcare system scheduling (pp. 303-320). Boston, MA: Springer US.	Relevance:  The article focuses on the challenges and opportunities for revenue cycle improvement
	Credibility: Healthcare experts who understand healthcare dynamics did the study. Therefore, the findings are relevant to the subject.
	Gap Assessment: While the resource provides an important planning framework, the authors do not explain how the framework can benefit the organization.
Reimbursement Compliance
Resource One
Degelsegger-Márquez, A., & Panteli, D. (2020). Towards reimbursement of mobile digital health applications? An international comparison of practices. European Journal of Public Health, 30(Supplement_5), ckaa165-1327.	Relevance: The resource explains how people dealing with reimbursement can utilize technology to maintain best practices.
	Credibility:  Its findings are based on empirical findings and published in the reliable journal
	Gap Assessment:  Since a group of professionals did the study from one discipline, it is possible that the findings do not reflect the dynamics in the entire healthcare.
Resource Two
Green, M. (2020). Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement-2020. Cengage Learning.	Relevance: The study, rather than the guide, is based on the topic, which is helping the professional, understand principles that guide billing from a healthcare perspective.
	Credibility: Billing is an important aspect of reimbursement compliance. Therefore, the study’s findings are reliable and credible to the professionals in the field.
	Gap Assessment:  The book’s author only used secondary data to synthesize study findings.