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Healthcare Finance Research The selected organization is Baptist Medical Center The organization is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It was started in 1955 by the Southern Baptist Convention, a Christian denomination in the United States. The healthcare facility has seven branches spread across Florida. Baptist Health has a bed capacity of 1,168, a cancer center, emergency departments, and more than 200 patient access points of care, including 50 primary care locations spread across northeast Florida and southeast Georgia (Baptist Health, n.d. (b)). The organization operates as a non-profit healthcare facility serving people across the state of Florida. The facility offers various services such as cardiology, neurology, general and specialized surgeries (replacement surgeries), urology, neurosurgery, oncology, pediatric, and other in and out-patient services. Baptist Medical Center aims to offer the best healthcare services to its patients. For the past two decades, patients have ranked the facility as their most preferred healthcare provider in Florida due to its top-level medical and surgical care (Baptist Health, n.d. (b)). It has been achieved by incorporating the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci Surgical System (Baptist Health, n.d.(b)). Baptist Medical Center has a distinct finance department mandated with managing its financial aspects and responsibilities. The department is led by senior vice president and chief finance officer, Keith Tickell (Baptist Health, n.d. (a)). The two oversee the finance department which is tasked with aspects such as maintaining and availing cash to meet various short-term obligations, negotiating payments, managing treatment costs, preparing budgets, preparing budgets, forecasting and analysis, preparing reports, and ensuring all financial objectives are met. Responses to Five questions previously created on Baptist Medical Center Q1: What is the mission, vision, and goal of this organization?
Baptist Medical Center being a faith-based healthcare organization has its mission tied to the Christian faith. The mission is “To continue the healing ministry of Christ by providing accessible, quality health care services at a reasonable cost in an atmosphere that fosters respect and compassion” (Baptish Health, n.d. (b)). Its vision and goal are to be the best healthcare provider in Jacksonville and beyond. The facility aims to provide the best patient care to the community through the latest technological advancements in the medical field. Q2. The organization’s strategic plan. What does it entail? Describe Baptist Medical Center has a 2020 strategic plan guide called Baptist Health 2020 that will guide the facility in improving its services and processes for the next five years. The essence of the strategic plan is enhancing the quality of care and services offered to patients aligned with Christian values (Garwood, 2020). The strategic plan also captures how the facility will increase its involvement in the community and develop value for its patients. The strategic planning is divided into five points with the first point encompassing accessibility through telemedicine and telehealth which will improve its patient reach across the community (Garwood, 2020). The second point pushing growth for the future. The third point is integrating the facility’s system to improve healthcare provision and outcomes. The fourth point is advancing the Baptist way which is providing a holistic and Christian value-based healthcare service and care for patients (Garwood, 2020). The final point is advancing clinical care by incorporating the best healthcare practices and technologies available in the industry. Q3. What are fiscal planning strategies used by this organization? Describe Baptist Medical Center utilizes a proactive approach in its fiscal planning. It focuses on long-term sustainability and growth by prudently assessing the market needs, organizational needs, and patients’ needs, as well as patient demographics, and healthcare regulations. This
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enables it to make informed decisions on resource allocations, cost-saving measures, and service improvement (Garwood, 2020). Through continuously assessing and tracking the fiscal aspect, Baptist Health can adapt to any changes and ensure it remains on track to realize its financial objectives. Q4. How does the assess its financial health and undertake any corrective measures where necessary? Baptist Medical Center has put in place measures to continuously monitor its financial undertakings to ensure they are within the stipulated goals and objectives. The hospital being a non-profit organization mostly depends on donations from the community and well-wishers, thus these donations need to be put to good use. The facility continuously tracks how these donations are used as well as revenue earned from patient services (mostly discounted to help the institution's main sustainability) to ensure their prudent use (Thomas, 2023). It uses indicators such as revenue growth, donor funding, and cash flow to track its financial performance. Regular reviews and internal audits as well as independent auditors help identify areas that require improvements and administer corrective actions needed, thus ensuring the facility remains in a sustainable financial position (Thomas, 2023). Q5. What are the essential roles and responsibilities of financial managers in a healthcare organization? Do you perceive these apply to this facility? Healthcare finance managers are mandated to ensure the best financial practices are undertaken by the organization to ensure its efficient and sustainable running. They ensure all required and necessary materials such as drugs and other medical supplies are availed by availing funds needed. They also ensure necessary personnel are hired by giving appropriate advice on the facility’s ability to hire more or additional staff (Cleverly & Cleverly, 2017). They negotiate,
and prepare contracts with various business partners (suppliers, creditors, debtors), prepare pertinent financial reports and analyses, ensure compliance with financial and tax laws, and prepare budgets and resource allocations. At Baptist Medical Center, the finance manager, Keith Tickell, and his team play an important role in the handling of the financial obligations of the hospital to ensure its continuous service provision and sustainability. Assessment from the Research Healthcare finance helps a medical facility determine the cost incurred in providing its services. Quality of care, medical staff classification and qualification, value, and equipment status will determine the quality of services offered to the patients by a healthcare facility (Cleverly & Cleverly, 2017). The finance department is associated with quality, performance improvement, cost of care, waste, and provider relationship as it acts as the foundation for the medical facility. It determines what financial resources are to be allocated to various departments, what equipment to purchase, the number of medical staff that can be sustained by the hospital, and the development of sustainable measures for financial continuity for the organization. Baptist has undertaken various steps to ensure it prudently manages its resources. One such measure was reducing its executive ranks by trimming it through voluntary buyouts meant to reduce the institution’s expenses and increase its financial efficiency (Health Leaders, 2019). This measure is deemed as a necessary financial decision that will help the organization post- Covid and ensure its financial sustainability going into the future. Overall, healthcare finance is an important aspect for any medical or healthcare facility as it ensures these facilities can continue to offer their services. The healthcare finance managers allocate resources, prepare budgets, develop fiscal strategies that ensure cost-management and
effectiveness, and provide guidance on the future sustainability of the organization’s operations. Consequently, the finance managers in healthcare facilities can never be overlooked but rather depended upon to steer them to greater financial heights.
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References Baptist Health Administration | Baptist Health | Jacksonville, FL . (n.d.). Www.baptistjax.com. https://www.baptistjax.com/about-us/administration (a) Baptist Medical Center South | Baptist Health | Jacksonville, Florida . (n.d.). Www.baptistjax.com. https://www.baptistjax.com/locations/baptist-medical-center- jacksonville (b) Cleverley, W. O., & Cleverley, J. O. (2017). Essentials of health care finance. Jones & Bartlett Learning. Garwood, K. (2020, February 25). Baptist Health CEO Brett McClung’s five-point strategy [Review of Baptist Health CEO Brett McClung’s five-point strategy ]. Jacksonville Dail Record. https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2020/feb/25/baptist- health-ceo-brett-mcclungs-five-point-strategy/ Health Leaders. (2019). Baptist Health, South Florida’s biggest healthcare provider, offers buyouts to cut costs . Healthleadersmedia.com. https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/baptist-health-south-florida%E2%80%99s- biggest-healthcare-provider-offers-buyouts-cut-costs Thomas, N. (2023, March 2). Baptist Health reports $110M profit amid robust investment performance . Www.beckershospitalreview.com. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/baptist-health-reports-110m-profit-amid- robust-investment-performance.html