Overview At some point in your professional career, you may work within or alongside inpatient and outpatient settings. Working in these settings can be similar to working in two completely different “health care worlds.” What exactly are the differences between outpatient and inpatient medicine? Fundamentally, inpatient means checking into the hospital or care facility, while outpatient defines health care that can be administered without staying at the hospital. However, what has been prescribed above is the most basic terms of outpatient and inpatient services. Case Assignment Use the online library, required reading, and other resources to research and develop a more complete appreciation of the inpatient and outpatient settings. References should be no more than 5 years old. Websites should only be from reliable sources (only acceptable when accessing government sites). Based on your findings, write a graduate-level comparative analysis of inpatient and outpatient services that clearly addresses the following: Identify and describe inpatient settings and outpatient settings. Provide and explain at least two examples for each setting (e.g., Ambulatory Surgery Center vs. Rehabilitation Center). Classify the typical services provided and key personnel between inpatient settings and outpatient settings. Identify, describe, and evaluate a trend that is currently impacting inpatient and outpatient settings. These can be trends related to technology, supply and demand, political climate, regulatory, demographic changes, or patient care. Analyze the trends, and thinking as a health care administrator, how do you capitalize on these trends to improve operation and bottom line performance? How can you mitigate the negative impact of the trends? Length: 3-4 pages, not including the title or reference page(s). For additional information on how to write a comparative analysis, review the following source: https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-write-comparative-analysis Assignment Expectations Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your comparative analysis. Limit your response to a maximum of 4 pages. Support your report with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals. Angelo State University Library (n.d.) Library guide: How to recognize peer reviewed (refereed journals). Retrieved from: https://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment. Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). General APA guidelines. Retrieved from: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/. For additional information on reliability of sources review the following source. Georgetown University Library (n.d.) Evaluating internet resources. Retrieved from https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content Module 2 - Background INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND ANCILLARY SERVICES Required Reading Dreachslin, J. L., Gilbert, M. J., & Malone, B. (2012). Diversity and cultural competence in health care: A systems approach. Chapter 4 Foundations for Cultural Competence in Healthcare. Available in the Trident Online Library. Medicare Resources. (n.d.). What are ancillary services? Retrieved from https://www.medicareresources.org/glossary/ancillary-services/ Osborne. K. (2012). What are ancillary services? Retrieved from https://www.mymatrixx.com/what-are-ancillary-services/ Peconic Bay Medical Center. (2017). The difference Between Inpatient and Outpatient Care. Retrieved from https://www.planprescriber.com/medicare-insurance-news/differences-between-inpatient-outpatient-and-under-observation/ Shi, L., & Singh, D. A. (2017). Chapter 7 Outpatient services and primary care. In Essentials of the U.S. health care system. (4th ed). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Available in the Trident Online Library. Videos Wahi, M. (2013). U.S. health care: Outpatient services and primary care. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2IpUdUJ_zc Optional Reading Health Research & Educational Trust. (2013). Becoming a culturally competent health care organization. Retrieved from http://www.diversityconnection.org/diversityconnection/membership/Resource%20Center%20Docs/Equity%20of%20Care%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

The 15-Year-Old Patient Evaluation & Management Plan You are seeing a 15-year-old female patient for a gynecological exam and to explore birth control options. The patient’s mother scheduled the appointment after learning that her daughter has become sexually active. The patient is current with all immunizations, including Gardasil, and has no significant health history that would contraindicate the use of birth control. This is the patient’s first gynecological exam, and she expresses feeling nervous and embarrassed that her mother has shared her sexual experience with strangers. Taking this into account, how would you begin the patient encounter? As you begin asking questions to determine the patient’s gynecological history, the patient appears frustrated and embarrassed and reminds you that she has only had sex one time. What should the patient understand about the importance of reviewing gynecological history? What are the most popular birth control methods prescribed in the United States? What determines the success or failure of a birth control method? The patient expresses a desire for the most effective form of birth control but is concerned about weight gain and other side effects. How should you respond to her concerns? The patient seems unsure about the best option for birth control and asks if she can take some time to think about the choices. As the use of birth control is ultimately the patient’s choice, you offer to answer any questions and agree to a follow-up visit or call. The patient asks whether using a condom is okay if she decides to have sexual intercourse before selecting a method of birth control. What should you tell her?

Choose ONE (1) question below to discuss and then respond to TWO (2) of your classmates answers (Try not to repeat others answers). Include the question with your response.Why is it important to hold some liquid and some illiquid assets?Discuss one of the liquidity ratios in this week’s course content? Using the 2014 data for Holy Cross in this week’s Power Point summary slides, what is the 2014 ratio you identified? Given information provided what is your interpretation of this ratio?Discuss the formula used for a ratio to measure leverage or capital structure? What exactly does this ratio measure?Identify two operating indicators and explain how they may supplement a ratio analysis using financial data. How would you interpret the operating indicators? Make sure you are properly citing your source(s) and providing your reference(s) for information you obtain from another source. Please review the Discussion Expectations and Grading posting if you have any questions regarding answering the discussion question and/or responding to your peers.