Saint Louis Health Care Market Analysis Module 1, HMP 5800-09, Fall Semester 2020 Instructions:  The Saint Louis Business Health Coalition has recently issued the results of another in-depth analysis of important developments and trends that have occurred during the last 10 years in the Saint Louis Health Care Market

Saint Louis Health Care Market Analysis

Module 1, HMP 5800-09, Fall Semester 2020

Instructions:  The Saint Louis Business Health Coalition has recently issued the results of another in-depth analysis of important developments and trends that have occurred during the last 10 years in the Saint Louis Health Care Market.  First, you are asked to review this document in depth.  Then, second, you are asked to prepare a brief report (3 pages, double-spaced maximum) of the major implications for area hospitals and systems given the results that are presented.  Here are the issues that you need to assess:

1. What are the major implications of the CMS’s emerging preference for multiple indicators of hospital performance (e.g., compliance with recommended treatment protocols and evaluation of the patient experience) in their Value-Based Purchasing approach?
2. What are the major implications of shrinking inpatient revenue?
3. What will happen to area hospitals if the number of inpatient beds continues to increase?
4. What will be the likely the most important short term hospital impacts of the full-scale implementation of new emphases such as deregulation and increased competition?