HSA-319-HEALTH CARE FINANCE paper

HSA-319: HEALTH CARE FINANCE

Due: 03/04/2018

Applied Research Paper –The length of the paper should be a minimum of 3000 words (not counting the title page, reference page, appendix or abstract), double spaced, typed on 8 ½ x 11 paper, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, with a minimum of FIVE peer-reviewed references. The paper should be no less than 10 pages, and no more than 12 pages total, not including the Title, Abstract or Reference pages. References and quotations must be properly documented using APA publication standards. The paper MUST include a Title, Abstract and Reference pages. Examples of each are including in the online Canvas course shell.

The paper will include a summary Organizational Assessment based on the courses you had in the program and the issue/problem you select should be based on this assessment. The issue/problem addressed should be one that is relevant and has a potential impact on FINANCIAL performance. Choose a publically held healthcare company from the USA for the applied paper. The company can operate anywhere along the healthcare continuum, i.e. hospital, nursing home, home care agency, etc. It can be a large chain company or a single entity, but it must be a publically traded entity.

Please be sure to incorporate the following sections into your paper. This is the minimum required, you are free to add additional sections you deem appropriate.

Table of Contents – Please include page numbers

Brief history about the company that you select (to be approved by the Instructor)

Main products of the company – What does this company do? What is their service line or products produced?

Organizational assessment – Please provide a thorough assessment of this organization that includes their history, present situation and anticipated future.

Current Stock price or a plotting of the stock price

The company's financial ratios and an industry comparison of the ratios (Please be sure to include what these ratios mean to the company and the industry as a whole.

Financial strategy and/or overall strategy of the company (SWOT analysis)

Planning and budgeting concerns of the company

Future prospects of the company based on your own opinion or relevant research such as Value line or other financial periodicals

Do you recommend this company as a buy, sell, or hold type of stock (WHY?)

Concluding thoughts - add additional research about the company

What you learned from the project

References (Cite all references in your paper using APA format)

Appendix (Include things you feel are relevant to your analysis, i.e. charts, graphs, video links, etc.)