STU For Profit vs. Not For Profit Discussion

For Profit vs. Not For Profit

Private, nongovernmental healthcare organizations may be either for profit (FP) or not for profit (NFP).

Discuss the difference between not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.

What happens if an NFP organization makes a profit?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of organization?

Describe two specific examples of how risk management has influenced nursing documentation.

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.

You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.) 

• All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.

Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.

• You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date. 

• Read

Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2019).

Chapters 20 & 23

Online Materials & Resources

• Visit the CINAHL Complete under the A-to-Z Databases on the University Library’s website and locate/read the articles below:

Pinkerton, S. E (2004). Budgets!! Budgets!! Budgets!! The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 35(2), 52-53.

• DeVore, S. & Champion, R. W. (2011) Driving population health through Accountable Care Organizations. Health Affairs, 30(1), 41-50.
• Friese, C. R., Xia, R., Ghaferia, A., Birkmeyer, J. D., & Banerjee, M. (2015). Hospitals in ‘Magnet’ program show better patient outcomes on mortality measures compared to non-Magnet hospitals. Health Affairs, 34(6), 986-992.