The president of Gentiva Health Services is considering increasing her number of Medicare patients served next year. However to do so she must begin to use RNs for client visits which Medicare reimburses at $45 per visit. An RN costs $35 per hour versus the current cost of $15 for an LPN or nurses aide. The president believes she can increase her patient visits by 15% by accepting Medicare patients. She is also aware that if she increases her Medicare patients the companys administrative costs will increase by approximately $10000 per year because of the claims file complexity.
Use the following websites to gather data:
Use the following volumes for your calculations:
Volume for the year:
Prepare a two-page report that addresses the following:
The second task is:Business Plan
Review the quarterly report and develop a business plan for the organization for its upcoming financial year. Be sure to include the following in your organized business plan:
Feel free to take liberties with information needed that is not available in the report.
You may find the quarterly report athttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/gentiva-health-services-reports-third-221500117.html
Include all required tasks for this assignment in a Word document.