Topic: Coursework

Order Description
develop a 825 word written response paper to the following question. Papers must include a substantive elaboration on the topic as well as support from scripture. Do not use the question in your response.
The hospital economist considers an elective surgery such as hip replacement surgery for an elderly patient to be unnecessary while the physician considers it to be medically necessary. Discuss how you, as a Christian health administrator, would resolve this issue. The discussion should include application of the economic evaluation of quality in healthcare and Christian worldview.

Reading assignments:
Read Luke 14:28; Matthew 7:24-27; 1 Corinthians 14:10; Colossians 3:23
Read Sadeghi, et al: Chapter 9
Review the following report briefs on the Course Resources Page:
National Research Council. (2000). To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
National Research Council. (2001). Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Textbooks:
Sadeghi, S., Barzi, A., Mikhail, O., & Shabot, M. (2013). Integrating Quality and Strategy in Health Care Organizations. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 978-0-7637-9540-5

The Holy Bible (New Living Translation)