Financial Efficacy of Community Based Preventive Health Education Programs in Hospitals

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ABSTRACT

This study aims at understanding the “Financial Efficacy of Community Based Preventive Health Education Programs in Hospitals”. The objectives of this study involved investigating the significance of health education programs in disease prevention, identifying the need for preventive health education programs in hospitals, understanding the effectiveness of health education programs in hospitals, exploring the cost and financial effectiveness of health education programs in hospitals and analyzing the hospital's return on investment on preventive health education programs. Secondary data was used for this study in order to gather the relevant data from the chosen hospitals and medical organizations. This study has used financial data of ten major hospitals in U.S in order to understand their return on investment on health education and promotion programs. Return to investment ratio analysis helps to identify potential problems before they become serious. It allows administrators to focus on more pressing matters. Availability of comparative data from national sources allows many health professionals to use methods of analysis coefficients for various organizations. Financial records of health care organizations are extremely important for those who make responsible decisions. The documents used in this study involved income statement, balance sheet and statement of changes in financial position of ten hospitals and medical institutions. Additionally, the results of operations of the institutions' progress over a period of time were also analyzed.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY1

Background of the Study2

Purpose of the Study9

Nature of the Study13

Research Aim15

Research Objective15

Theoretical Framework15

Definition of the Terms18

Structure of the Report21

Summary22

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW23

Prevention: Constructs and Cost-Effectiveness24

Primary Prevention25

Secondary Prevention27

Tertiary Prevention27

Prevention of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases28

Preventive Measures in Hospitals36

Health Education40

Disease and Health42

Healthy Lifestyle44

Quality of Life46

Health Behavior and Health Education47

Health Education Delivery48

The Foundations of Health Education49

Role of Technology in Health Education Interventions50

Potentials of eHealth and mHealth in Health Education Interventions53

Effectiveness of eHealth and mHealth Education Interventions55

Designing eHealth and mHealth Education Interventions56

Examples of eHealth and mHealth Education Interventions57

Advantages of eHealth and mHealth Interventions to the learner58

The Implementation of Health Promotion Policy in Hospitals60

Evaluation of patients' needs61

Informing patients and events62

Economics of Health Care63

Human Capital Theory64

Financial Return on Investment of Hospitals67

Summary71

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY73

Research Aim74

Research Objective74

Research Purpose74

Research Design78

Data Collection Methods79

Secondary Data79

Primary Data81

Data Collection Procedures82

Return on Investment Ratio Analysis84

Letter of cooperation85

Confidentiality of the Data85

Research Limitations85

Ethical Concerns86

Summary88

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION89

Analysis of Hospital's ROI in Health Education Programs90

Hospital 190

Hospital 294

Hospital 398

Hospital 4102

Hospital 5106

Hospital 6110

Hospital 7113

Hospital 8117

Hospital 9121

Hospital 10124

Assessment of Profitability of the Healthcare Organization128

Summary129

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION130

Conclusion131

Recommendations141

Summary142

REFERENCES143

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

Recent trends of people who are daily suffering from chronic illness, injuries and disease is alarming (Goetzel, 2001). However, the disturbing element is that most of these medical conditions or diseases are easily avoidable if people take preventive measure and change small things in their daily routine which could lead to the onset of these medical conditions or diseases (Goetzel, 2001). We know the harsh reality that the manner in which we live can dictate the manner in which we die. However, as the cost of war cannot be represented by counting the number of dead ...