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Explain and summarize what these indicators mean in terms of overall performance for each hospital.
Signature Assignment – Financial Analysis of Two Competing Hospitals
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Financial Analysis of Two Competing California Hospitals
This Signature Assignment is worth 50 points and is due the last day of class, Saturday May 28, midnight PST (no exceptions or late work accepted). If you have not completed Steps 1-3 during the previous week’s assignments, do them now in preparation for writing your paper.
Your well-written paper should include the following elements:
Briefly provide a general overview of each hospital (ownership, community served, brief history, general goals/objectives, etc) (2 paragraphs max)(6 pts)
Compare and contrast key operating and financial indicators for each hospital and compare with industry benchmarks. This can be done in table format. (8 pts)
Analysis Part 1: Explain and summarize what these indicators mean in terms of overall performance for each hospital. Imagine you’re preparing a written financial report to the board of directors. Help them understand what you’re presenting. (10 pts)
Analysis Part 2: Summarize your overall findings from your analysis. Which hospital is performing better on which indicators and why? Are these two hospitals direct or indirect competitors? How do they each best serve their community? How well are they achieving their respective mission? (10 pts)
Error-free grammar, well-written, logical flow (10 pts)
APA format (6 pts)
Your analysis should be no more than 7 pages, double spaced, and thoroughly cited both in-text and in your reference page. Apply APA style to all your formatting, citations, and references.
All papers should include:
Title page, running head & page numbers;
Abstract;
Use of Level I and II headings (if applicable);
Introduction section;
Conclusion section;
In-text citations;
References page
This paper will be evaluated in Turnitin for plagiarism. Do your own work and monitor your score. You papers CANNOT have a Turnitin score above 25. If it does, you must fix the issues (review your report, paraphrase or remove lengthy quotes) and re-submit until your score is below 25. You can submit as many versions as needed by the deadline. Only your final submission will be graded. If you submit a paper above 25, it may receive 0 credit.
File for benchmarking pivot tables: https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/hospital-annual-financial-data-selected-data-pivot-tablesSIERA – HCAI For the financial I need a table showing the different between 2 hospitals A and B with 5 financial ratios and 5 operating ratios at least
Review the attached new video that explains how to use the pivot table to find benchmarks for your hospitals. please see the upload file bellow
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