Module 4: Monitoring Operations with Ratio

Discussion Forum 4: Monitoring Operations with Ratios

Note: For all discussions, students must submit their initial post before any other students’ posts will be visible.

Your book this week discussed several ways that leaders monitor operations in the health care field. They talked about occupancy rates, patient mix, payer mix, and several other factors. These are essentially all ratios used to monitor operations. Discuss specific ratios used in your work or home life, and how they are impactful.

• Write a minimum of 250 and a maximum of 300 words.
• Submit your original post by Thursday before midnight EST.
• Respond to at least 1 other post by Sunday before midnight EST.
• Failure to submit posts in a timely manner, meet the assigned minimum word count, include citations and references for external sources, or respond to an instructor or peer comment will result in a loss of points.
• Note: Cite paraphrased information that was obtained from another source but do not use quotes.