Dba 8475 Unit Iv Assessment

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. 1 Identify and describe the American Hospital Associations four classifications of hospitals. The four classifications of hospitals according to the American Hospital Association are General hospital/emergency room, Specialty, Psychiatric, and Rehabilitation (Jacobs Chase, 2010). A General hospital/emergency room provides a broad range of services for multiple conditions (Jacobs Chase, 2010). A Specialty hospital provides services for a specific medical condition (Jacobs Chase, 2010). A Psychiatric hospital provides care for behavioral and mental disorders (Jacobs Chase, 2010). A Rehabilitation hospital provides services focused on restoring health (Jacobs Chase, 2010). Reference Jacobs, F. R., Chase, R. B. (2010). Operations and supply chain management (13th ed.). New York, NY McGraw-Hill. 2 Identify the name given to the flow of work through a hospital. Describe the characteristics of this flow of work. The work flow through a hospital is referred to as a care chain (Jacobs Chase, 2010). It consists of the services for patients provided by various medical specialties and functions,