Assignment 3: Post-Merger Analysis

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.
2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.
3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.
4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.
5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
• Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics.

Note: This professor uses a plagiarism checker. Sources must be current, meaning published within the last 3 years.

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Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 4 of your text, and then address the following points.  Support your response with evidence from the text.

• Identify the ethical and legal issues of which Albert needs to be aware.
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each decision that Albert could make and has made.
• Identify the pressures that have brought about these issues.

Code of Ethics

Develop standards for ethical and moral conduct in the form of a Code of Ethics. As part of this assignment, you will reflect upon your own ethical standards and consider from where your values and principles emerged and how they have evolved over time. Include references to the moral philosophy or social issues that affect your approach to the development of this Code of Ethics, and integrate course concepts in the context of your paper.

Consider that this Code of Ethics is a product that you may wish to carry with you into your professional experiences. 

Your Code of Ethics must contain the following components:

• Statement of values, including the source and foundation of your ethical values and principles, why you consider these principles to be non-negotiable, how they have evolved over time, and what moral philosophy or social issues affect your approach to ethics.
• Training and communication plan
• Implementation plan
• Plan for the role of leadership
• Corporate social issues
• Recent laws and regulations impacting the corporation
• Monitoring and enforcement of an ethics auditing plan
• Ethical considerations for working internationally

Your Final Paper will be 10 to 12 pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. It must include at least five scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, with in-text citations, you may use peer-reviewed journals, and industry reports. The Final Paper must be formatted in accordance with APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

1. Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
2. Must include a cover page that includes:
   – Title of paper
   – Student’s name
   – Course name and number
   – Instructor’s name
   – Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
6. Must use at least five scholarly sources
7. Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
8. Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.