Comprehensive Report: Health Management Associates and Services

This report provides an overview of Health Management Associates (HMA), a leading organization in the healthcare sector. It focuses on their role as a consulting firm, their services, and their impact on the industry. The report highlights their contributions to accountable care, Medicare, and the provision of healthcare services. It discusses their focus on improving healthcare delivery, their use of IT solutions, and their efforts in healthcare reform. The report also mentions HMA's strategies for marketing and operational excellence, including their work with private firms and their approach to integrated care systems. The provided solution includes references to support the analysis.

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Assignment 1: HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES
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Health Management Associates (HMA) is one of the leading independent Accountable
Care Organization (ACO) that majors in national research as well as a consulting firm for
Medicare beneficiaries. It was formed in 1985 and its corporate office is located in Washington
Square. Currently, it has about two hundred strong consultants who play a major role in helping
its clients through the provision of design support, technical assistance, expertise, and resources
to guarantee best health care services to the whole community (HM, 2017).
 HMA has guaranteed a quality of care in their services. It is one of the best organization
as far as the delivery of healthcare services is concerned. Its main concentration is on the
most vulnerable people as well as the healthcare providers who treat them. This has made
it possible for the establishment of a population health program in accordance to the
government policies and regulations. The organization has made it possible to establish
best health care system restructuring, best delivery system, and good payment models,
clinical services as well as providing best innovations in Information Technology (HM,
2017).
 The Health Management Associates (AMA) provide quality Information technologies in
accordance with the set requirements of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS). They have assembled the best experts who are dedicated to tackling the
challenges that affect the healthcare organizations. They ensure deep implementation of
complex IT requirements that are needed in health reforms. The services include
conducting of assessments to single out the gaps in the organization that needs to be
address (Fairgrieve, 2017).
 They also support procurement, training assistance and reimbursements hence boosting
the trust of their clients and customers (HM, 2017). Additionally, their marketing strategy
is involving private firms, companies, banks and other strategic investment organizations
in encouraging their workforce to consider obtaining their health care services in their
organization (Fairgrieve, 2017).
 HMA has also ensured that operation excellence is obtained through the finding of more
creative and accountable approaches that support healthcare by securing resources. This
ensures a safe transition from single service providers to integrated care systems that
work simultaneously to guarantee better services.

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References
Fairgrieve, A. (2017). Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Update – Q3 2017. Health
Management Associates. Retrieved October 16, 2017 from
https://www.healthmanagement.com/blog/medicaid-managed-care-enrollment-update-
q3-2017/.
Health Management (HM). (2017). Integrating systems for better outcomes. Retrieved October
16, 2017 from https://www.healthmanagement.com/what-we-do/healthcare-delivery-
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gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqbWx0sv01gIVqbvtCh1PYwJOEAAYAiAAEgKFC_D_BwE.