ERAU Management Health Services Department Implications Essay

Elaborate on the implications of a Health Services Department moving from a cost center to a profit center. Information discussed must include:

1. The difference between a cost and a profit center.
2. Decentralization versus centralization within the health service business.
3. How the health service department can stick to its historic mission of serving those without insurance and/or those that are historically underserved.
4. The implications of having public health professionals that are not permitted to bill or have reimbursable codes. 

 book: 

1. Harrington, M. K. (2024). Health Care Finance and the mechanics of Insurance and Reimbursement. Jones & Bartlett Learning.