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Specialty & ER Your Role in Hospital Finances Module

Complete the following questions after you have finished the "Your Role in Hospital Finances" Module. These questions are required to be completed as part of the VRCE program.

Basic Hospital Finance and Revenue Drivers for the CSR

What can you do during slow times at your hospital? Make a ‘slow time’ checklist.

Discuss with your manager what the cost is for keeping you as an employee, i.e., scrubs, uniforms, continuing education, etc.

Please detail three (3) ways that you will apply what you've learned from this course on your next shift working at your hospital or three (3) things you will do differently on your next shift.

The Basics of Cash Handling

What is your hospital's cash handling policy?

Please detail three (3) ways that you will apply what you've learned from this course on your next shift working at your hospital or three (3) things you will do differently on your next shift.

Creative Financing & Pet Insurance

Make a list of the payment plans your hospital accepts. What are the requirements for each? Who makes the decision on which payment plans to offer?

Please detail three (3) ways that you will apply what you've learned from this course on your next shift working at your hospital or three (3) things you will do differently on your next shift.

Confident Financial Conversations

Post in the "VRCE Specialty & ER Study Group" a difficult financial conversation you have had. Allow other students to comment on how they would handle the situation. Title the post "A Difficult Conversation. Looking for feedback." Search for another student's post with the same title and share your thoughts. Select the date that you did this here.

What are a few things you have learned from this course to help you confidently speak in financial conversations?

Please detail three (3) ways that you will apply what you've learned from this course on your next shift working at your hospital or three (3) things you will do differently on your next shift.

When you are satisfied with your responses, select the "SUBMIT" button, and then you will be able to select the "COMPLETE & CONTINUE" button.