ABSTRACT

Healthcare Affordability occurs when care meets and exceeds the patient's requirements, delivered in a timely and high-quality fashion, at an affordable price, generating revenue that funds the application of the right resources at an expense that yields profitability. Healthcare Affordability improves the speed, quality, and cost of Healthcare delivered to patients. Healthcare Providers consist of organizations focused on delivering services to patients intended to improve health. The primary purpose is health and quality of life for everyone and every patient. People are the key drivers of the processes and systems within the entirety of the Healthcare Enterprise. Although the primary performance focus is patient outcomes and results, underlying are the performance metrics and measures of the organization, the processes themselves and the people. For achieving Healthcare Affordability, there are three main dynamics for all enterprise elements; motivate people, improve processes, increase performance.