Forecasting model in the healthcare industry
Apply the forecasting model that you have chosen to a specific situation within a healthcare company. It’s important that you apply the forecasting procedure that you chose to a healthcare operation. Please do not just summarize the various models from the textbook. You may want to draw on your own experience working in a healthcare organization – a hospital, clinic, or another healthcare facility. You could also look at Yahoo! Finance – Healthcare Industry to find a company to analyze. Be specific in the variables that you include in your forecasting model.
Provide an analysis of how the forecasting model you chose would impact the managerial decision-making process at the healthcare company:
Explain how the forecasting model would help or hinder the decision-maker of the healthcare company. Be specific when identifying the variables in your forecasting model.
Cite any specific data you can find.
Identify how the industry data in your forecast adds relevant information about projecting trends in the healthcare industry.