This week everybody will respond to the same questions. Please apply the concepts to a healthcare organization you are familiar with (your work, or where you are a patient). This could be a larger org such as a hospital, or a smaller office such as a dental or chiropractic office, or a physical therapy practice, etc. Select a specific health care facility/organization (e.g., hospital, nursing home, specialty clinic, physicians' office, etc.) you are familiar with as an employee or patient. You can explore the whole organization, or just one department. For the 4 types of cost listed below, discuss what would determine the dollar amount. (An example of a direct cost would be human resources. These are typically determined by wages and benefits/employee/unit of time (ie hourly, monthly, annually)).
a. An indirect cost
b. A direct cost
c. A fixed cost
d. A variable cost.