1. Report Writing
1.1. Provide a strategic plan that will improve the healthcare system
2. Aims & Objectives
2.1. To determine the factors influencing post hurricane recovery
2.2. Current limitations to recovery
3. Approach
3.1. Target groups
3.1.1. VI Department of Health
3.1.2. Financial Management Office at the hospital
3.1.3. Healthcare providers
3.1.4. UVI School of Nursing
3.2. Qualitative research technique
3.3. Conduct interviews with 5 persons from each target each
4. Problem
4.1. Health care in St Thomas is in Debt
4.2. Implications
4.2.1. Inproper use of funds
4.2.2. Natural Disaster Recovery
4.2.3. Mismanagement
4.2.4. Only 1 hospital on St.Thomas
5. Question
5.1. Is the health care actually in debt?
5.2. Why is it in debt?
5.3. What are the effects of debt in STT Health care?
5.3.1. Adverse?
5.3.1.1. Barrier to good healthcare
5.3.2. Favourable?
5.3.2.1. IE Community spirit
5.3.2.2. Complementary medicine
5.3.2.3. Readily prepare for disasters in the future
6. Hypothesis
6.1. Poor financial management negatively impacts the healthcare system in St. Thomas
7. Methodology
7.1. Prepared interviews questions
7.2. interview session duration of 25-30 mins
7.3. Consent form
8. Expected Results
8.1. Healthcare System struggles financially
8.1.1. pre-existing financial issues
8.1.2. passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria
8.2. Will improve overtime
9. Results
9.1. Theory Building
9.1.1. Categorized into themes
9.1.1.1. Pre Hurricanes Challenges
9.1.1.1.1. Improper use of funds
9.1.1.1.2. Reduced government funding
9.1.1.1.3. Insurance coverage
9.1.1.1.4. Problems with billing department
9.1.1.1.5. Management
9.1.1.2. Post Hurricanes Challenges
9.1.1.2.1. Structural damages
9.1.1.2.2. Loss of staff
9.1.1.3. Recovery
9.1.1.3.1. Assistance from FEMA, federal government and other organizations
9.1.1.4. Future
9.1.1.4.1. Rebuilding a new hospital
9.1.1.4.2. Dependent on the future generation
9.1.1.4.3. There is potential for improvement
9.2. Data analysis
9.2.1. Compare, organize and describe data
10. Discussion
10.1. Current and future healthcare status in St. Thomas
11. References
12. Research Title/Topic
12.1. Financial Management in Health Care (STT, USVI)
13. Ethics
13.1. Consent Forms
13.2. Present Research to IRB
14. Observations
14.1. Structural damages
14.1.1. Schneider Hospital
14.1.2. Cancer Center
14.2. More nurses than doctors
15. Background Info.
15.1. Terminology
15.1.1. Institutional definitions
15.1.2. Health care specific
15.1.3. Financial & Insurance
15.2. Concept
15.2.1. Origin
15.2.1.1. Articles
15.2.1.1.1. Slow recovery
15.2.1.1.2. Pre and post Hurricanes problems