Discussion 1: Healthcare Trends
Health care administrators must proactively plan for changes that alter the health care environment. Trends that affect health care delivery are varied and arise from many different sources such as the emergence of new technologies changing patient and workforce demographics economic fluctuations and policy developments. In this Discussion you and your colleagues will investigate trends that are likely to play a pivotal role in the ongoing transformation of health care delivery.
Chooseoneof the following topics on which to focus for this Discussion:
Prevention and wellness
Aging population
Consumerism
Accountability and governance
Transparency
Cost containment
Technology
Collaboration
Medical tourism
Review the information provided on the websites included in the Learning Resources and conduct additional research using the Walden Library and credible websites to assess current trends related to your selected topic.
Post by Day 3a substantive and cohesive response to the following:
Analyze trends related to your selected topic including insights you have gained from the literature.
General Guidance on Discussion Posts:Your original post due byDay 3 will typically be 34 paragraphs in length (not including references) as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the Week 7 Discussion 1 Rubric for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.
Required Resources
Readings
Shi L. & Singh D. (2015).Delivering health care in America: A systems approach(6th ed.). Burlington MA: Jones & Bartlett.
o Review Chapter 13 Health Policy (pp. 510531)
o Review Chapter 14 The Future of Health Services Delivery (pp. 538564)
Buescher B. & Viguerie P. (2014).How US healthcare companies can thrive amid disruption. Retrieved fromhttp://www.mckinsey.com/insights/health_systems_and_services/how_us_healthcare_companies_can_thrive_amid_disruption
Use the following resources to examine health care issues/trends for the Discussions this week:
American College of Healthcare Executives. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://www.ache.org
American Hospital Association. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://www.aha.org
California Healthcare Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://www.chcf.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://www.kff.org
Medical Group Management Association. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://www.mgma.com
National Institutes of Health. (n.d.). Health information. Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://health.nih.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27 2015 fromhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
