Scenario
Healthcare organizations today must balance and prioritize various change initiatives and requirements impacting the healthcare industry. With that in mind, you will explore how these factors impact healthcare entities directly and analyze how organizations can best respond to these ongoing changes. Specifically, you will research the impact of private and public managed care delivery systems, healthcare reform perspectives that vary, costs of chronic diseases, and environmental factors impacting healthcare organizations.
Instructions
Write a short research paper that addresses the following healthcare issues:
- Research and explore the effects of public and private managed care in the healthcare industry. Provide specific examples as to how these delivery systems impact healthcare organizations.
- Compare and contrast differing perspectives of how to navigate healthcare reform in the healthcare industry. Consider factors such as cost, quality, and access to care. Provide detailed examples, including the impacts of market led vs. government led reform initiatives and policies on healthcare organizations.
- Assess the cost of high-risk diseases, such as chronic diseases, in the healthcare industry. Discuss the unique costs, including direct and indirect, on a specific healthcare organization. Provide detailed examples.
- Discuss the 4 PEST environmental factors on healthcare organizations. Consider political, economic, technological, and social factors. Provide an example of each as they relate to a specific healthcare organization.
- In conclusion, summarize the key takeaways of each factor impacting the healthcare industry and organizations within it.