Assignment: Future Direction of Health Care
In a three- to five-page paper:
• Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.
o Proposed health care reform and legislation
o Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
o Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
o Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
o Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
o Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
o Market shares and advancing age of population
o Maintaining a skilled workforce
o Pay for performance
• Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.