Problem
Describe the following, regarding health care trends:
1. Economic Forces/Accountable Care:
a. Describe the hallmarks of the Accountable Care solutions.
b. Describe the leadership competencies a healthcare administrator would use in the implementation of Accountable Care solutions in the delivery of healthcare.
c. Describe the impact of U.S. economic forces on healthcare administration, leadership, management, and the delivery of healthcare services in your setting.
2. Population Health:
a. Describe the impact of the population health focus on the delivery of health services.
b. Describe how a new emphasis on employee wellness and health by local employers impacts the delivery of healthcare in your setting.
c. Describe what leadership competency a healthcare administrator might use to adapt to the new emphasis on employee wellness and health by local employers.
3. Employment Opportunities:
a. Describe the fastest growing healthcare employment opportunities, and why.
b. Describe what leadership competencies a healthcare administrator might use to fill the fastest growing healthcare employment opportunities and why.
c. Describe how the growth in healthcare employment opportunities impacts your setting.
4. Big data:
a. Describe how big data has the potential to drastically change healthcare.
b. Describe what leadership competencies a healthcare administrator might use in response to implementing big data in the delivery of healthcare and why.
c. Describe how your healthcare setting might leverage big data to change the way healthcare is delivered.
5. Patient-Centered Medical Home Model: answer the following:
a. Describe the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model.
b. Describe how PCMH might be leveraged with community resources in your setting.
c. Describe what leadership competency a healthcare administrator might use when leveraging PCMH with community resources.