Discuss a Project of 4-6 pages
Despite the challenges that the U.S. health care system faces, it also enjoys a number of advantages over other systems around the world.
• Choose 2 other countries from around the world and discuss the strengths of the U.S. health care system as compared to these countries from an administrator's and a third-party payer's perspectives.
• In your answer, be sure to not only discuss each strength, but provide an explanation as to why you feel the United States has this advantage over the other countries you chose.
Quality of care has always been a concern in the U.S. health care system. Although great strides have been made to improve the quality of care delivered, many critics still believe that the United States has a long way to go before truly delivering uniform quality care.
• How would you define quality of care from the provider and patient perspectives?
• Why do you feel that quality can be viewed as a strength and a weakness of the U.S. health care system?
• Be sure to provide at least 2 reasons for this, and provide specific examples for discussion.
• Identify several difficulties and several benefits of working with licensed independent practitioners to improve quality in a typical hospital.
What considerations should managers keep in mind when working with them?