Your assignment focuses on a specific sector of healthcare and its relation to the current U.S. healthcare system. Choose one of the healthcare sectors listed below for your portfolio assignment:
-Hospitals
-Long-term Care
-Mental and Behavioral Health
-Ambulatory Care
-For-Profit/Public Health Care.
Write a 6 page paper where you address the following:
-Describe of the sector's historical development and current role in healthcare delivery.
-Explain how the political influence in the U.S. healthcare system impacts how this sector provides healthcare to specific communities.
-Evaluate how quality, safety, and competition within this healthcare sector impact patient care.
-Examine what major challenges exist for this sector for the system over the next decade from healthcare reform and other factors. Discuss a minimum of three challenges and offer your recommendations on how healthcare leaders and administrators can manage them.
-Provide a conclusion summary of your findings and of the project experience.
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
-Be 6 pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages
-Be formatted according to the APA Requirements
-Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of eight scholarly references
Utilize the following headings to organize the content in your work.
-Introduction
-Historical Development and Current Role in Healthcare Delivery
-Political Influence
-Quality, Safety, and Competition
-Future Challenges and Issues
-Recommendations
-Conclusion