Assignment Task:
Health care administrators must proactively plan for changes that alter the health care environment. Trends that affect health care delivery are varied and arise from many different sources, such as the emergence of new technologies, changing patient and workforce demographics, economic fluctuations, and policy developments. In this Discussion, you and your colleagues will investigate trends that are likely to play a pivotal role in the ongoing transformation of health care delivery.
Choose one of the following topics on which to focus for this Discussion:
- Prevention and wellness
- Aging population
- Consumerism
- Accountability and governance
- Transparency
- Cost containment
- Technology
- Collaboration
- Medical tourism
Post a substantive and cohesive response to the following:
Analyze trends related to your selected topic, including insights you have gained from the literature.