MHA500 MOD 4

Discussion: Licensing, Credentialing, Certification, and Privileging

Discussion #1 Topic

 

· Appraise and make recommendations on the future of health care delivery.

According to Shi & Singh (2017), “some features of the U.S. health care delivery have remained stable, but the future will be determined by how certain forces of change interact… serious challenges lie ahead unless the nation can control rising consumption of health care resources, the costs associated with them, and mend an economy that has not meaningfully improved in several years” (pg. 358).

Based on your learnings in this course, discuss 2 or 3 improvement recommendations (eliminating political preference) for the current U.S. health care delivery system. Support your recommendations with scholarly references.

Your posts will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted in the “Before You Begin” section. Please review this section as well as the discussion scoring rubric.

THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

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Required Reading

Aron-Dine, A. (2017). Health care: Issues impacting cost and coverage. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Retrieved from  https://www.cbpp.org/health/health-care-issues-impacting-cost-and-coverage

Knickman, J., Kovner, A. R., & Jonas, S. (2015). Chapter 16 The future of health care delivery and health policy. In Jonas and Kovner’s health care delivery in the United States. (11th ed). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Shi, L., & Singh, D. A. (2017). Chapter 12 Cost, access, and quality. In Essentials of the U.S. health care system (4th ed.).. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Shi, L., & Singh, D. A. (2017). Chapter 14 The future of health services delivery. In Essentials of the U.S. health care system (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Optional Reading

Gibbons, C. M. & Shaikh, Y. (2017). A Vision of the Future: Organization and Delivery of Healthcare in the Digital Age. Health Management Policy & Innovation. Retrieved from  https://hmpi.org/2017/09/06/a-vision-of-the-future-organization-and-delivery-of-healthcare-in-the-digital-age/

Discussion #2 : Reflection on Course Concepts

 

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1. The Assignment: Given the readings and assignments in the course, identify and discuss two concepts or lessons learned that you believe will be most applicable to your professional discipline.

2. Assignment Expectations:

a. Address concept A and B in about 150 words each.

b. You will be graded on how well you demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept, and critical thinking pertaining to the applicability of the concept to your professional practice.

c. You will neither be required to, nor graded on, responses to your peers. One posting will suffice.

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