MHA5020 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION/ Environmental Care Management

Week 2 addresses the importance of delivering and maintaining excellence in the environment of care management. There are several critical issues both internally and externally affecting the environment of care management. A central function of a healthcare organization is the health of its community. Week 2 will analyze how managed care has developed within a financial, political/regulatory and accountability environment to support evidence based culture.

Your Learning Objectives for the Week:

• Analyze how managed care has developed within a financial, political/regulatory and accountability environment.
• Assess the future of healthcare as it is affected by the next stages of managed care.
• Outline the key advantages and disadvantages of the various managed care reimbursement systems for healthcare providers.