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· Week 2 Discussion - Competition!

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TOPIC: Should health services be competitive?

One of your journal readings this week is a debate on the merits of competition for patients for health services. Do you agree or disagree with the notion that health services should surrender to the economic forces of the market system, or should health services be exempt from the pressures of competition, e.g. more local, state or federal regulation?

Remember: You need to bring in a reference and facts.  No opinions until we get some facts (Avoid "I think" and "I feel" in your statements)

Remember this is academic thinking!

Remember to think like a Hospital Administrator.  Your existence depends on having patients, paying salaries, giving raises, meeting standards etc!

Always ask yourself at the end of the information you provide: What does all this mean to a Healthcare Administrator!

Also: Some bonus points (not many) My favorite saying for my leadership program i do in the navy is "In Dubium - Cogitare" .  Yes it is Latin.

So what does it mean, and why would I think this is important!!

Reading Material: 

McKinsey & & Company, When and how provider competition can improve health care delivery, November, 2010, available online at http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/health_systems_and_services/when_and_how_provider_competition_can_improve_health_care_delivery#

Here is a go-by for maximum points:

1. Read the discussion question.

2. Find some relevant information to answer or make your statement of fact.  Can be from your reading or outside source.  The more the better! I am looking for an answer with some definition. ex: if the discussion topic asks you to list something and you just list it, you will get some points.  If you list it and then describe it per your reference-More points. SO I would be looking for sentences that may start with: This is important to a healthcare marketing department because....... (your thoughts based on what you read)

3. Use APA-6 for in text citations and your reference at the end of your statement! (there are programs that will do this for you.  We are in college!)

4.  Critical Thinking: the "SO WHAT!" questions.  What does everything you wrote mean to a Healthcare Manager or consumer or payer (insurance)?

5. Comments on your peers: As Mentioned, unless stated otherwise - you need to make a contribution comment on two different peers.  Saying " I found your comments interesting", or that is was very nice! isn't what the purpose is.  Please feel free to support the thought with a reference, or disagree with or challenge the thinking.  This is a "Critical Thinking" exercise! I have often found information to counter a statement that many take for granted. Feel free to challenge your classmates or enhance them. Doesn’t have to be a full response. But if you comment positively or negatively with some data, that is all that is needed (With a reference). This is what will lead to -------learning!!!!

Avoid using "I think" and "I feel" without any data.....  That is just dinner table conversation!

No word length but get the point across and no title page!!!!!