Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. 

The Future of Health Care

As “soon to be” health care professionals and future leaders you will be tasked with making rational, reasonable, decisions that will surely impact patients, staff, and the very nature of health care itself. The most effective leaders try, at all times, to make decisions that improve patient care outcomes, preserve the trust of your staff, and promote the delivery of health care as an ethical responsibility.

Select the read the following: Healthcare Trends for 2018

This article speaks to 8 themes that reveal key healthcare trends.

Explore two of the eight health care trends

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

• Investigate all eight themes
• Choose two themes that you feel will be most significant in the future
• Summarize the themes as they are now and as you envision them in the future
• Discuss your peers future visions of health care in their chosen themes

View your discussion rubric. 

Part 2

Reflection

Looking back from weeks 1 to now, there was a lot of information that was shared about the U.S. healthcare delivery systems – from discussing private and public health insurances choices to the importance of stakeholders.

Question multiple aspects of how health care is delivered in the US.

Include the following aspects in the journal:

Ø  Were there any surprises about healthcare in the United States?

Ø  What information did you find to be the most beneficial?

Ø  If you are in charge, what would you change about the U.S. healthcare system?

Ø  Investigate the principal drivers of change that will take place in the health system over the next 10 years.

Ø  1-2 page paper.

View your assignment rubric.