Question description
Competition in Health Care
One of the trends marking the continuing
transformation of the U.S. health care industry is the dramatic increase in the
pace of competition. The heightened competition is taking place among
hospitals, health plans, physician groups, and drug companies, and between
physicians and hospitals, and hospitals and health plans. Listen to the Looking
Ahead: The Future of Health Care Policy podcast from National Public Radio (NPR).
Then, prepare a five page paper in which you:
Write a page paper – Describe
the different forms of competition that take place among various types of
health care organizations.
Write a word essay – Evaluate
the benefits and pitfalls of competition in health care and suggest
alternatives if competition was not the primary driver of operations in
the U.S. health care system.
Explain
the elements of successful competition and the use of competitive
intelligence.
Write a page paper – Describe
the influence competition has on the services offered by health care
organizations and the choices patients have.
Your
paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference
pages) and formatted according to APA style
Utilize
a minimum of three scholarly sources that were published within the last five
years.
