Question Description
National Public Radio. (2013, April 29). Looking ahead: The future of health care policy [Podcast file]. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/2013/04/29/179851904/looking-ahead-the-future- of-health-care-policy
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 three- to five-page
paper in which you:
Describe the different forms
of competition that take place among various types of health care
organizations. 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. 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 as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published within the last five years. One source must be obtained from the Ashford University Library and focus on competition health care. All sources must be documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
