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The healthcare industry is very complex and ever changing.  Often, external factors such as changing demographics or new policy directions can greatly impact healthcare delivery across a wide spectrum of providers. Changing trends in healthcare have been part of the field for decades.  For example, in the 1980s the emergence of managed care challenged healthcare leaders to adapt and change the way services are delivered, billed out, and managed.  Today, technology, changing demographics, and healthcare legislation dominate the challenges faced by healthcare leaders.

In this assignment you will analyze today’s current trends and apply them to a healthcare setting of your choice.  This exercise will give you the opportunity to research how changing trends, such as demographic changes, impact healthcare delivery.  You will research and discuss with your peers why you believe the identified trends are significant to the healthcare setting you chose.

Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:

• Discuss the impact of current trends within a particular healthcare setting.

Resources

• Website: American Hospital Association

Background Information

Today’s healthcare leader must be able to recognize changing trends and predict their impact on the delivery of healthcare services.  Changing trends in healthcare is an issue that all managers will face and challenges created by these trends need to be identified and overcome quickly in order to progress ahead and provide optimal healthcare services.

Instructions

1. Visit and review the information on the website, American Hospital Association (AHA).
2. Using the reports found on this website, identify a current trend impacting the healthcare system today that you would like to discuss.
3. Navigate to the threaded discussion and answer the following:
   1. Trend: Identify the trend you are discussing, providing a two to three-paragraph explanation of the details of the trend.
   2. Impact: Explain the impact the trend is having on the healthcare delivery system today.
   3. Outcomes: Discuss expected future impacts/outcomes the trend will have on the healthcare system.
   4. Significance: Why do you see this trend as significant?  Why is it a valuable discussion for you and your peers?