Medicine and health

Medicine and health

1. Are competitive approaches to cost containment working? Discuss the four strategies being used and the effect each is having on health care. (200 words)
2. What is one reason why health care costs continue to rise? Identify two contributing factors and discuss the effects on rising costs. Provide an example of how you have seen this in your line of work, if possible. (200 words)
3. You want to return to school to advance in your profession. Financially you cannot do it at this time. Respond to the following: (200 words)

• Would you consider working for the National Service Corps for financial compensation in another area, another community, or in a designated poverty area? Why or why not?
• If you accepted a position in another area that was unfamiliar to you, how would you prepare in advance to make the most of the opportunity? Include the social and cultural aspects of the differences.
• Would you consider working in one of these areas permanently?

4. As the population ages, the need for more health care professionals grows. Discuss what kind of workforce will be needed in the future to care for the elderly. What specialty will be in demand for the future? Where will the majority of care be delivered? (200 words)
5. Explain hospice care and the types of services a hospice organization provides. Identify services for patients and families within hospice. As a professional, what aspects of the Christian worldview would need to be considered when working with a hospice patient and their family? (200 words)
6. Discuss how the patient-centered medical home advances primary care. Provide a reference to support your response. (200 words)
7. What future forces do you think will transform the health care profession and affect the delivery of health care? (200 words)
8. What are the main challenges for long-term care in the future? (200 words)

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