Critical Issues Unit VIII 1.   Discuss the differences that exist among mainstream and alternative health care providers. Include differences in education and licensing requirements, responsibilities in regards to patients, and how they are viewed by others in the health care field. Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You may only use your textbook as a reference; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. The references or citations used should be in APA style.2.   What factors are necessary to create a more equitable health care system? How are various citizen groups affected by health care inequities? Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You may only use your textbook as a reference; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. The references or citations used should be in APA style.3.   What social factors and patterns influence the United States health care system? Discuss arguments for and against health care reform. Which of these arguments do you agree with? Defend your position. Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You may only use your textbook as a reference; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. The references or citations used should be in APA style.4.   Discuss how knowledge regarding healthy behaviors impacts the health care industry. Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You may only use your textbook as a reference; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. The references or citations used should be in APA style.5.   Discuss the impact technology is having on the health care industry. Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You may only use your textbook as a reference; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. The references or citations used should be in APA style.This is the reference that must be used:Weitz, R. (2013).The sociology of health, illness, & health care: A critical approach (6th Ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.

The Health Care Scene: Contemporary Trends As health care leaders, it is important to understand that health care is quite a dynamic field. Its constant changes are a result of continuing trends in regulation, policy, patient and provider advocacy efforts, as well as increasingly sophisticated technology and industry benchmarking guidelines.     For your assignment you review the possible topics for your Senior Project located in Week Five of your online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide, and select the topic your training program will address. If you choose not to select a topic from the approved topic list, you must have your original topic approved by your instructor prior to submitting this assignment. For this assignment, focus on a specific contemporary trend in health care and be sure to include all of the following influences: Changes in client characteristics Regulation of the health care industry Reimbursement patterns and mandates Restructuring of health care organizations Impact of technology Ongoing social and ethical factors Address the information above as it pertains to your selected topic, in an eight to ten slide (excluding title and reference slides) PowerPoint presentation. Your presentation should conclude with a summary describing the following concerns: Overall, why should health care managers be aware of this change and trend? What impact does this trend have on the stakeholder groups involved (e.g., patients, providers, administrators, third-party payers, legislators, etc.) for a specific organization specified (e.g., for profit, nonprofit, hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, etc.). The information in this presentation will later be used as part of your Senior Project to set the context for the audience you select for a training program on the contemporary trend identified here. Your presentation must include detailed speaker’s notes (i.e., at least 150 words) for each slide as well as a minimum of one to two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library and one to two current, scholarly web sources. Your presentation, and any citations used, must be in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Examples of scholarly web sources are available in this week’s recommended websites. These sources will also count toward the required sources for your Senior Project. Your presentation must be engaging and relevant to your audience. Lines of text on a slide will not be sufficient for this assignment. It should contain images, graphics, and/or multimedia that communicate your training program clearly to your audience.Assigned text book:Liebler, J. G. & McConnell, C. R.  (2012).  Management principles for health professionals (6th ed.).  Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.  ISBN: 9781449614683.*There may also be some websites under recommended reading that may apply to this assignment, course info and log info will be disclosed for  scholarly source requirement.Grading rubric, fial class week 1 assignment.docx

Write a Senior Project Summary paper on the selected topic from Week One. In your paper include the following: Title Page Anticipated title (this may change for the completed project) Your name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Introduction: Provide a description of your selected topic (i.e., health care trend) and a thesis statement. Identify the organization that you have chosen to address, including why the issue of your selected topic is important to the health care administrators in your organization, and to the health care industry in general. This should be about one-third of a page. Scope of the Senior Project: This section should summarize the content topics and sub-topics related to the health care trend that will be addressed in the Senior Project. Discussion: This section should be a constructive and analytical overview of what was found in the scholarly and professional literature. Make sure to discuss the pros/cons or strengths/weaknesses of the stakeholder group impacted (e.g., patient, provider, third-party payer, administrator, legislator, etc.) as applicable. In developing this section, it is important to demonstrate your understanding of the topic and the interventions and influences. This should be about one page. Conclusion:  Provide a summary of the main effects of the contemporary health care trend on costs, quality, and access to services as it impacts various stakeholder groups. Reference Page The Senior Project Summary should be two- to- three pages (excluding title and reference pages) in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. *selected topic is retention and recruitment of healthcare professionals.  grading rubric will follow.