Future Direction of Healthcare

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The Future Direction of Healthcare

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The Future Direction of Healthcare

The status of America 's healthcare industry , at the present , is under a lot of scrutiny . In the light of the recent economic downturn and recession , attention has been cast on the problems plaguing the healthcare sector . For example , the front-runner problem is about the continued rise of healthcare costs to the point it has become near unaffordable . Another is that legislators (as well as the

public ) are alarmed at the increased numbers of the unemployed , uninsured and those bound to lose coverage . Industry leaders are baffled by the increased incidence of medical errors while healthcare economists are clueless as to why healthcare service quality is at an all-time low despite the high prices . The industry has become so convoluted it is now seeped in self-imposed bureaucracies and swathed in lack of coordination . However all hope is not lost . The spotlight on these troubles has prompted healthcare leaders to call for reform in the various aspects of the industry (Smith , 2008 . These reforms cry for a change in healthcare policy , strategy , and delivery and solutions have been offered in the form of industrial and professional integrations , coordination through information technology , injection of healthy competition and changes in legislation

In the current healthcare environment , competition is at its most high and most cutthroat . Managed Care Organizations (MCOs ) and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs ) in recent years have amassed greater market...