Forum 5 (Module 5)

Topic: Health Care Systems – Part I
Prompt:Define outpatient care. What are several key changes that have beeninstrumental in shifting the balance between inpatient and outpatientservices? Why is it important for hospital administrators to regardoutpatient care as a key component of their overall business strategy?
Yourthread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 5. Yourreplies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 5.
Forum 6 (Module 6)

Topic: Health Care Systems – Part II
Prompt:Explain the growth of managed care that began in the 1980s. As aresult, how has health care delivery evolved? Based on the literature,what does the future hold?
Yourthread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 6. Yourreplies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 6.
Forum 7 (Module 7)

Topic: Cost, Access, and Quality
Prompt:Choose 2 different vulnerable and undeserved populations. Describetheir health needs, and summarize the major challenges they face. Next,what are the racial/ethnic minority categories in the United States?Compared with Caucasian Americans, what are the health challengesminorities face?
Yourthread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 7. Yourreplies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.
Forum 8 (Module 8)

Topic: The Future of Health Services Delivery
Prompt: Explain why the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will fail to bring about universal access, even if it prevails.
Yourthread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 8. Yourreplies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.
I’ll have this done by tomorrow same time as this.
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what about the research paper, can you allow 2 days, or you need it in a day?
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also to be specific I should write about Diffusion of Innovation in heathcare?
or Utilizing Quality Improvement (QI) in Healthcare?
The topics are confusing me.Please clarify on that.