1. 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?
2. 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 could be considered when working with hospice patients and their families? For a review of the principles of the Christian worldview, see the GCU “Statement on the Integration of Faith and Work,” located in the topic Resources
3. Discuss how the patient-centered medical home advances primary care. Provide a reference to support your response.
4. Select one of the following major forces of change for the future of U.S. health care and describe specifically how it will transform the health care profession and affect the delivery of care.
Independent institutions to integrated systems
Service duplication to continuum of services
Inpatient to outpatient
5. Describe two challenges for long-term care in the future. How will these challenges be impacted by the current health care trend towards the patient-centered approach?
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