In this assignment, you will review the private and public health legislation, regulatory agencies, and quality initiatives that have catapulted the United States
into the quality revolution that we are experiencing today. As this quality revolution continues, health care professionals can expect to see more innovations
contributing to individual and population health, as well as more regulations.
Scenario
You are a health care educator for a large, integrated accountable care organization (ACO). You are tasked to work with a group of hospital executives to
identify milestone events for three eras, the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s, and identify trends from those events that impacted the health care industry. The trend
analysis will consist of three critical measures: access, quality, and costs. Milestone events and trends identified for these three measures over time should
include legislation, regulatory agencies, and quality initiatives in the various time periods. The final paper will be used in an annual strategic planning session
attended by the ACO and hospital executives to demonstrate how the quality movement has evolved into a quality revolution.
Instructions
Using the Historical Health Care Trend Analysis Template [DOCX], write a 2–3 page paper in which you explain and analyze health care regulations and
medical practice evolutionary changes for access, quality, and cost, including the significant milestone events from different time periods. In addition,
complete the Trend Analysis Table: Evolution of Access, Quality, and Cost in Health Care in the appendix of the assignment template.
Complete the following:
Study the Health Care Quality Evolution Milestone Events Chart [DOCX] to review the key regulatory or quality initiative events relative to the 1800s, the 1900s,
and the 2000s.
Use your textbook and at least two other resources included in What You Need to Know for this week or resources you find on your own to fill in the Trend
Analysis Table: Evolution of Access, Quality, and Cost in Health Care table in the appendix of the assignment template. Use the History of Health Care
Research tab in the Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research Guide to guide your research process.
You are required to reference a total of three scholarly sources in your paper.
Sample Solution