For a hospital to operate efficiently and effectively, the three important influences in its governance, medical staff, board of trustees, and administration, must work together in reasonable harmony. What factors contribute to the tension that usually exists among them? (4 slides).

Organizations such as the LeapFrog Group represent a growing trend to survey and report on the quality of hospital care and to make the findings available to the public. What are your opinions about the public’s readiness to deal with having this information available and using it to make choices about medical care? (2-3 slides)

Hospitals are facing unprecedented financial challenges from entrepreneurial physician initiatives that are establishing competitive, free-standing diagnostic and treatment centers and specialty hospitals. What are the advantages and disadvantages to these developments from a patient perspective? (2-3 slides)

References (1 slide)

Please read:
Sultz, H. A., & Young, K. A. (2017). Health care USA: Understanding its organization and delivery (9th ed.). Boston: Jones & Bartlett. (Chapter 4).
this chapter will allow you to understand the subject.

Here is a brief overview on what was covered in the course as it relates to the assignment :
This module provided a general overview of the genesis of U.S. hospitals as a basis for understanding their characteristics and organization. The major private and government insurance initiatives that contributed to the growth and centrality of hospitals in the health care system were explored. The module also analyzed the diverse functions of hospitals, the staff who perform in them, and the management structures in which they work. Important aspects of the relationship between staff and patients were reviewed with particular emphasis on the rights and responsibilities of patients in that often intimidating hospital environment. The module concluded with a discussion of the quality of care provided in hospitals, and an explanation of the forces of health care system reform that have made managed care a ubiquitous influence on hospitals economics, service patterns, and provider relationships.