HISTORICAL HEALTH CARE TREND ANALYSIS

Introduction
The private and public health systems work in tandem to reduce the burden of disease. The line between public and private health has gotten very thin, as we
have seen with the many private–public health partnerships. Programs such as Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), health care quality initiatives, and Healthy People (1990–2030) have evolved from
collaboration. All of these private–public health programs and initiatives, in addition to the significant advancements in medical education, research, and
technologies, have led to one of the most highly regulated industries in the United States and world today.
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.
Be sure to cite these references within the body of your paper correctly using APA style citations. Refer to Evidence and APA in the Capella Writing Center for
help with using APA style.
Complete the Trend Analysis Table: Evolution of Access, Quality, and Cost in Health Care table in the appendix for the assignment template.
For each time period, select 2 milestone events or regulations from the Health Care Quality Evolution Milestone Events Chart [DOCX] that have affected each
topic: access to health care, quality of health care, and cost of health care.
There should be a total of 18 milestone events or regulations in the completed table.
Include bullet points with notes that describe each event or regulation and how it impacted access, quality, or cost.
Write an introduction for the paper.
Provide a brief explanation of the purpose of this historical trend analysis and how it might be used in your work as a health administrator (1 paragraph).
Where appropriate, reference significant health care milestones, regulations, and measures for access, quality, and cost.
Use the Trend Analysis Table: Evolution of Access, Quality, and Cost in Health Care table to write the body of your paper.
Complete the Trends and Regulations section in the assignment template.
Provide a brief descriiption of the key measures of health care services, which are access, quality, and cost (1–2 paragraphs).
In the Health Care Access subsection, explain the significant trends and regulatory milestones associated with access to health care over the recent eras (1–
2 paragraphs).
What U.S. legislation, regulatory agencies, and quality initiatives from the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s have influenced access to health care services in the
United States?
What does your milestone trend analysis reveal for access to care?
Include citations and references to specific regulations, events, or agencies.
In the Health Care Quality subsection, explain the significant trends and regulatory milestones associated with health care quality over the recent eras (1–2
paragraphs).
What U.S. legislation, regulatory agencies, and quality initiatives from the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s have influenced care quality in health care services in the
United States?
What does your trend analysis reveal for care quality?
Include citations and references to specific regulations, events, or agencies.
In the Health Care Cost subsection, explain the significant trends and regu