Assignment task:
This last week introduced you to leadership as a powerful tool for addressing the complex problems faced by a changing healthcare landscape (p. 5). The continuing escalation of healthcare costs, along with the diminishing quality of healthcare services is unsustainable. For your discussion this week analyze these two insights in relation to each other. Begin by outlining the major changes forecasted for the coming decade in your readings for this week and discuss the following: Explain the ramifications on healthcare providers and policymakers for each of the predictions What changes need to be made to reduce healthcare costs? Why is leadership an important source of change and how can leaders implementing solutions to these problems? Be specific. In your response to your peers, analyze and discuss the various components of the proposed leadership solutions in their posts