Homework: Regulatory Environment in Health Care- Three Perspectives
Textbook: The Law of Health Care Finance & Regulation.
Directions
Write a 2 to 3 pages paper taking into consideration the perspectives of three major players in health care delivery as it relates to the new Affordable Care Act, as well as historical expectations and practices in healthcare: i) the patient, ii) the doctor, and iii) the hospital.
Address the following in writing your paper:
I. From the patient perspective:
i. What do patients expect from medical treatment?
ii. What leads people to seek treatment?
iii. How does a patient decide where to go for treatment?
II. From the doctor's perspective:
i. How does a physician expect to be paid?
ii. How does a physician decide what patients to treat?
iii. What threats exist today to a doctor's autonomy and authority?
III. From the hospital's perspective:
i. How would a hospital prefer to relate to physicians on its staff?
ii. How has the relationship between hospitals and physicians changed over the past 50 years?
iii. What impact does the dominance of the nonprofit form of hospital have on the relationship to the physician?
iv. What do hospitals expect from patients?
v. How does a hospital's duty to treat differ from the physician's?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.