The health care system

How is managed care likely to impact the long-term supply of healthcare providers in the United States?

Consider ethical issues in public health and health services

Is health care a right or privilege in the United States?

The health care system

Are issues of ethical concern regulated and assessed adequately in the U.S. healthcare system? Why or why not?

Consider quality care and performance measures

What is quality? Why is it important to measure quality of care? What do you believe is the most effective measure of quality and why?

Operations Management

Why are patient care cycles different among health care delivery models? Is there a difference between the governance of for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations? Why or why not?