Trends in Health Care.

1. Phase 4 Individual Project Rick FindleyColorado Technical University OnlineThe Health Care IndustryHCM307-0903A-01 Julie Mathews, ProfessorDue: August 11, 2009

3. The PR committee is formulating a campaign to address these trends.

5. Market pressures- i.e. employers need to be addressed.

8. Deferred Contribution Health Plans.

9. Tax Credits.

11. Clinical technology help to advance improved health care- but at a cost.

12. Patient information and information technology are being closely watched.

14. Globalization and diseases must be accounted for.

15. Geo-political concerns and possible bioterrorism use must be addressed.

17. Many of trends affect the evolution of other trends.

18. Affecting the evolution of other trends may be a trend in and of itself.

20. Nader, F., & Lackland, J. (2004). E-Health. Retrieved August 10, 2009, from Credo Reference Database: http://www.credoreference.com/entry/sageeohcm/e health