Assignment

Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Medical liability reform is a recent force in health care. Decreases in practicing physicians and high cost of healthcare due to ordering of tests to protect the provider from possible liability, have created the barriers to accessing health care for many individuals.

You have been asked by the Community Relations Committee of Healing Hands Hospital to evaluate how the hospital can improve access to healthcare resources by members of the community and create strategies to improve access to care within your geographic region.

• Discuss the barriers that patients experience when accessing health care resources.
• How can health care organizations improve patients' access to health care for all?
• Why do barriers continue to exist when it comes to access and equal health care?

Include 3 reference sources, besides the textbook, and be sure to document your references using APA format.