Select one of the two topics below for your project, and:

Provide a short definition or description of the topic.

Provide the rationale for choosing this topic.

Conclude with a high-level description of how you plan to collect the data for this project.

Complete a 300- to 350-word essay in a Microsoft Word document with appropriate references noted.

Topic 1: Disease Process

Select a disease process from among the following:

Diabetes

Obesity

Coronary artery disease

Asthma

Arthritis

Alzheimer's disease

Cancer (lung, colon, breast)

In the next week, you will trace the continuum of care for this disease process in your own geographic region. Select a specific payer type before beginning. Be sure to collect information on the following:

Socioeconomic issues

Primary care

Specialist referrals

Outpatient services

Hospital care

Tertiary care, if appropriate

Rehabilitation care, if appropriate

Managed care issues

Quality-of-care issues

Total cost of care

Topic 2: Healthcare Profession

Select a particular healthcare profession of interest or importance to your own career. Identify the education, training, key interrelationships with other professions, referral patterns, managed care issues, and liability issues for the profession. Be sure to include:

Education and training process

Role in the delivery system

Supply and demand in the U.S.

Typical sites of care

Typical sources of referral

Reimbursement issues

Liability issues

Average compensation

Trends in medical technology impacting this profession

Support your answers with appropriate examples.
Cite all references in APA format.