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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the following articles:

Choose two contemporary trends in the following area(s):

  • Acquisitions and mergers,
  • health care finance,
  • health care law and ethics,
  • health policy and regulation,
  • hospital administration,
  • long-term care,
  • opioid epidemics,
  • payors, or stakeholders,
  • population health,
  • practice management,
  • quality management, or
  • other trend approved by your instructor.

In your initial post,

  • Describe your two selected contemporary health care trends in the past 6 months to 1 year in detail.
  • Summarize the importance of your selected trends and possible impacts on a health care organization of your choice.
  • Assess the advantages and disadvantages of a health care organization that rides on these trends.
  • Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published in the last 5 years. Be sure to cite your references using proper APA Style (see APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for assistance).