Summary: Changing External Environment Of Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare organizations are influenced by many factors in the environment including government regulations and economic situation. Organization’s leader must know how to position the organization in changing external environment to prepare for any crises.
Legislation such as Affordable Care ACT (ACA) had a huge effect on healthcare and required organizations to modify their strategies and operating structures. In addition to several other factors, the size of the impact on hospitals depended on whether hospitals are located in states that expanded Medicaid coverage through the ACA. Hospitals located in Medicaid expansion states saw increased Medicaid discharges, increased Medicaid revenue, and decreased the cost of care for the poor. On
Legislation such as Affordable Care ACT (ACA) had a huge effect on healthcare and required organizations to modify their strategies and operating structures. In addition to several other factors, the size of the impact on hospitals depended on whether hospitals are located in states that expanded Medicaid coverage through the ACA. Hospitals located in Medicaid expansion states saw increased Medicaid discharges, increased Medicaid revenue, and decreased the cost of care for the poor. On