Which of the Following Are Some Major Differences in Health

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are some major differences in health care today, as compared with the first half of the twentieth century? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Consumers are influenced by advertising for specific health care agents or procedures.
• B)The emphasis is on the continued expansion of health care facilities, especially acute care hospitals.
• C)Education and specialization of personnel have increased.
• D)The need to create new ways to pay for health care is a central focus.

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Definitions:

Strategic Planning

A methodical approach to imagining a preferred future, then converting this vision into general aims or targets and outlining a series of actions to reach these goals.

Operational Planning

The process of planning specific day-to-day activities and resources needed to achieve tactical objectives and support strategic goals of an organization.

Downward Flow

The transmission of information, commands, and policies from higher levels of an organization to lower levels.

Means-Ends Chain

A concept in psychology and marketing that describes how a product or service connects consumers' concrete attributes with their deeper values or end goals.