This article examines critical issues in the U.S. healthcare system. Key trends identified include a significant supply-demand imbalance due to physician and nurse shortages, the necessity of improving patient access beyond insurance coverage, the role of technology in addressing these challenges, tight hospital operating margins, and the complexities of healthcare funding. Payor power over providers and the pressures on physician ownership of practices, hospitals and surgery centers are also discussed.
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Source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/15-defining-healthcare-trends-and-challenges.html