Week 1 Discussion 2: Revolutionary Influences 200 words total

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review your textbook chapters for this week and read the article The History of Healthcare Quality: The First 100 Years 1860–1960 and review Healthcare Timeline (Links to an external site.) and A Brief History: Universal Health Care Efforts in the US (Links to an external site.) and A Brief History: Universal Health Care Efforts in the US (Links to an external site.).

Chapter 2 in your textbook discusses the evolution of our health care system. Much of it evolved due to the political landscape, societal constraints, consumer demand, escalating costs, and technological advancement. Legislation and legal cases also influenced the health care system considerably. After reading Chapter 2 in your textbook, review the time line simulation Global Perspectives: Shifts in Science and Medicine That Changed Healthcare (Links to an external site.) in the Summary and Resources page.

Consider how the U.S. health care system has evolved over the past 50 years. In your post,

• Choose one of the influencing factors from the Global Perspectives: Shifts in Science and Medicine That Changed Healthcare time line and discuss its impact on the health care system.
• Rationalize why your chosen influencing factor has been revolutionary for the health care system.