Week 3
DQ1

What are the reasons for there being so many new emerging types of health care workers?
As we are all aware healthcare has transformed and continues to be under the process of transformation. Among the transformation the healthcare workforce has been affected in a positive way. Healthcare employment is growing and the workforce is evolving due to the demands of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a shortage of clinician, an improving economy, our elderly population been in need of different types of services as well as the goal to implement new models about patient-center-care. All these changes in our healthcare system can only be possible as well as accomplished thru by emerge of different types of healthcare workers. Two services and providers types emerging from these roles are: * Patient navigation- The patient navigator facilitates patients and families in specific tasks. they follow up with clients who have become non-medical adhere/lost of care. The navigator provides escort services so clients can become consistence in maintaining with medical adherence. * Care Coordinator – The Care coordinator, assist to manage the patients’ transitions thru the healthcare system. They provide the patients with the necessary support and care coordination to ensure the patients short term goals of a care plan are met or improved so the patient can continue to move forward.
How have these types of services affected your life? * These new services have affected my life in a positive way, because I have become interested in staying within the social services workforce, and at the same time the changes have motivated me to continue to further my academic education.

DQ3
Describe at least three different kinds of Hospitals: * Community Hospitals - This is the most common type of hospitals in the USA. The community hospitals are regularly small