Knowledge of real-world societal inequities effecting patient care in healthcare organizations is essential in your tool kit for graduation.
First, review the Public Broadcast Service (PBS) healthcare disparity summary, “Frontline: The Healthcare Divide Preview,” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBtX4ZH9av4 Then, watch the full PBS documentary, “The Healthcare Divide,” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvEkeH4O8o
The full video identifies three types of hospitals: Safety Net, For Profit, and Non-Profit. Discuss the following:
What are safety net hospitals?
Choose a thesis statement based on metacognition.
From the perspective of Comprehensive Health Planning, use Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 from the textbook to discuss your thesis statement.
Provide three peer-reviewed references and the textbook to support your rationale.