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Question 1: Describe a minimum of five challenges from the list below that are defining the future strategic direction of health care.

• Proposed health care reform and legislation
• Information technology advancements such as the electronic medical record (EMR)/ electronic health record (EHR)
• Accreditation, quality of healthcare, and organizational compliance
• Economics, including third party payers, future funding, rising costs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs
• Access to health care including the uninsured and those in the poverty levels
• Public entities in controlling the demand aspects of health service
• Market shares and advancing age of population
• Maintaining a skilled workforce
• Pay for performance

Question 2: Describe how an organization can adapt its direction and strategies to effectively address these challenges.