Hcos Strongly Oriented Healing Sick One Person Time First Word Chapter Patient Consistent Q34309150

HCOs are strongly oriented to healing the sick, one person at atime. The first word of this chapter—patient—is consistent withthat tradition. Some say that the real role of HCOs is populationhealth, including but going well beyond healing the sick. (Contrastthe missions of SSM Health Care, Bronson Healthcare, and SaintLuke’s Hospital with those of Baptist Healthcare, RWJ UniversityHospital, and North Mississippi Health System in Exhibit 1.7.)Should this chapter have started with, “Building healthycommunities is the focus of HCOs, including patient care but goingwell beyond”?

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