Week 7: Discussion Questions

Week 7: Discussion Questions

Question 1

What is demand management and how does this increase consumer involvement in care?

Answer

Demand Management

As stated in a research on, the goal of the US healthcare system, as mentioned in the healthcare reform, is to provide over 40 million uninsured individuals, with healthcare facilities (Heroman, Davis, Farmer, 2012). Inorder to achieve this goal, it is vital to understand the demands of consumers in the first place.

Demands are the needs of consumers, and their fulfillment is the responsibility of the company (NHS, 2008). The healthcare organizations work on a preplanning approach, through which the consumer ...