This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment. Technology in health care has taken many forms over the years. In 1796, Edward Jenner developed the first smallpox vaccination method. A hundred years later, Wilhelm Rontgen discovered how to use x-rays for medical imaging. And in 2013, Japanese researchers grew the first human liver from stem […]

Select a current or emerging trend in the delivery of health care or in professional practice from the allied health perspective in one of the following areas: (1) health care reform, (2) provider shortages, (3) leadership challenges, or (4) ethics surrounding professional practice. Provide a summary analysis of the trend, expected impacts on health care […]

Explain telemedicine, and describe how it is typically being used in either a rural or an urban setting at the present time. For the setting you chose, what are telemedicine's overall strengths? What are its overall weaknesses? Select an allied health profession and describe how telemedicine is now or could affect patient care in that […]

Health care professionals make decisions that can either improve or hinder a patient's care and are based on principles of organizational behavior and development.

Organizational behavior is important in health care, as it helps you as the leader learn what motivates employees, what makes them feel supported, and what causes them to be unhappy. Describe how knowing this can help you make organizational improvements and changes, while positively impacting employee satisfaction and organizational growth.