Factors other than cost can also substantially affect the successful delivery of medical services. For example, the backbone of any managed care plan is the physician network. Managerial competence is also a key determinant. Hospitals, ancillary services, and non-physician professional healthcare providers are also critical to a health plan.

Week 5 Assignment: Interpret Factors Affecting DeliveryActivity Description
Examine factors other than cost that affect the successful delivery of medical services in a managed health care system.
Then, develop a policy brief that examines one issue or problem other than costs affecting the effective delivery of services. This policy brief is being submitted to your leadership team for its approval with a possible submittal to Health Affairs Journal for publication (http://www.healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/).
The policy brief should align with the requirements of the  (http://www.healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/
Support your policy brief with a minimum of five peer-reviewed sources within the last five (5) years. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.
Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages
Your policy brief should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.