As healthcare in the US continues to change, it is essential for all healthcare delivery entities to aggressively monitor the patterns of evolution in order to ensure high quality and cost efficient healthcare delivery. This book details implementation strategies to creatively respond to the existing problems, issues, and obstacles in delivering effective healthcare. It focuses on factual situations and case studies that demonstrate how healthcare delivery in the US must evolve to its next watershed period. It examines the present status of healthcare delivery and then discusses key concepts of change for various clinical, regulatory, financial, and political areas.