Signature Assignment Health Care Access Options

HCS 490 WEEK 4 Signature Assignment Health Care Access Options

Signature Assignment Health Care Access Options – Research the following in your community or surrounding area:

• One walk-in clinic, such as urgent care
• One retail clinic in your local grocery store or drug store
• No appointment physician’s office

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that includes the above centers and addresses the following:

• Analyze the changing landscape of the health care system.
  • Differentiate the various places health care is delivered.
• Analyze what impact cultural demographics have on the health care market.
  • Analyze the targeted audience of the clinic or office based on cultural demographics.
  • Analyze the effectiveness of the marketing approach for the clinic or office to various cultures.
  • Analyze the marketing techniques that could be used to improve the marketing within different cultural demographics.
• Differentiate what effect different generations have on the health care market.
• Analyze the targeted audience of the clinic or office based on generational demographics.
  • Differentiate the effectiveness of the marketing approach for the clinic or office to various generations.
  • Differentiate the marketing techniques that could be used to improve the marketing within different generations.
• Analyze the impact of media and social networking on consumer choices.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

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HCS 490 WEEK 4 Communication Strategy

Imagine you work for a marketing firm and you have been assigned to work with a new health care client. The client needs help with a communication strategy for a new product they are launching soon.

Choose 1 of the following initiatives:

• Health spa launching a new weight loss treatment
• Insurance company launching a new medical product for the exchange
• Hospital system launching a new diabetes program
• Medical device manufacturer launching a new metal alloy prosthesis
• Select your own company and product with approval from your instructor

Create a 12- to 18-month marketing communication strategy for your client. You may use a marketing communication strategy template or you can create your own. In your strategy:

• Differentiate between the types of communication that could be used when marketing to different generations.
• Describe how you will use an integrated campaign to reach your target audience.
• Compare successful industries and how they leverage transparency. Describe how you can apply that to your strategy.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly references.

Run your paper through the Grammarly and Plagiarism Web Services and include your reports with the assignment.

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HCS 490 WEEK 5 Signature Assignment: Marketing Strategy

Create a full marketing strategy (3 to 4 pages) for a health care company or product. Refer to the examples of companies or products used in the Week Four Communication Strategy assignment. You may use a company or product from Week Four or select a new company or product. Address the following in your marketing strategy:

Section 1: General Product Information

• Describe the health care company or product
• Describe how you will market your health care company or product.
  • Describe how the marking plan will differ from other marketing plans currently available to consumers.
• Describe the value of the services offered by your health care company or product.

Section 2: Consumers

• Differentiate health care access options for consumers.
  • Differentiate the health care access options that are available to your target audience.
  • Analyze how the health care access options will affect how you market to your target audience.
  • Analyze how consumers communicate health care access options.
  • Analyze the implications of communication methods used when sharing health information.  Consider communication from physicians, pharmacies, and consumers when information is shared.  

Section 3: Impact of Outside Agencies

• Analyze the impact government agencies have on products and services that are available to the health care consumer.

Section 4: Impact of Regulations

• Analyze the effect of health care reform on the health care consumer products and services.
  • Analyze how health care reform will affect your target audience.
  • Analyze how health care reform will affect how you market to your target audience.

Section 5: Anticipating the Changing Market

• Explain how consumer’s options for health care are changing.
  • Explain how you will ensure the health care company or product is relevant to the consumer.

Section 6: Importance of Market Strategy

• Explain why all of these factors are important for your marketing strategy.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

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