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The health care industry has evolved over the last decade.  The health care market has been impacted by changes in technology as well as the financial and economic evolution of the industry.  Imagine you have been given the opportunity to participate in a health care seminar as a guest speaker.  You have been asked to discuss the evolution of the healthcare industry from a technology, finance, and economic perspective.

Write an 1100 word paper discussing the past, present, and future of the health care industry in relation to technology, finance, and economics.  Your paper should address each of the following:
Past
Analyze how the health care industry has changed in the last 10 years.
Analyze how the use of technology has changed within the health care industry in the last 10 years.
Analyze how finance and economics has impacted the healthcare industry in the last 10 years.
Analyze financial and economic tools and methods used to address issues in the health care industry in the last 10 years.
Analyze how payment sources and mechanisms used in the health care industry have changed in the last 10 years.
Present
Analyze the role technology plays in health care organizations today.
Analyze the current state of the health care industry.
Analyze financial and economic tools and methods being used in the health care industry today.
Analyze current payment sources and mechanisms used in the health care industry today.
Future
Analyze the role technology will play in the health care industry in the coming decade.
Analyze the financial and economic issues the health care industry will encounter the next 10 years.
Analyze if the financial and economic tools and methods currently being used in the health care industry will be effective in the coming decade. 
Analyze if the payment sources and mechanism currently being used in the health care industry will be effective in the next 10 years.
Analyze what you think will be the biggest changes in the health care industry in the next 10 years.
Include at least three references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.