What is an example of a foreseeable trend in the future of health services delivery?

A. Concurrent: Concurrent utilization review involves the ongoing monitoring of a patient's care and recovery while they are still receiving treatment. This type of review focuses on ensuring that the care provided is appropriate and that the patient is progressing as expected.

B. Preauthorization: Preauthorization involves obtaining approval from a health insurer before a service is provided to ensure it will be covered. It does not focus on monitoring a patient's recovery.

C. Retrospective: Retrospective review involves evaluating the care provided to a patient after the treatment has been completed. It looks at the appropriateness of care but does not monitor ongoing recovery.

D. Prospective: Prospective review involves evaluating the necessity of a treatment before it begins. It does not include ongoing monitoring of a patient's prognosis for recovery.

Rationale:

A. The number of beds set up, staffed, and made available by a hospital for inpatient use: Hospital capacity refers to the total number of beds that a hospital has available for inpatient care, including those that are staffed and operational.

B. Well-to-do, private-pay patients using hospitals: This describes a patient demographic rather than the organization of hospital capacity.

C. Transition from primarily government institutions to community institutions: This option describes a historical shift in healthcare delivery rather than the organization of hospital capacity.

D. Construction and operation of a hospital: While construction and operation are factors related to hospital capacity, they do not encompass the complete organization of hospital capacity.