...Public health and health literacy is an unfamiliar topic to many Americans and continues to be overlooked and disregarded in the United States Healthcare system. Healthcare professionals and students in the Healthcare field are not specially trained in this area, which makes it hard to construct a system that targets public health and health literacy. Creating a healthcare system that is more focused on preventative measures may help to alleviate costs in the emergency room, leading to better quality of life and directing our system to prevention rather than solely focusing on treatment. Public health initiatives focus on preventative measures such as colonoscopies, mammograms, screenings for diabetes, immunizations etc. Unfortunately, students...
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...head: COST AND QUALITY ANALYSIS Healthcare cost and quality Grand Canyon University July 24th, 2012 Ethics, Policy, and Finance in the Health Care System Sally L. Clark A challenge that the healthcare nation is facing is to provide the quality of care that is expected and obtain low healthcare cost. Working hand in hand with the private sector and government is in hopes of improving the quality of care that each patient deserves and maintaining the cost so that research can continue. The purpose of this paper is to look into relationships between healthcare cost and quality healthcare. Differences in HealthCare Cost and Quality Working in the healthcare system, you often wonder if the nation works on quality of care or do they work more on cost of healthcare. Quality of care is an important role in achieving the best healthcare. Cost of healthcare is based on incentives that support the effectiveness while curving the spending growth (MacReady, 2012). Reform needs to be provided a baseline in evaluating healthcare delivery systems for a broader success of payments and delivery models with payment providers (2012, p.2). Sometimes higher cost effects quality of care. Some decisions need to be made that may affect the “clinical and fiscal health of the nation” (2012 p.1). Differentiating Roles and Major Activities Public and Private agencies plays an important role on how healthcare is delivered. The Commonwealth Fund is a private...
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...Government Roles in Healthcare The government consists of federal, state, and local governments making this combination one of the largest payers of healthcare. The government has some important roles when it comes to the world of healthcare including the management of healthcare finances, the deliverance of healthcare, and the regulation of healthcare; these roles differ amongst the federal, state, and local governments. The federal government makes up the largest part of the government’s relationship with healthcare. The Fundamentals of US Health Care (2013) says that the federal government contributes three-quarters of healthcare spending to insurance programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. They also provide funding for mental health, medical education, community health centers, and public health programs. It also plays a part in delivering care to people. The federal government is responsible for delivering care to American Indians, the military, veterans, and those that are uninsured. With a large part of the world unable to afford health insurance this leaves the federal government responsible for that part. The Fundamentals of US Health Care (2013), states that the federal government also regulates the providers of healthcare programs by making sure there is no discrimination and regulating what drugs can be sold. With all the funding that the federal government provides, the care that it delivers to specific organizations, and the regulations that it provides...
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...Health Care Information systems in healthcare is made to improve management and efficiency of hospital services and it's management. As the years have progressed the internet has played a more and more vital part in our daily lives. This is also evident in the medical field as well. The increase in technological advances over the years has improved and pushed healthcare into one of the top researched areas. Information systems plays a big role in health care and how it is operated. IS are used in communicating, storing, processing, and capturing important information in a more timely manner for better decision making and more accurate data. This has made healthcare more efficient and better to coordinate in healthcare all over the board. Communication and behavioral changes in patients, consumers, organizational, and providers has been evident at all levels due to innovations in healthcare thanks to information systems. The changes that are obvious in communication/behavior are improved patient care, quicker information retrieval, faster sharing of information, more efficient decision-making, less medical errors, more storage room for data and records, and improved information reporting. Even though we see how big of a role healthcare plays it's importance has been underrepresented. However in the past few years interest in healthcare has increased. The healthcare industry is so diverse from treatment options, patients, and professional roles such as nurses, doctors, and specialist...
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...Public leaders have to be persuasive and influential. They must have the ability to persuade constituents. Public leaders must also have a vision that is realistic. Rusaw states, “Leadership is Leadership is a process of envisioning the best outcome of a project, and crystallizing that vision into reality (2001). Leaders must assure constituents their intentions are pure and not devious or self-gratifying or motivating. Leaders are required to show interest in current issues that affect the public. President Obama did this by implementing the healthcare reform. He captured the attention of many citizens in the United States by addressing that insurance companies are too powerful, proposing the reform, imagining the end result, and implementing the solution. As a result, constituents are influenced by the possibilities of the healthcare reform. The following will be addressed: the various forms of persuasive leadership, ways leaders persuade and facilitate, and the way a leader is most persuasive and/or effective. Persuasive Forms of Leadership Trust is critical in public leadership; especially when there is a necessity for change. Constituents need to be assured that a leader can deliver on his or her promises. If a constituent distrusts or doubts a leader then the leader loses power and the constituents will cause problems for the public leader. Trust is a good way to build relationships, and when public leaders gain trust of constituents they both gain mutual satisfaction...
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...I will be looking at the effects of acute and chronic illness on society, particularly in Britain, and the differences between public and private healthcare in their treatment of these problems. Great Britain has a relatively high level of public expenditure on healthcare as a percentage of its GDP. In terms of its healthcare structure it is one of the most public systems as it has a National Health Service, thus offering free healthcare to all residents. The system differs greatly from the more market driven and private healthcare structure of the US. Because of the provision of free healthcare, the vast majority of people in Britain use public healthcare as opposed to the expensive private alternative. However, this does not mean that public healthcare in the UK is superior to other countries as the government struggles constantly with the cost of maintaining the NHS. This leads to a number of cost cutting initiatives, rationing and an inability to purchase the most expensive and advanced medical equipment. The British government also suffers with such problems as bed blocking as hospitals are over subscribed with patients, which leads to increased waiting times for ill people. These problems occur far less in private healthcare sector in the UK, which is of a high level, but it is difficult for the majority to afford. An acute illness is one, which begins and progresses rapidly such as a cold or flu. The person is fine one moment and in urgent need of medical help...
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...the general public has become familiar with the role of nurses. This is proven based on many healthcare episodes on televisions, theatres, and the news coverage. The media often times negatively influences the public image of nursing by repeatedly broadcasting news coverage of nurses that have made mistakes on the job. Unfortunately, on these occasions, those mistakes have led to detrimental consequences for patients. A good example of the Hollywood Media that has negatively influenced the public image is the fictional portrayals of nurses that HBO showed Nurse Jackie as a drug addicted nurse who steals drugs from the facility she works and uses the stolen drugs to support her habit. It is very rare to see news coverage of hard working proficient nurses who effectively perform their jobs treating patients and assisting physicians. In most of the healthcare episodes or scenes, nurses are hardly featured but physicians are featured all through the episodes. If the media were to show coverage of hard working capable nurses, which include the vast majority of practicing nurses, it would have had great positive influences on the public’s opinion on nurses whose goal is to provide patients’ quality care, safety, and healthcare information both to the patients and their families. The public needs to be educated on the role and scope of nursing as well as their role in changing healthcare system. There has not been alot done by media to inform the public on nurses’ role and their responsibilities...
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...Discuss the role of the federal, state, and local legislation related to health care? Give at least 2 examples for each level The United States government plays a major role in healthcare in many ways: it organizes finances and helps to deliver healthcare to all the citizens. The role of the federal government is to reform the growth of Medicare spending and they can make provisions to the healthcare system. The House of Representatives have control of the healthcare reform movement when it comes to planning and implementing throughout the approvals of committees, and advice from qualified healthcare teams. The United States federal government’s main role in health care is to introduce, organize, finance and oversee the health care policy and its delivery. It creates the blueprint for how the U.S. health care should be carried out on varies levels of U.S. legislation. Health care policies made at the Federal level become highest order of laws and guideline for which the state and local governments must comply for the implementation of the policies. The following two examples further explain the role of federal government in health care. The first example is the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which was introduced, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 8, 2003. Basically, this law gave our seniors citizens the right to prescription drug benefits and more choice in health care. It provided a must need relief to those who were struggling to...
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...Statement of the Issue Providing appropriate access to affordable healthcare has been an ongoing challenge for the United States’ health system. The U.S. Census Bureau report noted approximately 49 million Americans did not have healthcare coverage in 2011. Moving forward, coverage options are expected to improve for some given the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2011. While the PPACA was originally expected to extend coverage to approximately 32 million uninsured through individual mandates, the creation of state health insurance exchanges with public subsidized coverage and expansion of Medicaid, the Supreme Court decision that Medicaid expansion is a state option will likely reduce the number of newly covered individuals. Even as healthcare reform decreases the number of uninsured and defines mandated benefits, the problem of access to affordable care will be exacerbated by limited community-based resources that provide preventive services, primary care access and ongoing care for patients with chronic conditions. In response, there will be a need to increase capacity to serve more patients, while improving outcomes, reducing health disparities and becoming more efficient—all within the context of significant challenges to receiving adequate payment levels. Healthcare executives are committed to facilitating in the effort to enroll individuals in emerging coverage options and expanding needed services to help ensure access to affordable care...
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...Because of the incubation period of these organisms, the impact of a biological attack is usually not immediate (Veenema, 2003). The CDC and their disease surveillance system work to detect any unusual patterns of disease, notify the local or federal levels in order to respond efficiently using the knowledge and the resources available; cooperation from the public and other health agencies is needed. A process that must be completely in a timely matter, as it allows the healthcare professionals involved to provide effective treatment and minimize the transmission of the pathogen as these attacks are often unpredicted. Until patients start to arrive at the Emergency Department (ED) and doctors’ offices, detection and identification of a biological agent cannot happen; at times, even with patients in the ED, one cannot identify a bioterrorism attack as the symptoms are flu like...
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...Running Head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Animol Aphrem Grand Canyon University July,22 2012 To represent more than 3 million health care members nursing profession is one of the major divisions of work force in United States. Nurses played an important role in setting the 2010 Affordable Act, legislation and creating Medicare and Medicaid programs. There are lot of hurdles inhibits nurses to respond successfully with reforming healthcare system. In order to overcome these obstacles nurses are well educated and well positioned in healthcare system to lead these changes. In 2008, Institute of Medicine and Robert Johnson Foundation appointed a committee to evaluate the need for healthcare transformation. Committee made some recommendations regarding improve education and training of nurses, nurses need to achieve highest level of education, nurses should collaborate with other healthcare professional to redesign healthcare system and accurate planning of work force for data collection. According to the report the committee suggested that many problems facing nursing education system nursing education system need to be advanced. Impact of IOM report on education. In 21st century statistics shows that there are many health issues affecting American population and it will be increased to 20 percent of the population by 2030.In addition to that nation’s health care needs also increasing. Primary...
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...THE INDIAN HEALTHCARE SECTOR CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PRIVATIZATION 1.2 INDIAN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY 1.2.1 DRIVERS FOR GROWTH OF HEALTHCARE 1.3 PUBLIC HEALTHCARE IN INDIA 1.4 PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE INDIAN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM 1.4.1 GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF PRIVATE SECTOR 1.4.2 FDI IN THE INDIAN HEALTHCARE 1.4.2.1 STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 1.4.2.2 CONSTRAINTS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 1.4.2.3 FOREIGN PRESENCE IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 1.4.2.4 SUMMARY OF PROS AND CONS FOR FINANCING SOURCES OF HOSPITALS OBJECTIVES 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 3. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PRIVATIZATION IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR 3.1 QUALITY AND PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES 3.2 IMPACT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA 3.3 CONSUMER PERCEPTION OF PRIVATE SECTOR 3.4 EMERGING TRENDS IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTIONS 4. CONCLUSION 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PRIVATIZATION Privatization can also be called denationalization or disinvestment. All three terms describe a situation where a government decides to transfer control of a government, and thus public owned, resource to the private...
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...Influence of the American healthcare system on Indian health services USA is the world’s largest economy. Its dominance in the sphere of arts, science, technology, culture and medicine is unparalleled today. Given its dominant socio-political and economic status, no country on earth can be said to be beyond the sphere of American influence in almost all aspects of life. While the pervasiveness of such American hegemony is a matter of debate today in many sociological discourses today, for the purpose of this paper, we will concentrate on influence of American healthcare on the healthcare system of India. The American way of life is typified by the example of “rugged individualism,” where each individual works to secure their own interest....
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...patient care, and they tend to play a significant role in realizing the objectives formulated in the in the 2010 Affordable Care Act and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative (RWJFI) in collaboration with the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which define the need to change and advance healthcare (Initiative on the Future of Nursing n.d). Therefore, as much as there is a need to restructure the current healthcare, it is important to first address issues that interfere with the provision of quality and evidenced healthcare. To promote changes and advance health, the IOM report recommends nurses to practice to the full extent of their education, achieve higher levels of education and training through improved education process, and nurse to be involved in decision making processes touching on healthcare (Institute of Medicine n.d). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health The impact of the IOM report on nursing education The primary goals of nursing education is mainly to prepare nurses to meet the ever increasing patients’ needs, function as leaders, and provide quality and evidence based nursing care that benefits patients (Institute of Medicine n.d). The IOM report recommends that at least 80% of the nursing workforce should possess at least a baccalaureate degree (BSN. This is attributed to the fact that nurses educated at that level exhibits skills and expertise in areas of community and public health, health policy, health care financing,...
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