...Analysis of Contemporary Health Care Issue Katy Sforza Grand Canyon University: HCA - 530 2-5-13 Analysis of Contemporary Health Care Issue National health care expenses in the United States have been on the rise more rapidly than the national financial system for countless years, however several United States citizens are still lacking adequate health care. Sadly, health care spending is only going to rise and many people in the United States may have to make complicated decisions involving health care and additional responsibilities in their everyday lives if we do not start to reform. By reforming, it is hoped that America will see an increase to high-quality, affordable health care for all. Not only are private sector insurances enduring challenges due to health care spending, but Medicaid and Medicare are also. The Health Care Reform Act is hoping to drive down the cost or at least maintain the cost of health care spending. The reform is hoping to offer a delivery system that works better for clinicians and provider organizations by reducing their administrative burdens and helping them collaborate to improve care. The achievement of this reform will hopefully lead to assessable development in outcomes of care, and in the general health of the American people. Profit/Non-profit Although the provision of health services is dominated by not-for-profit organizations, there are many for-profit organizations as well that are affected by health care spending. With...
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...(HCA-240-0101) Paula Arceneaux Analyze Contemporary Health Care Issue One critical issue that can be found that will impact both the “profit and not for profit” organizations will be the “Hospital Anti-Trust Law”. (content.healthaffairs.org/content/22/6/88.ful,Peter J.Hammer and William M. Sage) When it comes to a hospital, doctors, and hospital payers, this seems to be a “common” thing and a critical one. This is an issue with the relationships between the hospitals and the doctors. There are too many questions as to how “government regulation and public purchasing” is making a difference when it comes to the different companies that are competing for the services of the different hospitals and how they will create a “social benefits”. (content.healthaffairs.org/content/22/6/88.ful,Peter J.Hammer and William M. Sage) Because so many things that have happened in hospitals and with doctors that have made patients and their families file law suits against so many doctors and hospitals that this law was put in affect and how it has helped when it comes to the different “medical markets” and because so many people and businesses have lost faith and trust because of critical issues and mistakes upon the part of doctors and hospitals. (content.healthaffairs.org/content/22/6/88.ful,Peter J.Hammer and William M. Sage) As in any business who provides a service or a product, hospitals and doctors are suppose to provide medical care for patients and to provide a medical...
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...Contemporary Health Issue A contemporary issue is defined as an event, idea, opinion, or topic in a subject that is related to the present day. A contemporary issue can be established in any form of interest. Some contemporary health care issue examples would be Medicare payments and the number of uninsured people in the United States. The issue that I will be addressing would be the impact of the Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) also called the Affordable Care Act or commonly known as Obamacare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. President Barack Obama authorized this law and it represented the most notable regulatory service in United States history since the passing of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. Under the PPACA, physicians and hospitals would be able to revolutionize their practices financially, technologically, and clinically to drive better health results, lower costs, and many more solutions. “The Affordable Care Act’s main focus is on providing more Americans with access to affordable health insurance, improving the quality of health care and health insurance, regulating the health insurance industry, and reducing health care spending in the US” (Obamacare, 2016). The PPACA was passed to enlarge the quality and affordability of health insurance, and decrease the price of healthcare for independents and the government. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) have an impact on businesses. There is a huge...
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...Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Pearson BTEC HND Diploma in Health and Social Care Individual Assignment Name: Date of Submission: ………………………. Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Pearson BTEC HND Diploma in Health and Social Care Individual Assignment Name: Date of Submission: ………………………. Contents INTRODUCTION 3 1. TASK 1 - LO1 (Information Pack) – The link between Information and Health & Social Care 4 1.1 AC 1.1 – Ways in which information reaches the public domain 4 1.2 AC 1.2 – Dissemination techniques used to analyse health and social care information 5 1.3 AC 1.3 – How do the different ways in which health and social care information is presented influence the attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of people 6 2. TASK 2 – LO2 – Analysis of a case study where a health related Moral Panic was created by the media 7 2.1 America's Moral Panic over Obesity 7 2.2 Assessing the accuracy and validity of health and social care information presented in the media 8 4. TASK 4 – Contemporary Issue – UK National Health Service crisis of 2015 9 4.1 To what extent does the local attitude reflect those found at a national level 9 4.2 Evaluation of the validity of public attitudes and behavior in relation to NHS UK 10 4.3 Justification of the possible consequence of contemporary thinking in the health and social care provisions and services industry 10 5. CONCLUSION 11 6. REFERENCES 12 INTRODUCTION Health...
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...Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health (World Health Organization). Health promotion focuses on helping individuals, families, and communities develop the competence and capabilities they required to gain control over day to day life event and circumstances. The Historical view of health promotion is focus on the prevention of disease through the public health movement. The success of historical health promotion then was measured by the eradication of, or inoculation for, contagious and debilitating disease. Thus polio and small pox are now read about in our history books. The health care promotion was focused on improving the ecological condition of people. History view of health promotion also shows that for the American health system curative system of diseases was mostly in the tertiary level of treatment. The contemporary health promotion encompasses strategies that allow populations to be healthy and enable them to make healthy choices. It is carried out by and with people, not on or to people. The contemporary view is mainly for the prevention of chronic illnesses across the life span. Presently the disease that were formerly associated with adulthood such as diabetes are being diagnosed in adolescents and young adults, The contemporary or modern view of health is prevention of occurrence of disease and promotion of health education with the collaboration of related organization, political, and economic...
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...involved in health promotion must consider the meaning of health for themselves and for others. Recognizing differences in the meaning of health can clarify outcomes and expectations in health promotion and enhance the quality of health care” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 3). This statement is so powerful when we are investigating health promotion in general. When discussing the differences between the contemporary and historical views of health promotion, it is important to think about how nursing and medicine has evolved to its current state. The historical view of health promotion has to do with where we started. This view includes the view that some of our elders still may believe in. These people often believe that if you weren’t feeling well, then you didn’t need to see a doctor. These people mainly saw their doctors for a specific reason, they didn’t think ahead. This lead too many people’s “miss fortune” which our, now, contemporary view focuses on preventing these illnesses. Currently in the contemporary view of health promotion, in the medical field we are constantly stressing screening and prevention of illness. For example, we all know that we can screen for cancer in the colon by doing colonoscopies routinely after the age of 50 years old, have a pap smear done routinely to prevent cervical cancer, and do mammograms routinely to screen for breast cancer. Also, an example of preventing illness we stress the importance of vaccines. All of these health promotional...
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...address public health need emanate from government of the day in respond to public out cry, it formulate polices, to address current health issues. Over the years’ policies such as stop smoking, how to survive cancer, saving lives, and so on have not only created awareness amongst the population but also improve the health of certain sections of different communities. One of such policies is the ‘Vision 2020- focusing on the future of district nurses.’ This essay will focus on one aspect of this policy, (Compassion in relation to End of Life Care) and analyse how it influences current and future practice. It will critically analyse the economic, political and philosophical underpinnings of the policy, and appraise the ethical and moral implication for practice whilst drawing on appropriate principles, theories and frameworks. A conclusion will be drawn which will justify the formation of the policy. Vision 2020 emerged as consequence of health care establishments frugal activities. In certain cases patient were routinely neglected by Trust pre-occupied with cutting cost, that they lost sight of the fundamental responsibility to provide compassionate care. The policy published in January 2013 has 6 main aspects of fundamental care, which are, compassion, care, competence, courage, commitments, and communication. Compassion within the end of life care involves the use of the Liverpool care pathway (LCP) as incorporated in the Gold Standard Framework for end of life care. Compassion...
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...2013 . Health Promotion World Health organization (WHO) defines health promotion as a process of enabling people to increase control over improving their health. It goes beyond focusing on individual health towards social and cultural interventions (World Health organization, 2013). The global conference held in Helsinki explains promotion of health, not focused to a specific health problem nor to a special group, but the strategies applied to a variety of population group, risk factors and diseases in various settings (The 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Helsinki 2013). Health care is evolving rapidly with education and technology to prevent diseases and promote health of public not only in specific group or to special behavior but also spread to wards national wide and reduce cultural disparities (Institute of medicine of the national academies - Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities) Promotion of Health in Nursing Nursing is the major part of evolving health care system and health promotion is a most important aspect of nursing. Contemporary nursing not focus on single illness or specific group but nursing centered on education of public to improve and promote healthy living. Public health nursing established as a special nursing at this time to providing scientific knowledge to public in preventive health care (ANA evolving public health nursing focus on health promotion). Public health nurses have...
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...and Alastair D Hay (2005). Sharing patient data: competing demands of privacy, trust and research in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 55: 783 – 789. Retrieved from http://bjgp.org/content/55/519/783.full?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=maintaining+privacy+and+confidentiality++in+nursing+&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=10&tdate=3/31/2014&resourcetype=HWCIT In this article, Margaret et al. (2005) have focused on privacy and confidentiality as key principles in the nursing profession. In the current time, the issue of balancing confidentiality and protection of patients’ information over the requirement to advance public health is a concern under discussion. Health care providers are required to ensure privacy and confidentiality of their clients’ information and this has been evidenced as vital in establishing a trusting association between the two parties. General care practice holds lifetime records of patients’ information and this has exposed it to various issues related to confidentiality. Margaret et al. (2005) have attempted to investigate the attitudes and awareness of healthcare professionals and patient on issues related to patient information sharing for the purpose of research. They also aimed at investigating how such information sharing may affect trust between care providers and patients. The study was founded on the assumption that sharing of information may influence the...
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...solution to many ailments in the society. It centers in providing care focused on the patient wellness. Complementary and alternative medicine is now acceptable by healthcare providers as a way to offer healing through therapies. The existing type of medicine cannot satisfy the needs for the growing demand for healthcare in the world. The economy of countries is sickling and this calls for alternative ways to offer treatment to chronic and serious ailments. Determinations to ensure that the society is free of society work best than using many funds to look for cure and healing. Complementary and alternative medicine now offered in the current healthcare system includes the massage, acupuncture midwifery, naturopathic and traditional medicine (Mariano, 2007). Patient self-care now is the primary aim of physicians. The patients manage their health with the help of the physician. Patient empowerment is now the key driving force to the physicians to help the patients know their health needs and requirements. The nurses receive education and training on patient centered care. The society faces chronic illnesses and conditions like stress that eventually lead to depression and finally death. If patients have that power to manage their health through complementary and alternative medicine, such cases cannot arise in the society. The patient collaborates with the health practitioner and ensures wellness through managed care. Stress management is best achieved through collaboration of the...
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...Reporting Practices and Ethics Christopher A. Brown HCS/405 July 15, 2012 Michelle L. Thomas Reporting Practices and Ethics The health care environment, in which financial realities and financial ethics play an important role in health services decision making, it is vital that managers at all levels understand the basic concepts of health care finance and how these concepts are used to enhance the financial well-being of the organization. In this paper, we will discuss the four elements of financial management, to include the accepted accounting principles and financial ethical standards. We will provide an example of ethical standards and financial reporting practices. Health Care Financing is a systematic framework for the evaluation of healthcare systems, as well as perform interdisciplinary research focusing on the relationship between economic development and healthcare (Baker & Baker, 2011). Financial Management Health care organizations accommodate services to consumers and also their financial status is also important to providing services. In any organization, financial management is very important toward an organization’s success. Financial management consists of four elements that work toward an organization financial practices and ethical standards (Dye and Sridhar (2008). Four Elements The first two elements of financial management works hand-in- hand are organizing and controlling. Financial managers use four basic financial statements to...
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...HCS 465 Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care University of Phoenix September 16, 2013 Eduardo E. Perez Instructor: Dorene Fankhauser Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care There have been many studies and as well as research methods that have been used to conduct research on childhood obesity over recent years, and the ways that parents and health care providers can help prevent it. The studies have been and are conducted on children between the ages of six months to twelve years of age. Childhood obesity is a growing trend in the United States and has become a major concern for pediatricians and parents. Studies have shown that nearly 10% of children who are younger than five and two years who are obese. The study is to help resolve obesity in children, and help the health care administrators to find ways to help control this disease with using different methodology measures. The purpose for this study is to locate preventative measures for obesity in children, how we may provide ways to assist the medical professionals in providing care that are needed. Many of the research questions address different ways that pediatricians could prevent childhood obesity by simply educating the parents. Some of the particular questions were also directed towards the mother that breastfeed their child to maintain a healthy weight. Lastly there were questions about the sugared...
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...Evolution of Health Care Information Systems There has been a very fast growth in the U.S. health care system since the early 1980s with regard to the information technology related to health care. This can be viewed as an attempt towards the standardization of the fragmented health care system. Information technology like in every other field of life has become a necessity even in the health care system and is covered by the federal regulations. The implementation of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) by 2014 has become mandated as ordered by President George.W.Bush in 2004 which was seconded by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). These organizations asked the health care providers to comply with the new legislation and those community-based physician practices who were earlier reluctant to accept and implement it have now realized that the health care in sequence systems in the form of CPOE (computerized physician order entry), EMR (electronic medical records), the tele-medicine, complex disease management, and automated billing systems are very beneficial to them The paper intends to showcase the comparison and contrast between a contemporary health care facility and a traditional health care facility which prevailed before twenty years. At least two major events and technological advantages influencing the practice of the current health care information system...
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...role in health care. In one hand, contemporary medicine has brought advantages, namely declining mortality, and improving humanity health. Nonetheless, there are certain unfortunate consequences of modern medicine, such as demographic ageing and substance abuse. This essay will outline the beneficial and problematic implications of modern medicine. For the purpose of this essay, the “modern medicine” is the period of the history of medicine from1790 when the vaccine was invented to the present. There are two main advantages of modern medicine. The first merit of modern medicine is improving humanity health. For instance, vitamin deficiency can be supplemented with tonic utilisation or physical pain can be reduced with analgesics. Moreover, life expectancy can be extended by methods such as damaged tissues repairing or defective organs and limbs replacing of artificial ones. The second benefit of modern medicine is decreasing mortality. This is rooted in the fact that widespread immunisation lead to a considerable decline in infant mortality. Moreover, mass death which resulted from prevalent epidemics in the past, for example smallpox, measles, and malaria now can be distinguished in a fairly short period of time with vaccines. Furthermore advance medical techniques, particularly diagnostic imaging such as X-rays, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging permit early detection and treatment of diseases, for instance, lung cancer, or tuberculosis. Nevertheless, contemporary medicine...
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...Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Since the early 1980s, the U.S. health care system has experienced a rapid growth in the sector of health care information technology. This growth can be viewed as an attempt to standardize our fragmented health care system. The health care information technology is no longer an option but a necessity to be compliant with the mandated federal regulations. President George W. Bush in 2004 asked health care providers to implement Electronic Health Records (EHR) by 2014. The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) also joined this initiative by asking health care providers to be compliant with the new legislation. Many community-based physician practices previously reluctant to embrace technology are realizing the benefits of the health care information systems, such as computerized physician order entry (CPOE), electronic medical records (EMR), tele-medicine, complex disease management, and automated billing systems. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast a contemporary health care facility with a health care facility of 20 years ago. Additionally, the paper will identify at least two major events and technological advantages that influenced the current health care information system (HCIS) practices. Definition of Health Care Information Systems Prior to discussing the evolution of HCIS in the last two decades, it would...
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