...Running Head: CHANGING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY Changing Health Care Delivery Phylicia Knox MHA 628: Managed Care & Contractual Services Instructor: Martha Jennings Date Submitted: February 2, 2015 Abstract Changing health care is important, because many Americans are being faced with many issues in regards to health care and its delivery. The changes that will be made will provide a clear, concise overview of the main features of the current medical care delivery system. The current healthcare world zooms in mainly on illnesses and injury. It is clearly time for a different approach to healthcare in this country. If a change would happen it would build a healthcare system that will concentrate on promoting good health and disease control and managing more difficult disease. Currently there is a large sum of money in the healthcare system, but reorganizing the order it is spent out, will improve the quality of care while lowering the cost. It is a must that a change comes, but if not the United States will continue to spend more and more money on health care. Americans assume that change may have not been predicted because of cost. Overall, there are many barriers to success, but it can be done. Managed Healthcare Quality According to (Washington, DC: August 2010)the current the patient health care needs are not being met, the reasons are because of several issues that need to be resolved such as poor connection and communication between the providers, mismatch...
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...VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF NURSING 10 Human Genome Project completed the initial mapping and sequencing of a composite set of human genes in 2003” (p. 392). This is an area of nursing practice that nurses will question their own morals and ethics. With technology on the rise, there will be new ethical dilemmas and nurses will be more active in exploring ethical aspects of patient care. Nurses’ ethical perspective will be respected by other professionals and as a result, nurses in larger numbers will sit and serve on ethics committees as ethics consultants. As new roles become the norm, nurses need to be trained in these specific areas to have the knowledge how to care for these patients. Nursing care will become more important in the future as the nation’s demographic changes. Nurses must be culturally competent and recognize that cultural sensitivity begins with health care providers. The rise of community base health care is seen throughout the United States and nurses will be needed to fulfill these roles in the community base setting such as school nursing, hospice, clinics, HMOs, and other health care settings (Chitty & Black, 2010). Conclusion As different trend in nursing become more popular in the future professional nurses must keep up with the new trends and practice evidence-based nursing. Professional nurses must be aware of and incorporate in their daily practice nursing theories to care for their patients. Finally, with new trends and roles available to nurses, most...
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...knowledge that "the delivery of health care is primarily driven by the medical model, which emphasizes illness rather than wellness” (Shi & Singh, 2015, p. 73). Faced with issues like chronic illnesses, fragmentation, and population of baby boomers that affect the challenges of cost, access, and quality of care; it can be argued that the use of health information devices has positive impact on the delivery of healthcare. Since “the future of healthcare technology is now” (Glandon, Smaltz, & Slovensky, 2014, p. 27), developments in the production of healthcare information devices have been on the increase, popular, and widely used by patients and providers. Some of these devices, which include smart phones, computers, smart glasses like Google glasses, activities trackers, and wearable devices, have impacted and transformed the delivery of healthcare in ways that include cost of healthcare, access to healthcare, and quality of the care delivered. Introduction It is a common knowledge that developments in technology is continually changing, is responsible for globalization, helps with effective evaluation of business and decision-making, and enables the growth of information technology. Similarly, the areas of information technology and healthcare delivery are also presently active, developing, and constantly changing. As a result, the management of health information technology is currently enabling versatility in the delivery of healthcare, helping with the...
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...Chapter 11 and 12 1. Evaluate the statement that an integrated delivery system (IDS) is the wave of the future and is critical to future organizational success. The current situation of healthcare delivery systems that are focusing on quality, patient centered approach, effective and efficient care, access to care etc are all leading to integrated delivery system approach. In future also, the healthcare systems are expected to undergo a lot of changes and challenges to improve healthcare outcomes and serve the respective community according to its needs. There is a definite and obvious scope for integrated delivery system in the future, when on one hand there would be a whole new system of PPCA and its implications and also a great number of newly insured populations to accommodate. Along with that, there would be a lot of competition among the hospitals in certain areas such as adaptation of Electronic Health records and provision of quality health services to a large number of people. Integrated delivery system would seem to help overcome many obstacles in the way because it will be helpful to avoid fragmented care and duplication of services and as a result reduce cost and increase overall health outcomes. 1. Identify the largest for-profit as well as not-for-profit health systems in the United States. Provide specific information about each, including the number of hospitals, the number of employees, and total revenue. Compare these health systems and discuss the ones...
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...In 1970, The National Academy of Sciences established the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a non-governmental, non-profit organization, developed to provide advice on the national level that addresses issues of medical care, education, and research. Through research, collected data, and nurse-led solutions, the IOM created an informative report in 2010 called The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which provides specific recommendations on the improvement of the nursing workforce and the healthcare delivery system. The report is directed towards various entities; individual policy makers, national state and government leaders, licensing bodies, educational institutions and consumer advocates, are just to name a few. Three particular recommendations, transforming education, transforming practice and transforming leadership, will be further discussed to display how each transformation will impact changes in the nursing profession and the health care delivery system. Transforming Education The first recommendation to be discussed that will impact change in the nursing profession and the health care delivery system is the transformation of education. The IOM report states that “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2010, p. 163). Several educational pathways have become available for nurses to smoothly transition from the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)...
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...The Nurses Role in Transforming Healthcare Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 Professional Dynamics November 10, 2012 The Institute of Medicine (IOM), developed in 1970, is as self- governing, non-profit organization that provides informed health decisions for decision makers and the public. The IOM’s advice and decisions are based on expert committees’ discussions, discoveries and cross disciplinary thinking. The IOM asks and answers the nation’s most pressing questions about health and health care (Institute of Medicine, 2010). One of the questions that commonly arises is, what is the nurses’ position and responsibility to ensure the ability to carry out the increasing demand for quality health care? Health care is ever changing. With advanced technology and new research, nurses must have the ability to adjust to frequent change and often overcome complex situations. In order for new practices and advancement in healthcare to be successful, nurses must remain educated and involved. The IOM report focuses on the impact of education, nursing practice and leadership and their significance in the future of health care delivery. As healthcare advances, unfortunately, the number of people living with chronic illness rises as well. In order for healthcare members to be able to accommodate and care for these patients it is pertinent that healthcare workers, particularly nurses at the entry level or Associates degree level (ADN) consider continuing education toward the Baccalaureate...
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...Health Informatics and Healthcare Introduction Health informatics as defined by Shi and Singh 2015, as the application of information science to improve efficiency, accuracy, reliability of healthcare service, and inclusion of healthcare delivery. Healthcare informatics is becoming more complex than any other time in recent memory, the foundation needed to bolster device utilization and interoperability is more expanded, and there is even a more extensive scope of utilization to consider. As the populace ages, there is added pressure to provide patient care choices at home and in the community, implying that medical devices are getting to be a piece of a much bigger ecosystem spreading over the steadily developing continuum. This paper will analyze health informatics and discuss its benefits, trends, current issues, the impact health informatics in healthcare settings, and the role of health managers and the future. An interview will be conducted with a health professional to get their point of view of how health informatics have impacted their workplace, with further discussion of human resources, careers and the future. History The U.S. National Library of Medicine defines health informatics as a collaborative effort of designing, developing, adopting, and applying IT-based ideas in healthcare services delivery, management and planning (Kramer, 2012). In 1949, Gustav Wager of Germany founded the first professional organization for...
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...Benchmark Assignment: Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models The Evolution of Nursing Practice To my colleagues, the health care system has begun a decade of transitions that, for the nursing profession, promise to change the practice of nurses, expand current nursing roles and create new ones, and provide many opportunities for nurses to participate in shaping the future delivery system. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, care delivery and financing systems are undergoing significant transformations that will accelerate in 2014, when major provisions of the legislation are implemented. The purpose of the this letter is to explain how the practice of nursing is expected to shift and to also discuss the concepts of continuum of care, accountable care organizations (ACO’s) medical homes, nurse-managed health care clinics (NMHCs). Under the Accountable Care Organizations, strategies will be developed to align the goals of health care delivery reorganizations, enhance care coordination, and improve patient transitions across the care delivery continuum. Expansion of medical care homes, NMHC’s, and enhanced coverage for preventative care services will help to shift the delivery system's current focus on acute care to a greater emphasis on prevention and treatment of chronic care conditions using health care teams and information technology. Medical homes, sometimes referred to as NHMC’s, are identified as a concept that began in pediatrics...
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...University NRS430-V Professional Dynamics Timothy Houston July 20, 2013 Impact of 2010 IOM Report In 2010 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) partnered with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to author a study and a series of recommendations for a multifaceted approach to the improvement of nursing to coincide with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These recommendations include topics such as accessibility of care, disease prevention, education initiatives, collaborative care, and many others. The ultimate goal of the IOM report is to make specific policy recommendations at all levels from the institutional to the national level to improve nursing while moving into a new era of healthcare. (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine [RWJF], 2010). For the purposes of this paper, I will focus on the impacts of the IOM report on three specific areas of nursing: education, nursing practice (primary care), and leadership. One of the more controversial recommendations made in the 2010 IOM report is related to education. It is stated that nursing education, due to a multitude of factors over the years has become very fragmented with many entry points into practice such as certificate programs, associate’s degrees (ADN), as well as baccalaureate degrees (BSN). The proposition put forward in the report is that the entire workforce of registered nurses (RN) should be comprised of BSN prepared...
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...Future Trends in Health Care Introduction The wave of the future of health care seems limitless. We will be taking a look at the “future trends in health care. We will also include an assessment of how the Internet, or any other form of electronic communications, may be used as an external delivery source in communicating patient-specific information. We will address the impact of distance delivery on health care. Also, we will consider the use of e-mail, telemedicine, and the electronic transfer of records. Lastly, we will share our assessment of how these issues impact health care today and how they might impact health care five years from now” (Syllabus, 2014). Future Trends in Health Care A study was done to “ascertain the future need for and focus of doctoral health education, particularly in relation to the importance of interdisciplinary instruction, research preparation, and program delivery modality” (Leja, 2002, pp. 1). The results showed that there are fundamental changes coming in how health care provision is done and the delivery of health care information. Currently, there is a “misalignment in the current training and education of students in the health care professions with the demands of the newly emerging health care systems” (Leja, 2002, pp. 1). External Delivery Sources In the 1990’s, health care changes resulted in dramatic changes in which health services are delivered. The financial, legal, and organizational structures have been turned into systems...
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...The Future of Nursing: Transforming Education, Practice, and Role Nurses form the front line of the nation’s healthcare workforce. Nurses make up the largest percentage of the patient concern group in the nation. A report filed by the Institute of Medicine, entitled “The Future of Nursing” recommends several suggestions to figure out the future of nursing. “The healthcare system is rapidly changing in all aspects; however nursing is hindered in its evolution by several obstacles that restrict nurses’ ability to adapt to these changes” (National Research Council, 2011). The report emphasis changing the scope of nursing practice to encourage successfully utilize the full curriculum, practice, and instruction of the nurse, in addition to enhance the schooling of nurses, and molding nurses to get supervisory positions . Transforming Practice According to the report many aspects of the healthcare system, primarily the based nursing itself. If nurses aren’t able to carry out with the full exploitation of understanding their usefulness and resources in the healthcare system are deeply rooted. According to the IOM 1978 new definition it includes 3 major areas of primary care that are family and the patient, community and incorporated delivery system. IOM 1978 report explain the first viewpoint, and the description in the 1984 addressed the second perception. Llatest definition thus focus the importance of the patient-clinician relationship (a) as understood in the context of the patient's...
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...The most important issue affecting the future of health care delivery in America is simply cost. The exorbitant cost of healthcare is the deciding factor in whether and when people get necessary medical care, what doctors they see, and what treatments are available to them. Unfortunately, due to rising costs and the number of insured many people in the US are forgoing basic healthcare services The most important issue affecting the future of health care delivery in America is simply cost. The exorbitant cost of healthcare is the deciding factor in whether and when people get necessary medical care, what doctors they see, and what treatments are available to them. Unfortunately, due to rising costs and the number of insured many people in the US are forgoing basic healthcare services. It has always been a dream of mine to one day open up a medical clinic in the US that specializes in serving the medical needs of individuals who do not have access nor can afford basic quality to healthcare; however one of the major obstacles that I will have to face is cost. As of 2008 nearly 50 million people the US lack basic health care coverage. The vast majority of these individuals are adults between the ages of about 18 to 64, and most of these individuals are from working families working from low to moderate income. TIn America, healthcare is treated as either a commodity or a right. And how our treats it now is as if healthcare where a commodity. And the reason I say...
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...Future Trends in Health Care Chrisitna Gallas HCS/ 533 Steven Fowler April 28, 2014 Future Trends in Health Care The delivery of healthcare services is administered by a multiplicity of variances of different health care providers integrated to provide individualized services to the consumer of healthcare services. The healthcare system has undergone new forms of legislation and changes in billing practices, healthcare technology has innovated to support new improvements in quality, financial, and legislative regulations. The health care industry is intent on embracing new healthcare technologies, as well as new innovations in medicine, which precipitates the entire healthcare system. The healthcare system is great advocates through the past and present of healthcare technology to create a safe, quality-driven, individualized, and cost-efficient healthcare system. Additionally, over the past twenty to thirty years, the use of technology has allowed the patient and medical professionals to be able to endure several changes, not only in the medical field, but, in the patient’s environment also. Healthcare technology has evolved in such a manner that the individual is able to see the transformation in the organization through enhancement of workflow and operations. The decision-making process in the organization is also supported by innovations in healthcare technology, as more research can be supported through the internet which has increased in use over the past...
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...Future Trends in Health Care Schell D. Caradine HCS 533 March 3, 2014 Suzanne Paone Future Trends in Health Care Long ago patients relied on their doctor to provide them with information about his or her health condition. The patient took what the doctor told him or her at face value. When doctors began to implement computer systems in their offices, they would print off medical information for the patient to take home to read in order to have a better understanding of the diagnosis given by the doctor. Most times the doctor will have pamphlets that he or she provided to the patient. However, that is mostly a thing of the past. Patients are already armed with tons of information they obtained from the internet. Health care has changed drastically over the years. Advancements in technology played and continue to play a huge role in the ever-evolving delivery of health care. The internet empowers patients in many ways. Sites such as the Mayo clinic allows patients to research their symptoms and even find a specialist. Many health care organizations have patient portals that allow the patient to book appointments and communicate with their physician. However, it is not just patients who use the Internet for health care purposes. Health care organizations use websites and social media such as Facebook to connect with a large demographic of potential patients. Health care organizations can advertise new treatment programs they have available by using Twitter,...
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...Future Trends in Healthcare The internet has revolutionized healthcare in the twenty-first century by customizing relevant and up-to-date information to providers and patients. This has been done by facilitating communications among healthcare professionals in different locations and specialties. In this paper, it will assess how the internet is used as an external deliver source in communicating patient-specific information. Also, the impact of distance delivery on healthcare will be addressed by considering the use of e-mail, telemedicine and the electronic transfer of records. The Internet and Healthcare Today any type of medical information can be found on the internet. With such sites as WebMD, Mayo Clinic and Healthline, providers and patients alike can go to these websites to research medications, symptoms and health advice. It is estimated that 60% of the United States population access the internet for health information (Cullen, 2006). Patients are becoming more informed before they go to their doctor’s visits; sometimes letting the internet becomes their doctor. The internet has created a culture in which technology gives patients a new structure of feelings and thoughts. The internet and e-mail is used widely in the world of academia for the search of health and diseases. Various websites such as Health on the Net (HON) and Cliniweb are used for educational uses. These websites play key roles in obtaining health information in a scholarly/scientific way (Cullen...
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