...What are the facilitating developments that have allowed health care to start globalizing? 1. The decline in barriers of free flow of health care services /capital has facilitated and allowed health care to start globalizing. The cost of medical services in other countries (i.e., Mexico, India, Singapore) generally run from 20-35% of cost for the same procedure in the United States. Many people find it far cheaper to fly abroad to get treatment versus the high cost of medical care in the United States and the quality of care is often comparable to what they would receive in the U.S.A. This creates opportunities for health care providers in other countries to grow their business, for U.S. insurance companies to lower their costs by agreeing to pay for treatment in accredited hospital overseas, and for health brokers in the U.S.A. who make money arranging for U.S. citizens to have treatment overseas, and benefits health care consumers. 2. Advances in technology, particularly the dramatic developments in telecommunications, information processing, and transportation have facilitated and allowed health care to start globalizing. The rapid growth of the Internet (World Wide Web) has been a major force facilitating and allowing hospitals in the U.S. to send images (i.e., X-rays, Ct scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound) over the internet to doctors/skilled workers overseas who specialize in reading/interpreting diagnostic medical images. This reduces the workload on medical...
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...Case – Globalization of Health Care 1. Some of the developments are a. American insurance companies beginning to cover treatments performed in other countries. i. This is a cost saving experiment. The potential of cost avoidance could be in the billions. I’m sure they will study the submissions to ensure no residual infections or secondary conditions arise from the overseas procedure. b. Uninsured patients are seeking cheaper care outside of the US borders. i. This may be altered by the newly upheld Obamacare mandate, but it is still a huge savings for the patient, if they have out of pocket expenses that would be considered “co-pays”. c. Foreign hospitals and doctors being better equipped, ranked, staffed, and trained than most American hospitals and medical staff. i. This should be a wake-up call for their American counterparts, but, in this economic and political climate, it will go unanswered. 2. . a. The beneficiaries are the patients who can get equitable or better care for less out of pocket expense. The insurance companies also benefit as they will see a cost avoidance by authorizing and covering the treatment. The country will benefit from the additional tourism (from the improved perception) and the added revenues. b. The losers are the American hospitals. They are suffering lost income, they are losing their reputations, and they are losing potential trained medical staff that may come over for their educations and would have stayed, but instead, they are...
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...Globalization and Health Care Samuel Palmer Week One Assignment One IBA301.90 Author Note Samuel Palmer, Business Administration-Marketing Major, Post University, Waterbury, CT. Merriam-Webster defines globalization as the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets. Same can be said for health care. With rising costs, patients and health care systems have begun to look abroad for services and employees. I will address three questions in relation to the globalization of health care in this essay. Firstly, is globalization of health care good or bad for patients? Second, who might benefit from the globalization of health care? And lastly, who might lose with the globalization of health care? Is globalization of health care good or bad for patients? This depends on who the patient is. For the United States, globalization means plainly the exporting of patients to other countries and the importing of medical services from other countries. With lower medical costs in other countries, patients now have the option to travel to those countries to receive care. Of course these patients inherit travel costs and any other necessary expenses associated with the travel, but is it not worth it to get better? U.S. medical facilities are now incorporating medical collaboration from physicians in other countries, where the need to be physically present is...
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...Globalization of Health Care Principles of International Business (BUS301.90) Post University Abstract For leaders in business and those few economic elite members, globalization is virtuous. Low-cost labor overseas facilitates production facilities in locations where labor and healthcare costs are low, and sell the finished goods in nations where wages are high. With the exception of the United States, almost all wealthy nations provide universal health care. These provisions are challenging due to increasing costs, as well as social, political, economic, and cultural environments. Globalization of Health Care Numerous global industries have resulted in offshore operations; the medical industry has become not dissimilar. With modern developments in technology in recent years, outsourcing of medical procedures has become a reality. The internet has vastly expanded the realm of possibilities for the medical industry, and has made it possible to transmit large amounts of information to countries; such as India, where it is then processed and returned. The United States has some of the highest costs for medical care globally; which has led to its’ citizens to search for economic alternatives. Outsourcing medical procedures to medical professionals in nations with lesser pay would undoubtedly benefit consumers; however, the United States holds a higher standard of care than those where treatment standards may not take precedence. This process would then take some...
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...Globalization of Health Care 1. What are the facilitating developments that have allowed health care to start globalizing? a) Health care in the U.S. is becoming more expensive. The decline in barriers of free flow of health care services /capital has facilitated and allowed health care to start globalizing. The cost of medical services in other countries (i.e., Mexico, India, and Singapore) generally runs from 20-35% of cost for the same procedure in the United States. Many people find it far cheaper to fly abroad to get treatment versus the high cost of medical care in the United States. Furthermore, over 45 million Americans are uninsured and many more are “underinsured” and face high copayments for expensive procedures. b) The quality of care in other countries is often comparable to what they would receive in the U.S.; new hospitals, most of them private, with highly skilled physicians, many of them trained in the United States or Britain. c) The rising costs of workforce insurance are starting to persuade some large American companies to look abroad. Moreover, some insurance companies are experimenting with payments for treatment in accredited hospitals overseas. d) Advances in technology, particularly the dramatic developments in telecommunications, information processing, and transportation have facilitated and allowed health care to start globalizing. The rapid growth of the Internet has been a major force facilitating and allowing hospitals in the U.S. to...
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...Impact of Globalization on the Health Sector in South Africa After the Apartheid era, massive inequalities in income, health status, access to health care and other social services continued to dominate in South Africa. The Apartheid era was a system of racial segregation that was implemented in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. Due to colonization, whites had ruled South Africa for several centuries, which resulted in the creation of a system that was constructed to serve as a legal framework for continued economic and political dominance by people of European descent (WHO 2003: Antiretroviral Therapy). The apartheid era came to an end as a consequence of both inner and global pressure and South Africa’s new democratic government. The new government claims that improving the access to health care is a main priority noting, “emphasis should be placed on reaching … the most vulnerable” (Department of Health 1997:13). Giving access to health care is becoming an even greater challenge. South Africa was, and is still facing an exploding HIV/AIDS epidemic that, if anything, is highly associated with health care demands. Today, there are more than 5.3 million people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, this accounts for more than 21.5% of the entire population (CIA World Fact book: 2006). This paper aims to understand how the health care sector has dealt with the challenges faced in dealing with immense inequalities and a growing epidemic in the context of globalization. Furthermore...
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...the effects of globalization on geopolitical, economic, and cultural relations between societies, nurses are becoming front-line providers in countries where access to healthcare services are limited. In countries where infectious, communicable diseases are largely preventable through vaccination, and simple interventions to improve sanitation and safe drinking water, nurses have a unique opportunity fulfill their social responsibility as health promoters by collaborating with political and healthcare leaders to created sustainable solutions to identified needs. In addition to working as health promoters, nurses need competencies that are necessary to provide holistic nursing care and development of global attitude in providing health care to at risk population. Also they should be able to advocate for those in need of a voice. This paper is an annotated bibliography regarding international health in nursing. The reference cited address various information about the role of a nurse and what is global health in nursing. The references cited were obtained from numerous and widely scattered sources such as textbooks, electronic journals, magazines, and peer-reviewed journals. Chatwood, S., Bierregaard, P., & T. Kue, Y. (2012). Global Health-A Circumpolar Perspective. American Journal Of Public Health, 102(7):1246-1249. doi: 10.21.05/AJPH.2011.30058. The authors of this article discussed the fact that global health has largely replaced international health. In fact despite...
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...Globalization impact on healthcare Faculty Advisor; Prof. Peter Carrillo Student; Mohamed Osman National University 03/31/2013 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Problem Statement 4 Globalization and Poverty 5 Globalization and Climate Change 7 Globalization and Immigration / Emigration 8 Globalization and Communicable / Non-Communicable Diseases 9 Conclusion 12 References 13 Globalization impact on healthcare Globalization is the process of promotion of economic integration, communication exchange, cultural diffusion and travel, which facilitate the exchange and connection between nations, commerce and individuals. The effect of globalization on healthcare and individuals is complex. The globalization of healthcare has provided opportunities for many organizations to rapidly develop their products and to expand their network of customers also global transportation and the communications revolution enabled rapid response to epidemics and catastrophes. On the flip side, the rapid mobility of people across borders, the spread of infectious diseases is a great threat to everyone, particularly in poor developing countries. “Today, no microbe in the world is more than 24 hours away from the gateways of every industrialized country, and what incubates today in the tropical rain forest can emerge tomorrow in a temperate suburb.” --Nils Daulaire (Kelley, 2005) The link between globalization and global warming and environmental...
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...to globalizing health care According to the text, globalization is referred to as, “various forms of cross-border economic activities” (Shi & Singh 2008, 111). More clearly, globalization is the process of facilitating investment and financial markets to operate on an international level. One benefit of globalizing health care is ability to transmit electronic images, charts, etc., in other parts of the world for interpretation (Shi & Singh, 2008). A challenge faced with that same benefit is that some Americans are choosing to take their medical needs overseas. Medical services cost a fraction of what the U.S. charges, and also offer comparable care (Shi & Singh, 2008). As the required reading states, “Indian specialty hospitals can do quality liver transplants for one-tenth the cost of US hospitals”, further explaining reasoning for shopping for medical services overseas (Shi & Singh 2008, pg. 112). One major challenge taking place in developing countries, which have become more successful due to globalization procedures, is increased usage of electronic equipment/vehicles. The problem begins as the usage leads to an absence of exercise, dietary changes, which in turn will increase chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease (Shi & Singh, 2008).Having access to more information and health promotion, as well as access to gyms, have aided in the efforts to improve the well-being of citizens. Another threat posed during the globalization process is the...
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...a. What are the facilitating developments that have allowed health care to start globalizing? The facilitating developments that have allowed healthcare to start globalizing were that healthcare and insurance have become more and more expensive in the U.S. There have been opportunities for education in the medical field for people in different countries. In the grand scheme of things, travel is fairly inexpensive and quite fast. b. Who benefits from the globalization of health care? Those that benefit from the globalization of healthcare are the uninsured and the underinsured because this aids them in avoiding the high costs that can happen where medical bills are concerned. Insurance companies also benefit because they don’t need to pay big money for domestic procedures. The different countries probably benefit the most from having highly educated people and the profits they are making traveling tourists that travel solely for medical reasons. c. Who are the losers in the globalization of health care? The clear losers where globalization of healthcare is concerned is the hospitals and the U.S doctors that would perform those procedures at the domestic facilities. There is a clear loss in the profits that they would have received for those procedures. d. Are there any risks associated with the globalization of health care? The main risk is more of an uncertainty, which is concerning the level of care provided. Even though the procedures that are being performed...
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...developments that have allowed health care to start globalizing? - Health care and health insurance in the U.S. is becoming ever more expensive - Educational opportunities in the medical field are expanding for people from other countries - Travel is relatively inexpensive and very fast - Communications technologies allow information to be shared almost instantly around the world 2. Who benefits from the globalization of health care? Who are the losers? Patients who are uninsured or underinsured definitely benefit because they can potentially avoid crippling medical bills for the care they need. Insurance companies may also benefit due to not having to pay such large amounts for domestic procedures. The countries where patients are going to have procedures done are also benefiting through larger numbers of highly educated people and the additional influx of money the medical tourists bring in. I guess the losers would be the hospitals and doctors that would otherwise be performing these procedures at domestic facilities. 3. Are there any risks associated with the globalization of health care? Can these risks be mitigated? How? One risk, or uncertainty, would be the level of care patients would receive abroad. However, we're talking about established medical practitioners doing the work in new, possibly private facilities - not some back alley doctor in a third world country who can take care of you "for cheap". Standards of care will be followed, and I would...
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...privatization the major method of handling certain tasks such as building maintenance, methods of transportation and administrative work. A well managed public sector will ensure Canada functions at peak efficiency and this is the goal of the public service. This paper will discuss what may happen in public management within Canada in the future and why a global capitalist society is largely the basis for the transition we are seeing today. Globalization is a factor in the new millennium that must be included in almost any discussion concerning the future. At the click of a finger, a businessman making financial transactions in Toronto can transfer dollars to any country where he is doing business. Globalization has allowed for cheaper and faster transfers of speculative portfolio investment. Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, globalization has been pushed by the countries dominant in the world’s major economic and political circles. As some would claim, not to globalize is to be marginalized in the world community. Globalization, as commonly discussed, refers to the explosive growth in the past 25 to 30 years of huge multinational...
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...procedures moving offshores, but today we see it more often than none. People are going to places like India, Singapore, and even Mexico to receive care. Technological advancement has made outsourcing of medical work possible in recent years. The Internet makes it possible to quickly transmit large amounts of data to countries such as India where the information can be processed and returned. Countries like the U.S. have costly medical care facilities prompting people to consider cheaper alternatives. A heart surgery in India is cheaper and affordable compared to that of U.S. The outsourcing of medical procedures to nations where medical professionals are paid lower could clearly benefits consumers. However, the treatment standards in countries such as India may not be up to the standards found in the United States, and that the process takes some control out of the consumer’s hands. The United States health care professionals see the outsourcing as a negative trend, however, medical insurance companies view any means of cutting costs as a positive move. The middle class has been fueling the economy in the US for the last decade but as it shrinks, it is no longer able to do so. I think we are witnessing the long term effect of globalization. High unemployment, stagnant wages, credit evaporated and reduced spending. The globalization of health care should result in a more efficient industry. The U.S. prices should fall as countries like India offer their services cheaper compared to them...
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...Through the global interconnectedness among people, globalization has been appeared. Globalization refers the integration of global economies, societies and cultures through the communication, transportation and trade. During this period of this process, one question has been raised whether is globalization bad or good? And according to this question, it is proved that globalization is playing a fundamental role to make progress to many sections including economies, culture and religion, public services and living standard, and technology. In economics, Globalization refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies. It shows the market expansion and integration, and it is an unchangeable tendency for international economic development. In economy, globalization is playing a significant role to make advancement to this sector over the world. Globalization has created widely the international economy, integration of markets and the flow or movement in the world, all of which make escalations in global movement. There are many importance of globalization on economy for many years. Improvement in technology has a essential effect in decreasing the costs of transportation, communication and commodity also lowering the price of data processing and information storage. There is a sign of the modern technology like electric...
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...Globalization and Loss of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge Cheryl Hansen WGU GLC1 - Task 1 Globalization and Loss of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge People often have strong and conflicting views on globalization producing many different definitions. Although there is not a precise definition, the term globalization refers to complicated processes that focus on how events and activities bring forth fundamental change in developing countries. Haviland, Prins, Walrath, & McBride define globalization as it refers to “worldwide interconnectedness, evidenced in global movements of natural resources, human labor, finance capital, information, infectious diseases, and trade goods” (Haviland, Prins, Walrath, & McBride, 2008, p. 19). South America and Africa are endowed with rich and highly diverse biological resources. Indigenous people of these countries are gifted with traditional medicinal knowledge of their organic resources. This traditional knowledge reflects the knowledge and beliefs of the local people and the relationship with their environment taught and handed down through generations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as: “the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness" ("Traditional...
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