...Healthcare systems have been debated for years in the United States, and have led us to fall behind the race for affordable high quality health insurance for all our citizens. To be able to comprehend how this can be achieved, we must examine various other systems and see how they are implemented. For over a decade the front runner in universal healthcare has been France. This country is truly a measuring stick for others who want to provide universal healthcare, and I believe for the United States in this particular situation should be the country that we want to imitate the most. Solely by imitating we cannot really achieve our main goal, we must put effective legislation into effect and provide our citizens with ample information to get them knowledge about this system. I truly believe by proposing a plan similar to French and examining the reasons through a consequentialism point of view we can understand why healthcare is a right that others should not interfere with. Having that kind of view brings on a heavy burden on trying to explain what is the morally correct right for healthcare, in answering the question in simple terms the moral right way to provide healthcare is through a comprehensive system that allows all resources to be available to those who need. This brings the very tough dilemma of how we can provide that many resources to our entire population. To answer that and the distribution of our new drug we will examine the French system of healthcare. To determine...
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...The Health care system within the past decade has experience significant changes. The changes with the health care system not only effects how health care is being delivered but also changes the cost of health care. The focus of this paper is to explain how health care has changed in the past ten years, the biggest change that will take place in the next ten years, and the role I will serve in the industry and how my skill will evolve. The paper will also explain how my perception of health care has changed, the role technology plays, and financial and economic issues that will affect the health care industry. How Health Care Has Changed The changes within health care are now having an effect on consumers and health care providers. The most significant change that has taken place within the health care system is the advancement of new technology. The new technology such as diagnostic, screening techniques, medical interventions, surgical techniques, and techniques for drug delivery has helped health care providers to adequately serve and diagnosis patients. The computer system is also a new technology that has not only helped entities to communicate efficiently but it has also changed the way health care providers perform his or her job duties. However, not all of the new technology will successfully emerge into the health care system because it is very costly to implement. Consumerism and patient empowerment is also a change that has taken place and this...
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...country has a different health-care system, which sometimes is productive (good) or unproductive (bad). This fact depends on many different factors such as the money that government appropriates for the health system every year, and the educational and economic situation that has developed over thousands of years in each country. I want to compare the health care systems in two different countries, Ukraine and the United States of America, because I have some experience in both of them. I used to live in Ukraine until 2 years ago and now, I have lived in America for two years. So, I know some information about this issue and I want to share it with you. First, these two completely different countries have different health-care systems. Ukraine is much poorer than America and the government doesn’t have enough money to keep the health-care system in good condition. Despite this fact, we have a free health-care system for all our citizens and long term residents who become ill. In USA, the health-care sector is very expensive and people pay hundreds of dollars every month to buy health insurance that helps to cover bills from medical offices or hospitals, where people get medical service. Not only do people pay for insurance by themselves, but also some families or persons who have a low income and couldn’t offer this very expensive insurance ask for help from the government and can receive free health insurance. In this country, people pay a lot for health care services, but they...
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...Running head: HEALTH CARE SYSTEM EVOLUTION PAPER Health Care System Evolution Paper University of Phoenix Sandra Walther/ HCS 310 October 20, 2009 Understanding the roller-coaster experience with the use of market forces in health care over the past ten years provides important context for discussions of likely future developments in the nature of competition (Lesser, 2007). The period began with acceptance of managed care transforming the organization of medical care delivery and proceeded to a period in which many of the changes were reversed. This paper begins with observations on competition in 1995, which is slightly past what one might call the peak of managed care’s influence. It goes on to describe the market and policy responses to the backlash against managed care and then to competition in the post-managed care era; it concludes with some perspectives on the likely evolution of competition over the next few years. Competition in 1995 was highly influenced by the critical mass that managed care had achieved by that point. According to KPMG Peat Marwick’s 1996 survey of employers, 73 percent of those obtaining coverage through employment were in managed care plans, compared with 27 percent eight years earlier. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) were the most popular plan type, accounting for 31 percent of the market (Lesser, 2007). The benefit structure in managed care plans included far less in the way of financial incentives for patients than had...
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...Growing up, the only health care system I really knew and experienced for myself was the military health care system. My father was a retired military veteran and we were able to be seen at the local Air Force base back home. After I graduated from high school, I too joined the military but my military career was somewhat short lived because I was injured. As a disabled military veteran, I am privileged to use the Veterans Health Administration for my health care. Before transitioning to the civilian life, I did have prior knowledge about the services offered by the Department of Veteran Affairs because of my father, but without him, I wouldn’t have known anything because surprisingly, it was not marketed or advertised while in the military. Without the proper marketing techniques, the Veterans Health Administration could potentially lose out on caring for millions of veterans. Health care reform in the United States has been on the rise and people are constantly looking for ideas on how to improve the system and increase the amount of patients that they provide services for. Health care marketing has been around for some time now and health care organizations often depend on various methods to advertise their services and connect with their patients. As consumers take a more active role in their healthcare decisions, marketers must listen and adapt in order to remain relevant. Many practices, however, are now finding themselves unable to keep up with the changes...
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...States Health Care Delivery system A healthcare system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations (free encyclopedia). America is the leading country in medical and scientific advances and yet without a universal heath care system. The U.S health care system is the subject of many controversy debates. At one extreme, one can argue that Americans have the best health care system in the world mainly due to the widely available medical technology and the state-of-art facilities that have become so highly of the system, yet others would debate the American system as being inefficient, given the fact America spends way more on health care than any other country in the world, and yet still suffers from massive uninsurance and uneven quality ( Michael Moore, “SiCKO” documentary). The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world, based on health expenditure per capita and on total expenditures as a percentage of gross domestic products (Hellender, 2001). The reason for the high costs is the number of uninsured people in the U.S. who require treatment of diseases and illnesses that can be treated inexpensively in the early stages, then later on when the diseases have progressed, and with no health insurance. The United States healthcare system has many different sources of funding. For many Americans, health insurance...
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...The development of a national system of health care in the United States has remained a major topic of debate throughout the United States, especially since the 1980s. Healthcare costs in the United States have risen dramatically during the past 40 years, due in part to longer average life spans, which give rise to greater costs because older citizens require greater care, and the employment of technologies that extend the life of patients, which generally results in greater spending. Insurance costs have likewise increased dramatically, and a relatively large percentage of U.S. citizens and other residents are uninsured or underinsured. According to information from the census bureau in 2001, 41.2 million Americans, constituting 14.2 percent of the population, did not have Health Insurance. The healthcare system is largely controlled by the free market, which is believed to provide limitations on how much physicians and other specialists can charge to their patients. However, many critics of the current system, including organizations composed of physicians, note that the system has become largely bureaucratic and that cost-cutting measures and pressures caused by competition and the need for profit have reduced the effectiveness of medical practice. Despite these problems, many commentators have not been able to agree as to the proper level of control that state or federal governments should have over health care. Following World War II, the number of Americans that had...
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...Issues in Health and Nursing Unit 3: Health Care Systems Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the quality impact of “corporation” of health care through mergers and acquisitions. 2. Look at the effect of staffing that is based on patient outcomes and not nursing interventions. 3. View the trends in long term care as a continuum along the life of an individual. 4. Described the impact of the Philhealth Insurance on nursing practice. Basic health and medical care is a pervasive social need. Taken as a whole, the collective subsystems of health care form a unique system. In a broad sense, the health care delivery system refers to the major components of the system and the process that enables individuals to receive health care. The health care system is defined as all of the structures, organizations, and services designed to deliver professional health and wellness services to consumers. Traditionally, Philippines health care has been organized around the physician and the hospital. A triad of client, nurse, and physician became the basis of health care delivery, although not all members had equal status. Today, health care is increasingly more complex. Nursing personnel constitute the largest group of health care providers in the Philippines. They are the health care personnel who both deliver and coordinate care for clients. Therefore nurses are poised to be the care providers most prepared for population health and care coordination roles. As health care becomes...
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...access to medical history, fast and updated. There is a need for healthcare information that connects patients, doctors and pharmacists. A new form of healthcare information management is yet to be tapped Who are in healthcare information management business today? (for diabetes management) (Good tie ups/network) (Allows you to store and manage all health information ) (Indian website connecting colleges, office & hospitals) Where’s the gap Increasing costs Decreasing platforms Blue Ocean Strategy Eliminate Raise Documentation & delays Portability Reduce Create Dependence on fresh reports Convenience partners (Travel, Insurance, Pharma cos can partner) The Solution HealthVine “Healthcare information on the move” Accessible Convenience Timely & updated HealthVine Portability Availability Relevant Vision To be a world class seamless and timely healthcare information management provider Scope of Business: Live Quotes • “There is a huge vacuum present in healthcare information resources in comparison to credible players like WebMD, Revolution health etc. in the US and thus people in India have a great need for a credible source of information.” • Mr. Nelson Feranandes, Online Marketing & eCommerce professional (Apollo Hospitals, ICICI Lombard, etc.) Whom are we talking to Medical professionals Corporates/Staff Frequent Fliers/Travellers Insurance Companies Pharmacists Schools & Educational...
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...should own a copy of the ANA code, as this document can provide guidance on situations that nurses face on an almost daily basis. For example, consider a situation that may result from one hospital trying to institute policies concerning cost containment. In order to keep the cost down, the nurse in charge of a 7 bed unit (without a nurse's assistance) is expected under a restructuring plan to also work a second adult ward if there are fewer than three children on the pediatric unit during the night shift (Mahlmeister, 1996). This split shift leaves these pediatric patients unattended while the nurse is in the adult ward. The ANA Code of Ethics states that it is the nurse's responsibility "to safeguard the client and the public when health care and safety are affected by incompetent, unethical or illegal practice of any person" (Mahlmeister, 1996, p. 130). Even though this nurse was ordered by a manager to leave the pediatric setting, the nurse is personally accountable for his or her actions for any situation that may arise during this absence. Not only is this practice unacceptable professionally, but it is also problematic legalistically, as the nurse could be personally sued for any negative consequences to these patients (Mahlmeister, 1996). Therefore, it is the nurse's duty to recognize these unacceptable risks and exhaust all avenues available within the hospital to correct this requirement (Mahlmeister, 1996). Another problematic area of nursing...
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...Process of Selecting Health Care Information System Health care organizations are trying to stay current with health care technology to provide high quality care, and lower health care cost(Matthews, 2000). Selecting an information system is complex and challenging because of the new technology and higher cost. When health care organizations implement an information system then the organization will become more efficient, and deliver effective health care. Implementing new information systems takes a team of individuals with different expertise to plan and manage the information system. Most health care organizations develop a team that has nurses, doctors, office personal, and IT specialist that worked together to keep information systems. Acquisition Process The process of selecting an information systems starts with selecting a project steering committee, and project manager. The project manager will plan, coordinate, organize, budget, and manage the process of selecting and implementing information systems(Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2009). The next step is to define project objectives and scope of analysis. Once project goals are formulated the product manager is able guide the committees activities. Health care organization should investigate different EMR systems and schedule demonstrations before choosing an information system(Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2009). Project managers will determine system requirements request information, explore other options...
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...Health care in the US-a system or not Angela Stafford University of Phoenix Health care organizations and delivery systems HCS/531 Russell Arenz III November 08, 2010 Health care in the US-a system or not A system is defined by Mosby's medical dictionary as "a group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole" (Mosby's 2009). Health care system is defined as "the complete network of agencies, facilities, and all providers of health care in a specified geographic area" (Ginsbury, Doherty, Ralston, & Senkeeto, 2008, p. 55). To make a system complete there has to be parts that bring it together. This paper will explore some of the components of a health care system, fundamental goals of a system and whether or not these components and goals interact with each other to form a whole. How medical treatment is arranged, financed and delivered are components of a healthcare system. Treatment is organized by the providers that offer the treatment and whether the providers are practicing in private practice, in small or large groups, or in corporate associations. Financing treatment includes any entity involved in payment of treatment services including the individual who requires the service or any type of insurance agency. Treatment delivery refers to the place treatment is provided, for example, rural or urban locations and inpatient or outpatient settings. Three fundamental objectives of a health care system include...
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...public health and health care delivery systems, we first have to have an understanding of what each of these terms mean. Public health is defined as the "science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community effort.."1 On the other hand, The Institute of Medicine in its report, The Future of Public Health in the 21st Century describes health care delivery systems as "various organizations and individuals working collectively,"2 and include clinicians, insurance plans, health care facilities and independent and corporate health care providers. In the United States, public health and health care delivery systems complement each other in several ways. One of the major way in which they complement each other is through their focus on prevention services to the communities. For instance, governmental agencies may implement programs to help improve the health of members of the communities ,such as the Woman Infant and Children (WIC) program that helps with nutrition education and provision for low income mothers and their children up to the age of five. Here we can see how public health is in place since there is the promotion of health and disease prevention among the target population. The health care delivery systems include the WIC...
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...makes a good health care system? A health care system is an organization consisting of individuals and associations delivering health requirements and services towards the society. These health care systems differ in a large variety around the world as certain nation meets a different necessity. In a good health care system, factors such as financial, technological and policies are important and greatly affect the structure of the system. An important role of financial in the health care system is the funds provided by authorities. Funds supported by the government for public hospitals benefits the system where patients are provided with sufficient sickbeds, nurses, emergency wards, ambulance vehicles and food. These subsidies allow hospitals to prevent over flowing of patients left unattended during emergency and casual consultation times. In most general hospitals, subsidised funds allow hospital authorities to hire more nurses which increase the efficiency of patients being tended and decrease the workload on the doctors (Palmer and Short, 2010). Furthermore, the funds are greatly beneficial towards the practices of specialised doctors in certain types of patients such as cancer and other complicated diseases. In a health care system, technological factors are required to improve the quality of resources provided to patients and assist greatly in medical research departments. In most countries, health practitioners increased the adoption of Health Information Technology...
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...Introduction to the U.S. Health Care Delivery System Introduction to the U.S. Health Care Delivery System Information Aubrey Gaines June 22, 2011 Health Care Delivery Systems BHS 450 Trident University International Dr. Leequan Ray Managed Health Care is debated on a number of aspects; nature and origin of managed care, the notion of the death of managed care and the current state of managed care in the U.S. health care system. Anyone in America, who’s used healthcare insurance through their employer, experienced managed care at some point. What is managed care and how does it affect us? The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) ACT of 1973 required employers with more than 25 employees to offer federally certified HMO options along with indemnity insurance upon request. With the HMO ACT of 1973, employers needed them more than ever. HMOs had to instantly find a way to provide quality care at the lowest possible cost to the employer, so they engineered techniques that became known as managed care. Managed care is loosely defined as a mixture of techniques intended to reduce the cost of providing health benefits in order to improve the quality of care for a predetermined population. The intent is to decrease unnecessary cost through a multitude of mechanisms which include offering economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care, reviewing the medical necessity of specific services, increasing...
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