...The Impact of the Aging Population on the Health Workforce in the United States: Summary of Key Findings March 2006 This study was funded by the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis Bureau of Health Professions Health Resources and Services Administration Prepared by Center for Health Workforce Studies School of Public Health, University at Albany 7 University Place Rensselaer, NY 12144-3458 Impact of the Aging Population on the Health Workforce in the United States The expected growth of the older adult population1 in the U.S. over the next 50 years will have an unprecedented impact on the U.S. health care system, especially in terms of supply of and demand for health care workers. The supply of health care workers may decrease as they age and large numbers retire and/or reduce their working hours. At the same time, older adults consume a disproportionately large share of American health care services, so demand for health services will grow. The aging of the population will also affect the nature of the skills and services the health care workforce must be equipped to provide, and the settings in which this care is provided. The so-called “baby boom” generation (people born between 1946 and 1964) is already having an effect on the health care system and it is expected to grow as the century progresses. The number of Americans age 65 and older (35 million in 2000) will rise by more than 19 million to 54 million by 2020. From 2000 to 2050, the number of...
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...Doctor Shortage Impacts Rural Areas Jean Larsen Senior Project Kristi Hund March 1, 2011 Abstract The United States is experiencing a substantial shortage of physicians, which is creating a severe supply and demand problem in America. Citizens living in rural areas should receive the same quality of care as those living in urban settings. Substantial differences exist in quality and access to health care for persons living in rural America. The shortage of physicians in rural America calls for immediate attention and change, as the inadequate supply of physicians is affecting the quality of patient care. The life expectancy of persons living in rural America is actually declining due to treatable conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These illnesses could be managed with proper medical treatment. This paper addresses these issues and recommends two solutions. Healthcare is in crisis in many countries, not least of which is the United States. We hear on the news how health care providers are unable to provide medical care to an increasing number of chronically ill and the aging population. There are a number of systemic failures, none is more difficult to correct than the basic lack of human resources. There are simply not enough physicians to service the needs of the population. The problem is intensified in rural areas, where specialized physicians may not be found within several hundred miles. The healthcare...
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...| The High Costs of Medical Education Impacting Future Physicians | Module 5 Essay | | | 3/9/2014 | Jacquelyn Q | Summary Thousands of recent college graduates with medical educational loans to pay off are putting their plans for better lives on hold. Medical education tuition and medical student debt have increased dramatically during the past two decades, even though loans and grants are available on conditional terms, students continue to find it impossible to receive a medical education. As an investment, medical education is an excellent choice; its net present value is more than a million dollars. Cost is nevertheless a strong deterrent to potential physicians, such as myself. If tuition and indebtedness continue to increase while physician incomes does not, medical schools may have increasing difficulty recruiting qualified medical students. If tuition continues its rapid increase, potential physicians may find it extremely difficult to repay their medical school debts, and some students may be deterred from attempting a career in medicine. These decisions could have a devastating impact on our health care system. Recent increases in medical education tuition and high levels of indebtedness among graduates are matters of concern to me. Although concern about rapidly increasing costs is seen throughout higher education, the situation in medicine appear especially troubling in view of the much higher levels of indebtedness and the lengthy...
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...Issues in Healthcare America is facing a shortage; a shortage of Physician’s. “The Council of Graduate Medical Education released a report predicting a shortage of about 85,000 physicians by 2020.” (Cross, 2007) With the start of Affordable Health Care and the increase in the aging population there are just not enough providers to go around. In this essay we will discuss how the shortage affects healthcare from a business aspect; how non-profit and profit organizations impacted, what the responsibilities of the management staff is, and what rules and standards the financial management must address with this problem. In, the end we may not have a answer to this problem but we will have a better understanding of what the financial management must juggle in order to run a successful department or organization. The shortage of physicians is likely going to affect every aspect of healthcare. Profit and Nonprofit organization will both be affected some ways similar and in some ways different. Not-for-profit organizations, “are owned by the entire community rather than by investor-owners,” and profit organizations, “earn profits that are distributed t the investor-owners of the firms or reinvested in the firm for the long term benefit of these owners.” (Cleverly, 2011, pg. 8) The Affordable Health Care System has made a large impact on how organizations are reimbursed which is the major interest to both organizations. The shortage comes at a bad time while our nation is trying...
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... and services for the organization and patient(s). The objective of this essay is to discuss the decisions attained in the simulation of Elijah Heart Center, which is a specialty hospital with expertise in cardiac catherization, pulmonology, and nephrology and a host of other specialties. The three major decision made for the Elijah Heart Center was through bridging a working capital shortage, evaluation of funding options for obtaining medical equipment and funding options for capital expansion. The decisions made through various choices to improve the outcome of each financial situation; the choices could have either improved or worsened the unhealthy trend of loss profitability for the health care organization. Capital Shortage Capital shortage a major financial issue at Elijah Heart Center was the first issue that required improvement. The simulation put forward two financing options and five appropriate economizing methods to improve the capital shortage within Elijah Heart Center. The two appropriate economizing methods choose to improve the capital shortage were reducing benefits and...
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...more educated workforce would be able to meet these demands. As such, the IOM recommends that 80% of the nursing workforce possess a Bachelor in Science of Nursing (BSN) degree by the year 2020. (IOM, 21010) The formal education involved in getting a BSN ensures that nurses are getting a strong foundation in nursing science and models of care that can be effectively modified in a changing environment. In an accelerated program such as an associate degree in nursing, or a diploma in nursing, the students are mainly exposed to the basic knowledge of patient care. The IOM also addresses the future of nursing as a whole and understand that graduate level nurses are in need, in order to educate future nurses. The IOM found that there is a shortage of nursing faculty to teach the current number of nursing students, and it has become difficult to find qualified candidates to fill these roles. As such, the recommendation to increase the...
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...Econ 545 Micro Analysis Project 1 Business Economics 545 Fewer Physicians Project 1 INTRODUCTION Based in recent surveys, reports show a trending decline on the rate at which physicians move. Statistically, this may suggest the economy is preventing or affecting physicians from frequent job changes, or retirement. According to survey results, the move rate was reported as follows: 18.2% in 2008, 15% in 2009, 12.4% in 2010, and 11.3% in 2011. In as much as this reflects an obvious trend of lower move rate over the years, and may be attributed to a number of factors, it is however not enough scientific measure to ascertain the market supply and demand for physicians. PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current position of physicians, and to establish an informed/detailed study of the trends. The research will also establish a theoretical framework of these trends, and their relatedness to the law of Demand and Supply with a focus on physicians. This review will among other things, institute recommendations. DEMAND DETERMINANTS The Law of Demand: As an initial approach, the analysis in this research paper will not be far-reaching if the concept of Demand is not critically examined. Demand has been defined in Economics as the goods and services people are willing and able to buy during a certain period of time at various prices, holding all other relevant factors constant. A simple way to explain this would be to use an everyday example of say - a café. If for instance...
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...High-Fidelity Simulation Opal Nutter Chamberlain College Instructional Methods NR522 Susan Walsh November 18, 2012 High-Fidelity Simulation There is a global concern regarding health care education. Budget constraints, faculty shortages, and lack of clinical sites are just a few concerns of nursing programs. Nurse educators seek teaching strategies that promote students that are highly skilled practitioners. Students must learn how to transfer their knowledge and learned skills into their clinical practice. It is the nurse educator’s goal to “produce safe and competent registered nurse” (Reid Searl, Eaton, Vieth, & Happell, 2011, p. 2758). Sufficient clinical experience is challenged as there is an increased demand for nursing schools to produce nurses that are competent, with the increasingly “ill population, coupled with the shortage of faculty” (Sportsman et al., 2009, p. 67). High Fidelity Simulation (HFS) is a method of providing students with clinical experience that is essential in developing the skills and knowledge. Many nursing programs are now using HFS in their curriculum. These simulators “allow students to experience high-risk, low volume patient problems in a realistic setting” (Tuoriniemi & Schott Baer, 2008, p. 105). The HFS are full size mannequins that can respond verbally and physiologically to the students interventions as well as omissions of care (Leigh & Hurst, 2008). The HFS offers students many advantages. This method...
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...Running Head: Risk Management Assessment Summary Risk Management Assessment Summay HCS/451 Jodie Sapaugh August 6th, 2012 University of Phoenix Quality Management When it comes to quality management in health care it has changed and developed more over the years. Quality management is a continuous development that health care organizations use to distribute merchandise and services that will make sure to meet or exceed consumer expectations (McLaughlin, & Kaluzny, 2013). Quality management in health care has evolved over the year to address increased demands from consumers related to the quality care and services, as well as to address problems in patients' outcomes (McLaughlin, & Kaluzny, 2013). When it comes to risk management, it is a vital part in health care. The purpose of risk management is to enhance patients' safety, ensure compliance with the law, avoid legal exposure, and prevent accidents. In health care and long term care (LTC) you are dealing with patients' in life or death situations. Risk management in health care organizations helps physicians and nurses limit the risks that are associated with their jobs. By having risk management in long term care facilities this helps reduce potential risks because it ensures that the medical staff are following all of the safety protocols that are set in place as well as making wise medical decisions. Legend Senior Living is located...
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...Kaye Spotz HCS 405 June 18, 2012 Diana Schilling Simulation Review Simulation Review The object of the simulation review is to explore ways to bridge a working capital shortage, evaluate funding options for acquiring medical equipment, and evaluate funding options for capital expansion. These are common problems that face all businesses at one time or another and making the correct decisions determines which direction a business goes in prosperity or demise. PHASE I The cost cutting actions that I chose are reducing agency staff and changing the skill mix. When a business hires employees through an agency there are many added expenses that are paid, in some instances this is necessary for licenses positions; however, there are many duties that are performed by a nurse that could just as easily be performed by a nursing assistant, medical assistant, or another staff member. By being able to hire less qualified people to help out with the non essential duties of a nurse that would allow you to have fewer nurses on staff and the nurses you have would be performing duties that require their certification/license. I also chose loan option one because with the prospect of a large sum of money coming from Medicare this option offers no prepayment limit. Even though the interest is a little higher with this option, if it is paid off within three months rather than having to wait the six months with option two there is a great deal of money that can be saved there as...
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...Falls do not just occur as a result of people aging. Often, numerous risk factors and underlying causes are involved in patient falls. “A risk factor is something that increases a person's risk or susceptibility to a medical problem or disease” (cdc.org, 2013). The higher the number of risk factors the higher the risk of falls. Falls are usually related to medical conditions or physical disabilities. “Falls are the leading cause of injury-related visits to emergency departments in the United States and the primary etiology of accidental deaths in persons over the age of 65 years” (cdc.org, 2013). Increase in age, cognitive impairment medication use and sensory are all risk factors for falls. Management is focused on these underlying causes...
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...Simulation Review Craig W. Pasanen HSC/405 April 16, 2013 Todd Brown Phase 1: Capital Shortage Elijah Heart Center (EHC) is a 140 bed facility that specializes in cardiac care, located in New York. It has fallen on hard times even though patient volume and profits are increasing quickly, however the profit margin is falling. The Chief Executive Office of ECH would like to reduce cost by $900,000 in one year. The author of this paper would recommend a few possible way of making this happen. The first step taken was to reduce agency staff personnel. Staffing agencies were created to provide health-care providers with talented health-care professionals to fill their demanding and challenging openings ("White Coat Medical Staffing", 2013). The main reason this was chosen was due to salary. Agency worker’s salaries are often twice that of a regular staff member. This move alone saved ECH over 2.4 million dollars in salaries and benefit for the agency workers. The second cost cutting step was to changing the skill mix; this was achieved by hiring nursing assistants at an average salary of $26,609 a year versus a registered nurse who makes $69,123 ("Salary.com", 2013). This resulted in an overall saving of 1.4 million dollars. So just by adjusting the staff ECH was able to save roughly 3.8 million dollars. In order to fund the changes it was decided that a loan needed to be secured. Loan options were presented and the decision was made to pick...
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...Organization Case Study Paper for United Health Group MaryAnn Dennis Grand Canyon University: NRS-451V Instructor- Kathy Skromme October 5th, 2014 Case Study for United Healthcare Organization Availabilities of selected several health care plans exist that people can benefit from in order to meet their budget, preferences and personal needs. It becomes obvious that the health care system plan remains difficult, not consistent and often expensive. In maintaining and improving the health care business, the organization involved will consistently be innovating and evolving in meeting demands of people concerned. In this writing, the United Health care group case study is been discussed, including what it entails, their management resource as well as their network, their nursing view and their ways of satisfying their individuals in care. Explaining United Healthcare United Health Group is the largest profit carrier among other organization in the United States of America, and has it’s headquarter in Minnetonka in Minnesota. It remains a more diverse company and was founded in 1977. It remains number 17 among the top 500 companies in the U.S.A, as Fortune magazine explained. Total workforce of the United Health Group approximated to be 150,000 in 50 states of America as well as 20 other countries. They served eighty five million people in the whole universe (UnitedHealth Group, 2013). United health Group provide wide spectrum and vast health services including equipment...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS 3 3.0 MARKET ANALYSIS 4 3.1 Market Demographics 4 3.2 Market Trends 4 3.3 Market Growth 4 4.0 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 4 5.0 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 4 6.0 MARKETING PLAN 6 6.1 Marketing Objectives 6 6.2 Marketing Strategy 6 6.3 Action Plan 6 6.3.1 Products and Services 7 6.3.2 Pricing 7 6.3.3 Advertising and Promotion 7 6.3.4 Distribution 7 7.0 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 7 8.0 CONTINGENCY PLANS 8 Difficulties and Risks 8 Worst-Case Risks 8 REFERENCES 9 Financial Appendix 10 Table 1 – Emergency Care Group Pro-Forma Income Statement 10 Table 2 - Emergency Care Group - Revenue Forecast 11 Table 3 - Emergency Care Group - Expense Forecast 11 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.0 SITUATION ANALYSIS 2.1 Company Analysis 2.1.1 Strengths • Continous growth over the past seven years • Owner had experience in small rural hospitals and with staffing companies • Contracted with an extensive pool of credentialed emergency physicians • Offered value-added services such as quality assurance and education to Emergency Departments (EDs) • Four cross-functional regional teams that was composed of a recruiter, credentialer, and a scheduler 2.1.2 Weaknesses • Profits were flat during company’s growth period • Problems honoring contracts • Tension between the owner and assistant vice-president • Trouble finding...
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