The effects of Health Care Policies on Healthcare Organizations Health care is affected by political, legislative, and economic factors that include how healthcare is financed, safe nurse-to-patient ratios and the governing of how health care providers are to practice patient care (Nault, 2012). Many Americans are covered by some type of insurance, either by private insurance companies or public programs like Medicare or Medicaid. The uninsured is numbered at approximately forty five million. Being uninsured is a deterrent causing people not to seek preventative health care which in turns increases emergency room visits and hospitalizations, thus poor outcomes in avoidable health problems. A rise in emergency room visits and hospitalization and not receiving preventative care is causing the cost of health care to soar to astronomical levels (Paradis, Wood & Cramer, 2009).
Health Care in the United States: Right, Privilege or Responsibility? In America today, we struggle to define exactly what it means to have health care. The definition of health care according to HIPPA is the “care, services or supplies related to the health of an individual” (DeWald). The biggest concern of all with this definition is that it sparks a debate about who is entitled to it, who should pay for it, and who is accountable, but what does that mean? Who should have the constitutional, legal, or moral obligation to this growing entity?
At MGH the decline was 87.6% in 1988 to 78.4% in 1993 as well. Because of their high medical cost and lack of primary care physicians, 30% of the hospitals revenues were at risk, giving the opportunity to other hospitals to provide these services and create price competition based on Chapter 495. The reduction of gross patient service revenue at MGH and BWH were affected by the changes in government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the enactment of chapter 495. These programs along with many insurance companies adopted the Prospective Payment System (PPS) which began monitoring hospital charges and refusing payment for unnecessary services. The hospitals were receiving a standardized payment for each service
(pp 1241–1242) • There are several issues that can have an effect on you and the service that you provide such as the spread or infections from patient to patient or yourself such as MRSA or Clostridium difficile. As well as the ability to get the information you need to treat your patient because of the size of the facility and the amount of care workers per patient or the amount of time the patient has with a care giver plus the orders that the patient has such as a DNR 5. Describe the causes of elder abuse and neglect, and explain why the extent of elder abuse is not well known. (pp 1243–1245) • There are several factors that can cause abuse such as the abuser is the product of child abuse themselves and they are retaliating , not well trained to care for the elderly they may be fatigued ,unemployed ,or under substance abuse or may categorize the elderly as undesirable patients. • The
When we examine the issue it mostly focuses on the people to people interactions; which in most cases are physician to patient, the entire health care system, and the health care policies defined by the government (Lawrence R. Wu, 001). The thought of economics is made up of scarcity and the lack thereof and in the health care field there is plenty of that to go around. In which someone (someone being the government) has to govern the goods and services provided along with the quantity and how to allocate them to the economy. Right now there is a huge debate whether or not we as Americans should endorse the Obama Health Care plan which provides equal health care for all. Obama Care is all about fixing some of the flaws we have in our health care system, and making health care affordable for the public.
The cost to providers from medical malpractice is higher medical malpractice insurance. The monetary damage from lawsuits and additional cost due to negligence and wrongful death by a medical provider's errors are making the healthcare system struggle economically. The cost of the healthcare continues to rise each year and medical errors do not help towards decreasing the cost of medicine. Therefore, governmental agencies are enforcing
* Identify key macroeconomic variables that affect your industry. * Consumption- in today’s society the health care industry provides health care services to individuals by * Output- * Unemployment/ uninsured- * The health care industry is affected by individuals not being covered by insurance. This results in people who really needing health care services and not being able to pay for them. If individuals are laid off or not working they may not have the disposable income to pay for treatment, medicines or other services provided. Health insurance plans pay doctors, hospitals and other providers in various ways such as fee for service, bundled payments or a fixed amount for all services that a patient may receive over a period of time.
Healthcare organizations are finding it difficult to provide quality healthcare services in a timely manner due to the nursing staff shortages. Healthcare facilities are attempting to develop solutions to solve this shortage problem, but the current solutions are resulting in short term negative impacts. This warrants the need to continue to look for innovative ways to offset the additional costs as well as the reduction in quality that is being felt. NURSING STAFF SHORTAGES Nursing Staff Shortages: Why is There a Problem and What Can be Done to Solve It? A large problem in today’s healthcare environment is a shortage of nurses to fill positions.
These errors are accompanied by an increased cost in treatment, in addition to a number of moral consequences. Several barriers concerned with patient safety and medication errors have been identified. These include poor leadership and
Compared with other developed nations, America lags behind in the provision of quality and affordable healthcare to its citizens. This research paper will discuss some of the challenges facing the industry and solutions that can be applied to rectify them. Rising costs of medical care Healthcare is the leading socio-economic challenge affecting Americans. The ever increasing cost of medical care and insurance in affecting the American way of life in many aspects. Having problems paying for primary healthcare is no longer the preserve of the poor or the unemployed, but is affecting even those with medical insurance (Shea, 2005).