Approaches to Healthcare Delivery
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Approaches to Healthcare Delivery
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Cultural Values and Beliefs Described in the Videos
How providers and civilizations see health and healthcare is reflected in their cultural ideas about these topics. Medical professionals should make haste to broaden the spectrum of service given the present rate of cultural transformation and digital migration. As a result, Dr. House's determination to accommodate e-patients represents a vision of the future in medical care (TEDxTalks, 2013). One of the cultural perspectives on social media and health that he identifies is really fascinating. He claims that teachers at his school avoided tackling issues with the internet and social media out of concern for students' mental health. A lack of trust in the reliability of crowdsourced clinical information caused them to overlook a valuable supply of medical resources. He uses the example of a 16-year-old patient for whom he derived a diagnosis
using crowdsourced data as an illustration of the usefulness of this approach. He also shows how the wrong social media community may spread false information. In the second video, family doctor Dr. Bob Hartmann discusses the unique challenges of working with rural populations that place a premium on individualized attention, thorough evaluations, and ongoing relationships with their primary care doctors (UC Davis, 2010). Care provided by friends and neighbors is valued more highly in rural areas. They would rather have the doctor come to their house, shop with them, or jog across the neighborhood while addressing their questions about their health.
The Value to the Patient and Medical Facility of Incorporating cultural awareness in the
Education of Healthcare Professionals
In today's multiethnic communities, fluency in more than one culture is essential. In order
to enhance healthcare as a whole, medical professionals must cater to a wide range of patients, service providers, and communities. Health care providers that are culturally competent take into
account the patient's worldview in order to improve treatment results. It also encourages stronger
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and more inclusive medical views, which improves the quality of treatment provided. Dr. Hartmann mentions cases when he has cared for four generations of the same family. He is in a prime position to learn about the routines, health issues, and financial hardships that plague such households, all of which will help him better serve his patients. Since factors such as diagnostic acceptability or application and symptom disclosure willingness may be influenced by cultural factors, cultural competence is essential. Hospitals can't function properly without cultural competence, since it shapes the way doctors and nurses think, attracts new patients, facilitates faster recovery times, and increases patient satisfaction, safety, and community health.
Insurance Companies
Insurance policies often provide just a bare minimum, making it impossible to afford newer, more innovative types of healthcare like telemedicine or community-based models of care like those used in home health or rural health. Insurance companies, in my opinion, need to become more innovative when it comes to covering rural medical services and other emerging models of medical service delivery if they want to attract and retain more doctors with a commitment to holistic medicine, like Drs. Hartmann and House. Mobile and some other digital device platforms may help with healthcare coverage like this. Vahdati et al. (2018) support that even while insurance companies could be open to covering more services, it's important to do your homework beforehand since certain neighborhoods might balk at having to pay for advice at the gas station or the grocery store. For instance, because to the number of people involved, determining who should be paid for crowdsourced healthcare data or diagnoses may be tricky.
Competition
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Improvements in healthcare delivery might be made via the use of technology, creating a healthy level of competition among healthcare providers. The medical industry has shown a great
deal of interest in Dr. House's approach, and as it continues to develop, it is sure to inspire a slew
of imitators. Machine learning, and other kinds of clinical decision assistance have tremendous potential for incorporation into healthcare systems. Patient engagement, diagnosis, market share, and healthcare efficacy are all areas where competition may theoretically increase. However, most medical centers and doctors see little appeal in providing treatment in outlying areas. There is a larger demand for medical professionals to work in underprivileged regions because of the concentration of physicians in metropolitan areas (Henderson et al., 2018). The goal of these initiatives is to equip the next generation of rural physicians with the knowledge and abilities necessary to practice medicine in the digital age, with a particular emphasis on medical students who originate from rural areas and have the resilience to flourish in such settings. As a result, there is an urgent need to enhance rural healthcare infrastructure in order to reduce the prevalence of unnecessary hospitalizations, persistent illnesses, and limited access to medical treatment.
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Hospitalization and the prevalence of chronic illnesses are both more common among rural residents than among those who live in urban areas. The current difficulty is enhancing their primary care access and bettering their health. Dunn et al., (2018) offers that the availability
of quality healthcare in rural areas can be enhanced by the use of cutting-edge technologies. In order to improve rural health, medical professionals there need access to cutting-edge technology
and the most advanced educational opportunities available. Consequently, it is essential to provide healthcare to rural areas. As an added bonus, this format allows doctors to spend quality
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time with their patients, allowing them to ask questions, address concerns, and otherwise demonstrate genuine interest in and care for them (Dunn et al., 2018). Furthermore, we must prioritize rural healthcare in order to fill in the gaps and achieve effective universal healthcare.
Cultural Beliefs, Values, and Approaches
If healthcare services are of high quality and available to a large population, then the system may be considered competitive. It's possible that the quality and competitiveness of US healthcare systems will increase thanks to Dr. Hartmann as well as other rural health practitioners' endeavor to promote the next group of healthcare professionals to join rural health care. As a result of these students graduating with both a medical degree and a master's in public health, the quality of healthcare in the United States will increase overall. Students who pursue both a medical degree and a master's in public health are better prepared to become healthcare leaders and advocates in underserved areas (Henderson et al., 2018). The ability to adapt and personalize treatment is a strength of a diverse workforce, which in turn improves patient care and financial results and makes the healthcare industry more competitive.
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Dunn, A., Grosse, S. D., & Zuvekas, S. H. (2018). Adjusting health expenditures for inflation: a review of measures for health services research in the United States.
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Henderson, S., Horne, M., Hills, R., & Kendall, E. (2018). Cultural competence in healthcare in the community: A concept analysis.
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TEDxTalks (2013). What if Dr House used Twitter? Bertalan Mesko at TEDxNijmegen 2013. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x7S6scaU2w
UC Davis (2010). Training More County Doctors. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBN-EB3wlf8
Vahdati, M., HamlAbadi, K. G., Saghiri, A. M., & Rashidi, H. (2018, August). A self-organized framework for insurance based on internet of things and blockchain. In
2018 IEEE 6th international conference on future internet of things and cloud (FiCloud)
(pp. 169-175). IEEE.
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