MHA 622 Wk 1 Dicussion
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Discuss two specific medical advancements (in the last 10 years) and the challenges that hospitals face in providing these advancements to all patients equally.
With the change in society technology has become an important aspect in our society. One medical advancement that has become prevalent, especially since COVID is Telemedicine. The ability for patients to still communicate and be seen by their private physician remotely has become a very popular asset for many individuals in our country. This service is only available to
individuals who own technology equipment such as smart phones, laptop, or tablets that have the
capability to use the telehealth software. There are some hospitals that have designated telehealth
departments where individuals can come to the hospital and have a telehealth appointment with a
specialty physician. To use this service an individual would need to have an insurance plan that covers telehealth visits. Another medical advancement that we are seeing is the new COVID vaccine. As we are seeing new strands of COVID there is a need for a new defense against the disease. With this new strand they are hoping to reduce COVID related hospitalizations by 400,000 individuals. For the vaccine to reduce the need for medical treatment due to COVID individuals need to receive the vaccine. For many individuals they are not willing to receive the vaccine to protect not only themselves but the individuals around them. The challenge with that many hospitals face is having to use their resources for COVID care. As the changes for hospitalization decrease with the vaccine if individuals get the vaccine they would not need to be
hospitalized. Discuss the concept: can there be quality of life without quality of care for patients? Inversely, can there be quality of care yet no quality of life for patients?
In my opinion, there is no way someone can have a quality of life without quality care. As you think about when someone is admitted to the hospital, they are meet with a team of individuals to
make sure their treatment plan is beneficial to their entire well-being. Once an individual leaves a
medical facility they return to their home environment where it is required of them to maintain whatever treatment plan, they have. This is why quality of care is important. The quality of care impacts an individual life so if they do not receive quality care their quality of life will not be the
best.
Describe two historical events that either led to the advancement of U.S. hospital systems or two historical events that impeded the advancement of hospital systems in the U.S.
Two historical events that I think led to the advancement of the U.S. hospital system is the affordable healthcare act during the Obama Administration, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). These two events have had a significant impact on healthcare within the United States. HIPPA is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. As stated in the, Review of HIPAA, Part 1: History, Protected Health Information, and Privacy and Security Rules, “
There are new rules to HIPAA that address the implementation
of electronic medical records. HIPAA provides rules for protected health information (PHI) and what should be protected and secured. Just as the HIPPA act begin to make changes to all healthcare the affordable healthcare act made many changes as well. With this act more
individuals were able to afford healthcare. With affordable healthcare alleviated some of the financial burden of hospital visits.
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