Healthcare Policy
Legislation/ Policy
An estimated 32,000 people die in US hospitals each year as a result of preventable medical errors (Zahn and Miller, 2003). Also, 57,000 people in the US die because they are not receiving appropriate health care because common medical conditions such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol are not adequately controlled (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2003). Risk-adjusted morality rates vary high in numbers for plenty of Medicare patients. Deaths and injuries are caused by preventable medical errors such miss diagnosis and prescribing incorrect medication. The legislation of this policy is to identify the factors that are contributing to quality problems and what can be done to elevate to resolve the issues. Quality problems are usually underuse, misuse, or overuse. The goal of health care delivery is to elevate the health industry by providing high quality care and encourage people to stay healthy and live as long as possible. Components of high quality care include access to health care, adequate scientific knowledge, competent health care providers, separation of financial and clinical decisions, and organization of health care institutions to maximize quality.
Problem/Issues Addressed
Access to Healthcare is having the ability to receive medical treatment and services when needed either by the ability to pay or the availability of health care personnel and location of the facility. It is not fair if a pregnant woman is denied prenatal pills due to the fact that her insurance is Medicaid and results being that her baby is born underweight with health problems. Also, Adequate scientific knowledge must exist in order to give directions on what to do with a patient’s problem. Quality can be compromised if the scientific knowledge fails to be effective. Physicians and health care providers must be skilled and competent when diagnosing problems. If a patient complains that she is wheezing and having shortness of breath the
An estimated 32,000 people die in US hospitals each year as a result of preventable medical errors (Zahn and Miller, 2003). Also, 57,000 people in the US die because they are not receiving appropriate health care because common medical conditions such as high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol are not adequately controlled (National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2003). Risk-adjusted morality rates vary high in numbers for plenty of Medicare patients. Deaths and injuries are caused by preventable medical errors such miss diagnosis and prescribing incorrect medication. The legislation of this policy is to identify the factors that are contributing to quality problems and what can be done to elevate to resolve the issues. Quality problems are usually underuse, misuse, or overuse. The goal of health care delivery is to elevate the health industry by providing high quality care and encourage people to stay healthy and live as long as possible. Components of high quality care include access to health care, adequate scientific knowledge, competent health care providers, separation of financial and clinical decisions, and organization of health care institutions to maximize quality.
Problem/Issues Addressed
Access to Healthcare is having the ability to receive medical treatment and services when needed either by the ability to pay or the availability of health care personnel and location of the facility. It is not fair if a pregnant woman is denied prenatal pills due to the fact that her insurance is Medicaid and results being that her baby is born underweight with health problems. Also, Adequate scientific knowledge must exist in order to give directions on what to do with a patient’s problem. Quality can be compromised if the scientific knowledge fails to be effective. Physicians and health care providers must be skilled and competent when diagnosing problems. If a patient complains that she is wheezing and having shortness of breath the