How Do Population Changes Mean To Health Care Administrators To Understand And Embrace Differences In Culture?
Healthcare Administrator
Understanding and Embrace the Differences in Cultures
Mary Carnahan
HA 499: Health Care Administration Capstone
September 19, 2016
Introduction Given the various ethical differences of the American population, is it critical for health services administrators to understand and embrace differences in cultures? What will these population changes mean to health care providers, including you as an administrator? How do these changes in the population shape the field of health care?
Administrators to Understand and Embrace Differences in Cultures Organizational culture refers to the beliefs and values that have existed in an organization for a long time, and to the beliefs of the staff and the …show more content…
Health-care organizations will have to adapt quickly to meet their patients’ changing needs all while addressing health-reform requirements. In 1950, the population aged 65 and older represented 8.1 percent of the total U.S. population. That percentage is projected to reach 20.2 percent by 2050. This shift will place great demands on the nation’s health-care system. A report issued by the Institute of Medicine in 2008 found that the health-care workforce would be too small and ill equipped to meet the needs of the growing, aging population. While Latinos are the largest ethnic group, followed by African-Americans, population diversity has become more complicated, according to a two-part series, “Who We Are: Implications of the 2010 Census for Health Care” in Hospitals & Health Networks Daily. Americans have long-held beliefs that Latinos live in the Southwest and African-Americans live in the South. Cultural and religious diversity—well beyond communication barriers—is important as well. In some cultures, for example, a male physician won’t see female patients. Other cultures have complementary and alternative remedies that, when combined with traditional medicine, could have harmful consequences. Health-care providers also need to keep patients’ religious beliefs and traditions in mind. Hospitals and health systems must regularly assess their community’s makeup to accommodate specific health needs and socioeconomic circumstances. Since the census is conducted every 10 years and population makeup can change rapidly due to economic downturns or natural disasters, health-care organizations should rely on data from the American Community Survey, a mandatory annual sampling of the population conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, for their planning
Understanding and Embrace the Differences in Cultures
Mary Carnahan
HA 499: Health Care Administration Capstone
September 19, 2016
Introduction Given the various ethical differences of the American population, is it critical for health services administrators to understand and embrace differences in cultures? What will these population changes mean to health care providers, including you as an administrator? How do these changes in the population shape the field of health care?
Administrators to Understand and Embrace Differences in Cultures Organizational culture refers to the beliefs and values that have existed in an organization for a long time, and to the beliefs of the staff and the …show more content…
Health-care organizations will have to adapt quickly to meet their patients’ changing needs all while addressing health-reform requirements. In 1950, the population aged 65 and older represented 8.1 percent of the total U.S. population. That percentage is projected to reach 20.2 percent by 2050. This shift will place great demands on the nation’s health-care system. A report issued by the Institute of Medicine in 2008 found that the health-care workforce would be too small and ill equipped to meet the needs of the growing, aging population. While Latinos are the largest ethnic group, followed by African-Americans, population diversity has become more complicated, according to a two-part series, “Who We Are: Implications of the 2010 Census for Health Care” in Hospitals & Health Networks Daily. Americans have long-held beliefs that Latinos live in the Southwest and African-Americans live in the South. Cultural and religious diversity—well beyond communication barriers—is important as well. In some cultures, for example, a male physician won’t see female patients. Other cultures have complementary and alternative remedies that, when combined with traditional medicine, could have harmful consequences. Health-care providers also need to keep patients’ religious beliefs and traditions in mind. Hospitals and health systems must regularly assess their community’s makeup to accommodate specific health needs and socioeconomic circumstances. Since the census is conducted every 10 years and population makeup can change rapidly due to economic downturns or natural disasters, health-care organizations should rely on data from the American Community Survey, a mandatory annual sampling of the population conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, for their planning