Significant Health Care Paper
Significant Health Care Event
Krista Jex
531
August 19, 2013
Tracy Miller
Significant Health Care Event
Health care has been inclined by several significant events that have occurred throughout history. Change is the primary focus on what has shaped health care and continues to by pain of improvement, and to focus on the importance of our population and their needs. Though there are several influences politics, finance, culture, technology, health trends, and religions they all play a major contribution towards shaping the healthcare field. (Shi & Singh, 2012) Throughout this paper we will present significant events that have changed and affected health care today, give details about how the historical evolution of health care was impacted, and evaluate the significance based on my personal values and beliefs.
Significant Events Relating to Change
Litigation is an event of significance that affects the healthcare system today, and because of its popularity it is now specialized. There are many professionals that have advertised on different outlets, such as radio stations, television broadcasts, and the internet which come on frequently. Their motive is to try to make health facilities look bad and as a result many of the facilities close down. Litigation is a force to work against health care facilities and bring them financial burden which leads to high insurance premiums, malpractice insurance rise, and the price of services rise due to extra precautions to try to avoid litigation. Due to the prevention of litigation the prices double and defensive medicine comes into play. Healthcare dollars are being wasted due to litigation when it can be used to better our health care system. The focus needs to be on implementing effective systems, such as, healthcare research, preventative care, and insurance for ones that are uninsured. The irony is that due to the increased cost of litigation malpractice insurance has risen in order to offset litigation.
Krista Jex
531
August 19, 2013
Tracy Miller
Significant Health Care Event
Health care has been inclined by several significant events that have occurred throughout history. Change is the primary focus on what has shaped health care and continues to by pain of improvement, and to focus on the importance of our population and their needs. Though there are several influences politics, finance, culture, technology, health trends, and religions they all play a major contribution towards shaping the healthcare field. (Shi & Singh, 2012) Throughout this paper we will present significant events that have changed and affected health care today, give details about how the historical evolution of health care was impacted, and evaluate the significance based on my personal values and beliefs.
Significant Events Relating to Change
Litigation is an event of significance that affects the healthcare system today, and because of its popularity it is now specialized. There are many professionals that have advertised on different outlets, such as radio stations, television broadcasts, and the internet which come on frequently. Their motive is to try to make health facilities look bad and as a result many of the facilities close down. Litigation is a force to work against health care facilities and bring them financial burden which leads to high insurance premiums, malpractice insurance rise, and the price of services rise due to extra precautions to try to avoid litigation. Due to the prevention of litigation the prices double and defensive medicine comes into play. Healthcare dollars are being wasted due to litigation when it can be used to better our health care system. The focus needs to be on implementing effective systems, such as, healthcare research, preventative care, and insurance for ones that are uninsured. The irony is that due to the increased cost of litigation malpractice insurance has risen in order to offset litigation.
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