Question

Select a current or emerging trend in the delivery of health care or in professional practice from the allied health perspective in one of the following areas: (1) health care reform, (2) provider shortages, (3) practice trends, (4) leadership challenges, or (5) health IT. Provide a summary analysis of the trend, expected impacts on health care delivery or professional practice, and your assessment of the pros and cons

Answer 1

Ans) Provider shortages is a current and emerging trend in the delivery of health care:

'Health care providers' is the generic name for hospitals, clinics, physicians, nursing homes, nurses, allied health professionals, dentists, etc.

• Attributes of an Ideal Health Care Delivery System:

1-Easy access to appropriate care, culturally competent-responsive to patients needs.

2-Information continuity-EHR integration to all providers at point of care.

3-Care coordination and transitions: patient care is coordinated among multiple providers, and transitions across care settings are actively managed.

4-Peer review and team work for high value care.

5-Continuos innovation: Continuously innovating and learning in order to improve the quality, value, and patients' experiences of health care delivery.

6-System Accountability: There is clear accountability for the total care of patients.

So to highlight the point that Provider shortage will impaIm the health care delivery.

Current healthcare labor market

1. Primary care provider shortage
2. Shortage of providers in rural areas
3. Periodic nursing shortages
4. Emerging shortage in people specialization in geriatric care

Healthcare workforce: deas for addressing primary care

Physician shortage:
( ideas for workforce changes to reduce overall healthcare spreading + improve quality)
1.Healthcare finance reform:
a. Capitated model
-Instead of fee for service
-Less pensive providers
b. Patient centered medical homes
-Lots of services for patient
-One doctor's office
2.Telehealth
3.Regulatory reform licensing
4. Interprofessional education

Planning for the healthcare force:
* Labor markets
* Shortages of workers
- Supply and demand for workers
- Wages

Pros: Assessment helps in finding the lack out of shortages, reason, impacts, and develps planning to meet the lack out so as to meet the health care delivery.

Cons: Time management is required for focusing on to the shortages.

Health care delivery is affected due to unavailability of the required health care providers to meet the health care delivery.