Question

Based on your course readings in Module 1 and additional research, prepare and post to the Discussion Area the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare delivery in the U.S., as compared to other developed nations such as England or Australia. In addition discuss the factors that contribute to the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare delivery in the U.S. Justify your viewpoint using examples. Note: You are encouraged to look for authoritative, peer-reviewed sources of information and then choose your own perspective about the issue. Include a minimum of one authoritative reference source in the reference list for your discussion and a minimum of one in-text reference citation.

Answer 1

Weaknesses in the U.S healthcare system:

• Medical accidents or errors are unacceptably high,according to the institute of medicine,medication errors harm atleast 1.5 milllion people each year.In addition to the pain and heartbreak,these errors add incalculate costs to the health systems.
• Legal redress should be available for the victims of these mistakes but theres no excuse for all liability claims that are driving prices abd healthcare providers out of the profession.
• They need a far greater level of personal responsibility on the part of citizens.Consumers need to understand the impact of their healthcare decisions and the cost of their treatment.
• Most providers lact the IT systems necessary to coordinate a patients care with other providers and monitor compliance with prevention and disease management programs.This makes it impossible to doctors to provide the highest level of care and drives up the costs by contributing to errors.

Strengths:

• One of the greatest strengths of american healthsystem is its strong private sector orientation which facilitates ready access to all manner of services for those with stable coverage and strongly encourages on going medical innovation by product manufacturers.
• The rapid advance of medical technology over the past half cemtury was first done by the american health system.
• Employer sponsored insurance has played a crucial role in retaining this strong private sector in the U.S health sector.
• Governance ,management ,organization ,pharmaceuticals, and public health are well developed and highly centralised in the growth of healthcare system.
• Improving health outcome,financial protection and consumer responsiveness is highly efficient.