Module 5 Question 1

All medicine is being created and evaluated by the all might dollar (Which is a lot mightier than years past). As I was looking at the Health Care Research and Quality site I couldn't help, but think of DSRG's. Some diagnoses pay more than others based on medicare and medicaid, creating systems to maximize the revenue produced by each consumer is imperative to the hospital or health care's success.

The second issue comes from the other side of the table. Prevention, is the new wave of medicine and innovative design. However, the health care profession does not make any money on prevention. The more sick a person is in that health care organization, given the consumer has some type of insurance, the more revenue the patient brings to the organization.

Third issue, consumers or patients of health care are unaware and do not knowingly determine the reimbursement received by health care organizations. Part of the innovative design needs to incorporate patient's understanding of how the system works, what will they get billed for and why.

The site gives pros and cons promoting the idea to consumers that health care organizations are compliant with accreditation, regulatory commissions, and are seeking ways to improve health care for the organization, and ultimately, for the community population served. The use of electronic medical records, automated pharmaceutical dispensers and scanners, advanced or smart intravenous pumps are just a few ways health care is proving to the consumer, health care is providing the most up to date care, safely, effectively, and ensuring anonymity of their clientele. Lastly, because of these up to date changes, consumers see the jump in health care, because the consumers demand high technological care, low cost, and privacy. In order to continue keep health care affordable, health care will need to continue to create systems that protect the agency and protect the patient.