Description
Choose a topic on which to develop a health policy. This topic may address a needed change in technology, health care literacy, staffing, billing, diagnosis, etc. In a 1,000-1,250-word composition, construct a health policy and analysis according to the following:
- Use the seven steps of policy formation to construct your health policy framework: (a) define the problem; (b) assemble the evidence of the problem or need for a policy; (c) construct alternative solutions to the problem; (d) select the criteria for choosing the correct solution from the alternatives; (e) predict the outcomes of the policy changes; (f) confront the trade-offs of not having a policy or addressing the problem; and (g) decide on a recommendation.
- Using the resources found in your textbook, topic readings, and other appropriate resources, explain your health policy's intended use and evaluate the effect that your policy may have on direct patient care in the United States.
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Explanation & Answer
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HEALTHCARE POLICY BASED ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HEALCARE
SYSTEMS (ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE)
Health policy is a governmental authoritative decision - can be rules, laws, and
operational decisions - with an intention of directing or influencing actions, decisions, or
behaviors involving health in the healthcare system. The health care system comprises of the
services offered by medical professions meant for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of both
mental and physical illnesses and injuries. Moreover, within the healthcare system, we have
other services like technology, insurance policies, pharmaceuticals, etc. For over 100 years, the
government of the United States has been struggling to create quality and affordable healthcare,
equally for every citizen, without substantial, convincing results. However, there has been a high
healthcare spending by the government which hasn’t been correlating with the outcomes. There
is a figure approximation of about 50 million people facing the challenge of getting access to
better and more reliable healthcare services. When compared to other countries with highincome or ‘comparable’ development levels in terms of quality health servicing, the U.S. still
falls below the pecking, for example: research done by Commonwealth Fund International
Health Policy Survey showed that the U.S. has got higher rates of medical, medication, and lab
errors than comparable countries like Germany, France. United K...
