The US Health Care Delivery System
The US Health Care Delivery System Often when describing health care, people refer to it as a system. A system can be defined as an interconnected group of related, yet individual organizations that work together as a network to provide a service or product. To prepare for this Discussion, reflect on what the experts shared in this week’s video presentation in light of the needs of our veterans. Consider the points they made about the problems with the current health care system. With these thoughts in mind, address the following: MUST ADDRESS THESE use 1-2 resources I provide •What changes in the U.S. health care delivery system would you suggest to actually make it a system in order to address the health needs of veterans and their families, e.g. post-traumatic stress, brain injury, post-deployment depression, and other visible and invisible wounds of war? •How do gaps in the system impact nurses and nursing care delivery?
The US Health Care Delivery System
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The U.S. Health Care Delivery System
A healthcare system can be referred to as the association of individuals, institutions and other assets involved in the delivery of healthcare services to the population to meet their individual needs (). A system is a group of interconnected people, organizations and other resources that work together for a common goal or objective. The United States healthcare delivery system has for long experienced much problems which derail their operations for effectiveness in serving the community. This has been greatly as a result of the fragmentation in their delivery system, thereby resulting to the delivery of low quality services and inefficient healthcare to the people.
The issue of fragmentation results from lack of a governing body as well as policies for governing the healthcare system. This has seen medical practitioners and hospitals within the United States operating as single entities without having a connection to each other. For instance, there is need to integrate health care with community-level programs to improve healthcare in rural areas (Adams, et al., 2006). In addition, healthcare payment models, which includes use of both public organizations and private insurers, further fragments the delivery of healthcare by having different rules and policies for charging healthcare services. This has seen...