Contemporary Issue in American Healthcare Practice

Question 1 

The most difficult issue affecting American healthcare today is changing from quantity based health care to quality based health care. This is one of the most diverse aspects of the health care industry today because it cuts across all the facets of the medical industry. Now that the affordability of healthcare has been undertaken by the government (Hirth, 2016) . The only concerning issue left in the hands of the medical institution is their ability to provide quality practice, this the aim determinant as to where a patient will seek healthcare practices. With the shortage of physicians in American hospitals, it is difficult to attain maximum quality health care when the talent to deliver the services is in less supply. This factors eventually lead to continually rising costs of medical services deliveries, if these shortages persist, quality health care will be too expensive and left to the rich and wealthy.

Question 2 

The main effect of technology on the health industry today is efficiency and precision. One of the main aspects of technology is that it is constantly changing. The change is in the direction of increasing effectiveness in the ways the medical equipment are operated and their precision and accuracy in handling medical services (Cantwell, 2016) . The accuracy aspect of this technological equipment has made them an integral part of health care services delivery. Another aspect of technology that is driving the health industry is the self-medication, this is the use of the internet to seek medical consultancy services and recommendation of drugs. For acute diseases, patients prefer to practice self-medication instead of visiting health care clinics. This is one of the trends that are most likely to transform that direction for which clinical services are delivered.

References

Cantwell, E. &. (2016). Making technology talk: how interoperability can improve care, drive efficiency, and reduce waste. Healthcare Financial Management, 70(5) , 70-77.

Hirth, R. A. (2016). Connecticut’s value-based insurance plan increased the use of targeted services and medication adherence. Health Affairs, 35(4) , 637-646.