Sick Care Paradigm Paper

As our society advances, it is only expected that change occur. Old ways will be phased out and our culture will be shifted to meet the demands of present day problems. The "Old Sick Care Paradigm" has shifted to into the "New Healthcare Paradigm". "Promotion of health while reducing costs has been the driving force behind these trends" (Denisco & Barker, 2016, p. 170). The focus of the health system is changing from curative to preventive. According to Denisco and Barker (2016) this is reflected in the Affordable Care Act, as it has shifted healthcare's focus from treatment to prevention. which in turn, aids in reducing health care cost and improving health outcomes. This significantly impacts the profession and role of Clinical …show more content…
"In a redesigned model, each disipline brings specialized skills and abilities, practices at the highest level of the individiual provider's ability, assumes new roles and participates in a collaborative manner with other professionals to provide high quality, safe, cost-effective, patient-focused care" (Denisco & Barker, 2016, p. 125). A nurse directed strategy that can support and improve patient and financial outcomes that ties into collaboration would be to develop educational seminars or conferences, run by nurses, that nurses can utilize to share their evidenced base practice findings with other disciplines. This type of collaboration and sharing of information would benefit all disciplines greatly. Benefits of collboration overall has been found to assist in "reduced error, decreased lengths of stay, improved health, better pain management, improved quality of life and higher patient satisfaction" (Denisco & Barker, 2016, p. 128). It is clear to see that interdisclipinary collaboration is an essential key to opening the door to a successful health care