Compare and contrast UCLA and Intermountain Medical Center’s outcomes. Why do you think there are such significant differences in outcomes and expenditures?
• Both UCLA and intermountain medical centers, I believe, have a goal to improve the health care system and the outcomes for patients. The UCLA medical system was struggling to match the outcomes that were being seen at the intermountain Medical Center despite the expenditures. I found it interesting the difference in what procedures are being performed and at what rate. In all of the presented cases UCLA was performing higher rates of procedure despite the outcomes not rising. I believe this is a result of the patient population demands and mindset of the healthcare team at UCLA. The current healthcare system is set up in a fashion that does not emphasize prevention, preparation and education, it is a more reactive system although it is transitioning. Intermountain was experiencing different outcomes because they were …show more content…
The decision making process is taken away from the patient and is placed in the hands of someone else, who makes the call and decision for patient’s treatment plan. Rationale health care is about taking into consideration the options that are available as a result of the circumstances of a patient and going from there. Rationing is about saving money and resources, while rationale healthcare focuses on providing so patients are aware of the consequences of decisions and providing the truth about circumstances. At the end a rationale health care system is about aligning the goals of the patient to the treatment options with the knowledge of the likely outcome. The main difference is in how the decision making process occurs and the treatment that follows. A rationale healthcare worker is going to communicate the reality of the situation and find the best solution for what a patient
• Both UCLA and intermountain medical centers, I believe, have a goal to improve the health care system and the outcomes for patients. The UCLA medical system was struggling to match the outcomes that were being seen at the intermountain Medical Center despite the expenditures. I found it interesting the difference in what procedures are being performed and at what rate. In all of the presented cases UCLA was performing higher rates of procedure despite the outcomes not rising. I believe this is a result of the patient population demands and mindset of the healthcare team at UCLA. The current healthcare system is set up in a fashion that does not emphasize prevention, preparation and education, it is a more reactive system although it is transitioning. Intermountain was experiencing different outcomes because they were …show more content…
The decision making process is taken away from the patient and is placed in the hands of someone else, who makes the call and decision for patient’s treatment plan. Rationale health care is about taking into consideration the options that are available as a result of the circumstances of a patient and going from there. Rationing is about saving money and resources, while rationale healthcare focuses on providing so patients are aware of the consequences of decisions and providing the truth about circumstances. At the end a rationale health care system is about aligning the goals of the patient to the treatment options with the knowledge of the likely outcome. The main difference is in how the decision making process occurs and the treatment that follows. A rationale healthcare worker is going to communicate the reality of the situation and find the best solution for what a patient