Module 3 Case Study: Approaches to Healthcare Delivery Cultural Beliefs and Values How Americans view healthcare is critical to the future of healthcare delivery in the United States. American patients have a very high expectation of healthcare delivery; they want provider choice while also receiving high quality healthcare at minimum cost. Advancement of technology has fueled a greater expectation by patients for the most advanced medical equipment, treatment, and medical facilities. The video, “What if House used Twitter”, validates that social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook is becoming an important role in promoting provider-patient relationship and also collaboration among providers (Mesko, 2013). American patients are
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The value of incorporating cultural awareness in the education of health professionals will provide a better understanding of health disparities associated with various cultures. Health professionals that are culturally aware are better equip to handle chronic conditions among population of mixed races. Medical facilities and providers that are culturally aware are empowered to identify and establish effective preventive programs that reduce chronic disease and mortality in special populations that are at risk. The most valuable aspect of incorporating cultural awareness is to ensure that medical facilities and providers promote a patient-centered approach to healthcare services while also establishing effective communication, trust, and reducing barriers to patient care (Georgetown University, …show more content…
As mentioned before, social media is part of over half the lives of 62 percent of American adults (Duggan, 2015). The use of Twitter, Facebook, and E-Health have opened the possibility of endless medical information sharing and collaboration. The United States is leading the way in regards to the use of high-tech medical procedures and medical equipment to include MRI and CT as well as high-risk procedures such as catheterization, angioplasties, and heart bypass surgeries (Shi & Singh, 2013, p. 111). In the end, the cultural beliefs and values of American patients will continue to push advancement of technology and the use of the internet to deliver high quality health care
The value of incorporating cultural awareness in the education of health professionals will provide a better understanding of health disparities associated with various cultures. Health professionals that are culturally aware are better equip to handle chronic conditions among population of mixed races. Medical facilities and providers that are culturally aware are empowered to identify and establish effective preventive programs that reduce chronic disease and mortality in special populations that are at risk. The most valuable aspect of incorporating cultural awareness is to ensure that medical facilities and providers promote a patient-centered approach to healthcare services while also establishing effective communication, trust, and reducing barriers to patient care (Georgetown University, …show more content…
As mentioned before, social media is part of over half the lives of 62 percent of American adults (Duggan, 2015). The use of Twitter, Facebook, and E-Health have opened the possibility of endless medical information sharing and collaboration. The United States is leading the way in regards to the use of high-tech medical procedures and medical equipment to include MRI and CT as well as high-risk procedures such as catheterization, angioplasties, and heart bypass surgeries (Shi & Singh, 2013, p. 111). In the end, the cultural beliefs and values of American patients will continue to push advancement of technology and the use of the internet to deliver high quality health care