Accreditation
Accreditation programs have a huge impact on a healthcare organization’s performance standards across the United States. Accreditation reviews on quality achievement such as the Joint Commission’s review, has health organizations setting procedures and certain policies for their healthcare settings. According to the National Institute of Health, there is a higher probability that a healthcare center that is accredited will adhere to the evidence based guidelines than a facility that is not accredited. For example, there was a study done on the Society Chest of Pain Centers and their cooperation of national guidelines. The study showed that patients that were treated at accredited chest pain centers, were significantly more likely …show more content…
Value based purchasing is defined as a “demand side strategy to measure, report, and reward excellence in healthcare delivery. Purchasing involves the actions of coalitions, employer purchasers, public sector purchasers, health plans, and individual consumers in making decisions that take into consideration access, price, quality, efficiency, and alignment of incentives”(Berger, 2011). About 61 percent of health insurance coverage is employment related, because more individuals find it more cost effective to receive insurance through their job (Ridic, …show more content…
Patients should have a point of contact physician who they feel is listening to their needs, and offering the best services available. The PCP’s in the United States are often described as the “gate keeper”, and are useful in referring to specialists, which are important but not the most important thing when dealing with health for someone. The patient centered medical home and their primary care physician should be the base of their medical needs, and I think this type of environment where the patient is not rushed out of the office, but really listened to is the best on improving continuity of care. Chronically ill patients should benefit from the patient centered medical homes the most, because they need the most coordination of care among providers. According to a study done on the company’s first National patient centered home demonstration, it will require primary care physicians to see their practice as a “neighborhood” that consists of a broad range of health resources available to the patient. Physicians need to see themselves as the long term gatekeeper for the patient (Nutting,
Accreditation programs have a huge impact on a healthcare organization’s performance standards across the United States. Accreditation reviews on quality achievement such as the Joint Commission’s review, has health organizations setting procedures and certain policies for their healthcare settings. According to the National Institute of Health, there is a higher probability that a healthcare center that is accredited will adhere to the evidence based guidelines than a facility that is not accredited. For example, there was a study done on the Society Chest of Pain Centers and their cooperation of national guidelines. The study showed that patients that were treated at accredited chest pain centers, were significantly more likely …show more content…
Value based purchasing is defined as a “demand side strategy to measure, report, and reward excellence in healthcare delivery. Purchasing involves the actions of coalitions, employer purchasers, public sector purchasers, health plans, and individual consumers in making decisions that take into consideration access, price, quality, efficiency, and alignment of incentives”(Berger, 2011). About 61 percent of health insurance coverage is employment related, because more individuals find it more cost effective to receive insurance through their job (Ridic, …show more content…
Patients should have a point of contact physician who they feel is listening to their needs, and offering the best services available. The PCP’s in the United States are often described as the “gate keeper”, and are useful in referring to specialists, which are important but not the most important thing when dealing with health for someone. The patient centered medical home and their primary care physician should be the base of their medical needs, and I think this type of environment where the patient is not rushed out of the office, but really listened to is the best on improving continuity of care. Chronically ill patients should benefit from the patient centered medical homes the most, because they need the most coordination of care among providers. According to a study done on the company’s first National patient centered home demonstration, it will require primary care physicians to see their practice as a “neighborhood” that consists of a broad range of health resources available to the patient. Physicians need to see themselves as the long term gatekeeper for the patient (Nutting,