Managed care programs are focused on the accuracy and reliability of patient services, care and cost. While managed care programs implement, coordinate, and plan the services, care, and cost it’s vital to consider population health and disease management. Population health and disease management have been a significant part for managed care programs for decades and ways to improve and help patients is the goal. The role of primary care physicians and specialists is very important to address the population health and disease management. The unique and profound history of managed care programs have been in the spotlight for decades and more details will follow subsequently.
Firstly, a detailed overview of five disease management or population …show more content…
It takes careful decision-making and planning to ensure all chronic diseases and patients are covered. According to (CDC.gov, 2015), in the united states all enduring diseases and disorders and the health risk behaviors that cause them account for most health care expenses. It has becomes a main priority for (PCP) and gatekeeper to focus on treating patients timely as possible for such life-staggering diseases. A staggering statistic from (CDC.gov, 2015) states, eighty-six percent of all health care expenditures in 2010 was for people with one or more lingering medical conditions. There are some medical issues that pertain to health care plans, coverage, and physicians. Doctor scarcities are one area of concern since there aren’t nearly enough of us to care for the U.S. population, (Gupta, 2015). Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains well in his article of the crucial issues surrounding health care and more needs to done to have more doctors and supplies at hand. The longer wait times and appointments is a constant issue and hiring more physicians should curb this issue. Online healthcare technology is one aspect which can save time and cost at facilities for patients who receive most care at home. More patients throughout the years are learning to do their own online healthcare and while it’s challenging for older adults, they can still receive help from their physician throughout the process. More hospitals have to be proactive in keeping hospitals sanitary and following through on cleaner practices. The level of technology has surpassed in health care for many years. Some of the common setbacks are the data breaches and privacy/ security being compromised. Nonetheless, patients teaching themselves at-home health care and communicating to their physician online for medications and questions is very
Firstly, a detailed overview of five disease management or population …show more content…
It takes careful decision-making and planning to ensure all chronic diseases and patients are covered. According to (CDC.gov, 2015), in the united states all enduring diseases and disorders and the health risk behaviors that cause them account for most health care expenses. It has becomes a main priority for (PCP) and gatekeeper to focus on treating patients timely as possible for such life-staggering diseases. A staggering statistic from (CDC.gov, 2015) states, eighty-six percent of all health care expenditures in 2010 was for people with one or more lingering medical conditions. There are some medical issues that pertain to health care plans, coverage, and physicians. Doctor scarcities are one area of concern since there aren’t nearly enough of us to care for the U.S. population, (Gupta, 2015). Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains well in his article of the crucial issues surrounding health care and more needs to done to have more doctors and supplies at hand. The longer wait times and appointments is a constant issue and hiring more physicians should curb this issue. Online healthcare technology is one aspect which can save time and cost at facilities for patients who receive most care at home. More patients throughout the years are learning to do their own online healthcare and while it’s challenging for older adults, they can still receive help from their physician throughout the process. More hospitals have to be proactive in keeping hospitals sanitary and following through on cleaner practices. The level of technology has surpassed in health care for many years. Some of the common setbacks are the data breaches and privacy/ security being compromised. Nonetheless, patients teaching themselves at-home health care and communicating to their physician online for medications and questions is very