Most would agree that the healthcare field is extremely complex and that the diversity of healthcare services provided within the industry are extensive to say the least. The healthcare industry and the majority of the services provided are generally not well understood by most people; however, healthcare is often a source of debate within this country. Additionally, some of the intricacies involved in providing healthcare for individuals or groups of individuals and how personal beliefs and values may, often subconsciously, play a role in healthcare-provider decisions is often not taken into consideration by the general public. Furthermore, there are numerous levels of healthcare providers in the United States, each with specific skill-sets,
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss my personal beliefs and values that affect my approach to population health, talk about my current role as a healthcare provider and my part in promoting public health and lastly, to discuss some of the strategies and approaches I have recently been exposed to that, in my opinion, will greatly improve population health. One of the most critical functions in providing healthcare, in my opinion, is being able to relate to the patients that you are caring for and to understand that each and every single patient is an individual with his or her own unique needs and requirements. In order to provide that type of care, one of the most essential values that healthcare providers …show more content…
Specifically, there have been many changes and advances in the role the pharmacist serves in promoting public health and providing direct patient care. Pharmacists are now significantly involved in many aspects of healthcare, including ambulatory care, providing medication reconciliations and therapeutic use evaluations for primary care physicians, managing and directing outpatient clinics that provide anticoagulation and diabetes care, and clinical decision making within the inpatient hospital setting. Because pharmacists are, currently, extremely heavily involved in many areas of healthcare, there has been a major effort by pharmacy organizations (ASHP, APHA, etc) to have pharmacists recognized as healthcare providers and be given the right to bill for pharmacy services (Yap, 2015). Being recognized as healthcare providers, would also allow pharmacists to promote and provide healthcare and public health for underserved communities and improve access to healthcare services. (Yap, 2015) The pharmacy organizations and pharmacy industry have been advocating diligently for this change because the current pharmacy school educational training (Pharm.D. Degree) and residency requirements for clinical-hospital positions put pharmacists in a prime position to promote public health and help alleviate some of the healthcare gaps that currently exist in the United
The purpose of this paper is to discuss my personal beliefs and values that affect my approach to population health, talk about my current role as a healthcare provider and my part in promoting public health and lastly, to discuss some of the strategies and approaches I have recently been exposed to that, in my opinion, will greatly improve population health. One of the most critical functions in providing healthcare, in my opinion, is being able to relate to the patients that you are caring for and to understand that each and every single patient is an individual with his or her own unique needs and requirements. In order to provide that type of care, one of the most essential values that healthcare providers …show more content…
Specifically, there have been many changes and advances in the role the pharmacist serves in promoting public health and providing direct patient care. Pharmacists are now significantly involved in many aspects of healthcare, including ambulatory care, providing medication reconciliations and therapeutic use evaluations for primary care physicians, managing and directing outpatient clinics that provide anticoagulation and diabetes care, and clinical decision making within the inpatient hospital setting. Because pharmacists are, currently, extremely heavily involved in many areas of healthcare, there has been a major effort by pharmacy organizations (ASHP, APHA, etc) to have pharmacists recognized as healthcare providers and be given the right to bill for pharmacy services (Yap, 2015). Being recognized as healthcare providers, would also allow pharmacists to promote and provide healthcare and public health for underserved communities and improve access to healthcare services. (Yap, 2015) The pharmacy organizations and pharmacy industry have been advocating diligently for this change because the current pharmacy school educational training (Pharm.D. Degree) and residency requirements for clinical-hospital positions put pharmacists in a prime position to promote public health and help alleviate some of the healthcare gaps that currently exist in the United