For years, community groups, neighborhood organizations, and concerned residents from all walks of life have been working to make their communities healthier. They have fought against the closing of local hospitals, pushed for increased funding for clinics, and developed new programs to address the needs of the underserved. Their work, grounded in the history and experience of efforts to effect social change, offers valuable lessons we can use to improve the quality of health care in our own communities. These lessons can inform the methods we use and the choices we make to steer our own community 's concerns.
This framework for planning and action provides specific steps group can take to effectively address its healthcare issues. The ideas …show more content…
The health of community is at stake, and we feel compelled to do something. The best place to begin is by identifying what realistically can hope to change. This is one of the most difficult tasks of organizing need to think about which battles can really win and where the opportunities present themselves. To help clarify the process, community organizers often distinguish between a “problem” and an “issue.” A concern that has emerged within a community welfare reform, Medicaid managed care, or a hospital merger is a problem. A problem becomes an “issue,” however, when can identify a solution and begin to organize community to act. It is worth taking the time to brainstorm problems, solutions, and issues with group members. Determine how easy or difficult it will be to enlist community support and what the chances are for successfully resolving the healthcare issue. The issue should affect people so strongly that they will commit to working together over a long period of …show more content…
This type of research may include a hospital financial analysis; an analysis of hospital free care policies; or information on applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
• A good place to begin research is state’s public health department or appropriate regulatory authority. A state university might also be helpful. One of the most useful resources is the Internet, where can search web sites of states, municipalities, and counties as well as of non-profit organizations that might have the data need. A knowledgeable reference librarian may also be able to assist search.
Factors Explaining Presence and Extent of a Hospital Medical Arms Race
1. the policy and regulatory environment, of which Medicare is a part;
2. private employers organization and activity;
3. health plan products and payment methods;
4. hospital market structure;
5. hospitals ' relationship with physicians;
6. consumers ' sensitivity to hospital costs and demographics; and
7. information on hospital clinical
This framework for planning and action provides specific steps group can take to effectively address its healthcare issues. The ideas …show more content…
The health of community is at stake, and we feel compelled to do something. The best place to begin is by identifying what realistically can hope to change. This is one of the most difficult tasks of organizing need to think about which battles can really win and where the opportunities present themselves. To help clarify the process, community organizers often distinguish between a “problem” and an “issue.” A concern that has emerged within a community welfare reform, Medicaid managed care, or a hospital merger is a problem. A problem becomes an “issue,” however, when can identify a solution and begin to organize community to act. It is worth taking the time to brainstorm problems, solutions, and issues with group members. Determine how easy or difficult it will be to enlist community support and what the chances are for successfully resolving the healthcare issue. The issue should affect people so strongly that they will commit to working together over a long period of …show more content…
This type of research may include a hospital financial analysis; an analysis of hospital free care policies; or information on applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
• A good place to begin research is state’s public health department or appropriate regulatory authority. A state university might also be helpful. One of the most useful resources is the Internet, where can search web sites of states, municipalities, and counties as well as of non-profit organizations that might have the data need. A knowledgeable reference librarian may also be able to assist search.
Factors Explaining Presence and Extent of a Hospital Medical Arms Race
1. the policy and regulatory environment, of which Medicare is a part;
2. private employers organization and activity;
3. health plan products and payment methods;
4. hospital market structure;
5. hospitals ' relationship with physicians;
6. consumers ' sensitivity to hospital costs and demographics; and
7. information on hospital clinical