Direction of Health Care

These rising costs have put a burden on America’s families as patients, taxpayers, business owners, and employees who have seen a growing share of their paycheck go to pay for health care. There is evidence that health care costs can be reduced while quality is improved. Making sure the right care is delivered to the right person at the right time everyone can also make can also make care more affordable. The National quality Strategy recognizes that while this will be a challenge, the goal of reducing cost is important to all because of the impact of increasing costs on families, employees, and state and federal governments.

For that reason The National Quality strategy will foster care strategies that reduce redundant and harmful care, for example by reducing health care acquired condition establish common measures that will help accesses the cost impact of new programs and payment system on families, employers, and the public sector, along with how well these programs support innovation and effective care, build measurement of cost and resource use along with the patient.

Experience and outcomes into the full range of public and private sector efforts to reform payment, reduce waste from undue administration burdens, and make health care cost and quality more transparent to consumers and providers so they can make better choices and decision. Direction of Health Care 3 The Health Care reform in any nation is an evolving process and the $3. 1 trillion budget includes 634billion for healthcare reform including universal health insurance coverage, electronic medical records, and preventative health care.

Kathleen Sibelius a democratic is the head of health and human services the health care reform sets out broad proposals for reforming the health care system the goal is to improve the quality of the health care while reducing its rising cost, which was said unattainable. The federal government plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, high quality care, at the same time provide ongoing opportunity to identify and learn from those providers and communities that are ahead of the quality care curve.

The National Quality Strategy launces a new level of cooperation that reflects the nation ‘s highest aspirations for health and health care for all Americans with the appropriate modification and enhancements, the current building blocks of the U. S. health care system can become a foundation for a system that provides better care and a healthier population and lower health cost. Health care information systems are assuming an increasing lee critical role in providing quality care in an effective and efficient manner; however the success of the system in achieving these goals remains a lingering concern.

Consequently, investigating and devising strategies to enhance the likelihood of success of healthcare information systems continues to draw research interest. One strategy recommended by both researchers and practitioners alike is the participation of the target users in the design and development of the information system. Unfortunately the information systems literature offers few guidelines. Direction of Health Care 4

The health care information progress and the development of information technology, the internal data in medical & organizations have become computerized and are further established in the medical information systems, the use of the internet enhances the information communication as well as affects the development of the medical information system that a lot of medical information is transmitted within the internet. Since there is a network within another network, when all networks are connected together they will form the “Internet”.

EHRs has the power to cut health care costs, reduce paperwork improve outcomes, and give patients more control over their health care, while maintaining full protection on the privacy of individual health information. To promote adoption and improve the performance of the health care system, the HITECH act was signed into law in 2009. The act addresses obstacles to the adoption of EHRs and provides substantial financial incentives for the for the adoption and meaningful use of certified HER technology.

Two strong imperatives for healthcare managers are reducing cost of services and attracting and retaining highly dedicated and competent patient care and support employees, the goal of the National Quality Strategy, health care professionals should encouraged to maximize their training and skills through the long learning that includes the application of quality improvement principles and patient safety systems concepts such as teamwork.