Compare And Contrast Catholic Health Care

The author will be discussing the issues that Catholic Hospitals face in regards to health care policy, and how the regulations of a Catholic hospital can sometimes be debilitating at providing patients different types of care. Catholic health care in the United States advances the health care ministry by caring for people and their communities. Catholic health care in the United States is comprised of more than 600 hundred hospitals and more than 1,400 long-term care and other facilities in all 50 states (Trancik, 2015). It has been analyzed that the Catholic health ministry is the largest group of nonprofit health care providers in the nation. Every day, one-in-six patients in the United States is cared for in a

Personal beliefs can affect a person’s treatment and in some causes just change their life completely. All men, women and healthcare employees have religious and personal beliefs in dealing with patients care in vaccines, treatment, surgery, and transplants. In dealing with making choice and having religious belief

This journal article states that most of the people, who are spiritually active, are more concern about their mental well-being. While we experience no difficulty in working cooperatively with doctors, teachers and instructors, or lawyers as required for our clients, we should now add ministry and religious leader to this list and understand to work with them. This

Spirituality is a delicate topic, and some may not be open to talking about their beliefs. Spirituality is generally understood to be an essential aspect of being human (Lyndo-Lam, 2012). Assessing the spiritual needs of patients is a key component in the nursing process. A compassionate and thoughtful nurse can make a patient feel more secure, making it easier for him to express his spirituality. The participation of both patient and health care provider is vital in promoting spiritual health. The main focus of a spiritual assessment is to gather information regarding the patient’s spiritual needs in order incorporate them into the plan of care, so as to treat

The guiding principles of Catholic Social Teaching have the overarching, dominating theme of human dignity (Condit, 2016, p. 371). The focus is, that human beings were formed in God’s image and in return, humanities purpose is to follow in God’s footsteps and portray the same love and grace (Coleman, 2008) (Condit, 2016, p. 371). Consequently, this affects how human beings interact with each other, requiring commitment, to look after, encourage, maintain and promote each other (Coleman, 2008) (Herbert, 2016, p. 7). One way to apply, this Catholic Social Teaching of human dignity, is to understand the nurse’s relationship with the patient. Nurses need to approach the patient with respect and maintain the person’s privacy, acknowledging that they are a fellow human being, with their own personal characteristics and beliefs (Condit, 2016, p. 371) (Walsh & Kowanko, 2002, p. 143-144, 149).

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops readily supports the development of health care, including the Affordable Care Act and its expansion on Medicaid. Their belief is that, “health care is a basic right flowing from the sanctity and dignity of human life,” showing the true religious motivation for this support, and the potential support for other similar quality-of-life programs. Not only do they support expansion of health care coverage but they advocate that “coverage should be truly universal” (Saile, 2013). The Catholic Bishops also specifically support improvements to mental health care, claiming

Care of Souls provides an account of Christianity's historical practices of soul care through a culmination of his many years of scholarship, teaching and clinical work.

For health care providers to deliver the best holistic care that patients deserve, a thorough spiritual assessment must be included during their care. With more research showing a relationship between supporting a patient’s spirituality with their health and ability to cope with illness, it is now a requirement of organizations to include a spiritual assessment to maintain accreditation with The Joint Commission. The minimum required of a spiritual assessment by The Joint Commission is to determine the patient’s religion and

The Faith, Importance and influence, Community, and Address in Care (FICA) Spiritual History Tool provides a way for “the clinician to efficiently integrate open-ended questions into a standard medical history and can be used by any health care professional” (Borneman, Ferrell, & Puchalski, 2010). The FICA tool explores the presence of faith, the importance of spirituality, the influence a person’s spirituality has on their health care decisions, the involvement in a spiritual community, and the interventions to address spiritual needs (Borneman et al., 2010).

Medicare and Medicaid are both health programs provided by the government and state. They help with financial need for a person’s health. They may sound similar but is different from one another. Medicare is a public health insurance program for people in the U.S. who are 65 or older. They help cover payments for certain treatments. Medicaid is a health care program ran by the state, funded by federal and state governments. It is based off of financial need. As you can see they both provide aid to the people but in their own way.

Medicare and Medicaid are very different, Medicare is a insurance federal program while Medicaid is an assistant program for low income people of any age. Medicare then serve people over 65 years primarily, under Medicare patients pay the costs through deductibles for hospitals and other cost. Medicare consist in two part; Part A which is the hospital insurance and Part B which is the Medicare insurance, they also have Part A Premium and Part B Premium. The Medicare Part A Premium you pay certain amount of money a month, but if you are 65 and meet certain criteria that they have ,you can get the Premium-free Part A. Medicare Part B after you meet your deductible, you normally pay 20% of the Medicare approve amount for doctors services, including

Medicare and Medicaid are both governmental programs that provide health care services to specific groups of Americans. Although these programs are different, they both are managed by CMS. Medicaid provide health care to individuals with low income and few resources. While, Medicare provide health care to the elderly and certain disabled Americans (MediLexicon International Ltd, 2015).

Doctors and/or PA’s at times seem have large egos. They sometimes see themselves above any other health care professional due to the amount of schooling they have completed. The leaders of the team may not feel the need to take into account the patient’s spiritual needs because they don’t believe that it is important to consider when treating the patient. The doctor or PA could undermine the chaplain or community clergy member because of their “lack in knowledge” on the medical end. In the end these egos can ruin the health care team for a patient, affecting the type of care that they receive. The patient may begin to feel that they aren’t as important to the health care professionals and they may begin to think that how they feel is not important. The book says, “Spirituality should be considered a patient vital sign. Just as pain is screened routinely, so should spiritual issues be a part of routine care.” Taking time to address the patient’s spirituality can go a long way. The patient can begin to trust their health care providers and have a compassionate health care plan.

The United States spends much more money than Sweden does for healthcare, and we don't get as much coverage. The differences of our health care is tremendous and this is why.

There are several theoretical pitfalls a Christian may encounter when grappling with his or her illness or that of a loved one. For example, it may be tempting to place one's faith in modern medicine and forget that God provides the power with which to access, use, and succeed with modern medicine. This point of view is understandable given the secular nature of the modern medical system. Yet only God is responsible