Health Care Reform : The And Policies Implemented By Private Insurance Companies Have Affected The Doctor Patient Relationship

When patients go to a doctor’s office, they need to know that the PA/NP that is treating them is highly qualified. They should feel safe and know that they are in safe capable hands. A patient should never feel like they are not getting the proper care. Patients need to know that they are being

A common value shared throughout this community is allowing your patients to trust you with their health needs. Allowing them to trust you builds a relationship with the patients, as well as others in your profession.

When contemplating health care policy changes, several economic issues in health care must be considered. These include the financial issues affecting the health sector and have an impact on health policies. Policy makers face unending challenges due to the health sector revenues that are always rising. Another challenge is decreased funding and failure of the health insurance services.

As evidenced by the constant battle over health care reform, healthcare in the United States has become a growing problem that must be addressed. While the main controversy seems to be the politics of healthcare reform and whether the government should have total control, the one thing that I believe should be the focus, is the quality of care that is embedded in the patient doctor relationship. It’s quite troublesome when large health insurance companies are swaying politicians to vote for less health care regulation and higher premiums rather than focusing on the quality of care and the importance of the patient doctor relationship, which has become overshadowed. That is why I believe it is important to look at and consider how health care reform such as the PPACA and policies implemented by private insurance companies have affected the doctor-patient relationship and thereby influenced the quality of medical care. One of the many reasons that I find this an interesting and important topic is because I aspire to work in the medical field and the interaction between patients and doctors is important for me to consider and determine how it has changed, whether it be for better or worse, throughout the years as a result of added regulations and new reforms.

Health care is an important topic that needs to be addressed more often and looked into more thoroughly. For many years, and even today, our health care system in the United States has effected many and been the cause of numerous cases throughout our country. It must be noted that this problem is not just within our country but various countries around the world. This has caused many people, especially politicians and

Patients seek care and treatment in hopes of receiving confidential, unbiased, honest, and respectful treatment. They also expect that care providers maintain their personal values and beliefs related to their care. As healthcare

Clearly, reform is necessary, which was why the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or just Affordable Care Act (ACA), was enacted in March of 2010. The ACA focuses on improving aspects of the American health care system, such as quality of care, availability and affordability of care, and equality across demographic lines. Among the act’s lofty aspirations is to extend health insurance coverage to 23 million previously uninsured Americans by 2023 (“Health Reform”). Critics of the act say that it is far too costly, and will cause more financial damage than improvement. However, without reform, America’s enormous health care expenditures will surely add up. Despite its initial high costs, the Affordable Care Act must continue to improve and implement itself into the American health care system because it has covered millions of people with health insurance and improved upon the quality of American health

In today’s society, being able to communicate or participate in the exchange of information effectively is an essential skill for much of the healthcare providers in America today. Providing patient-centered care involves learning to communicate effectively with various barriers even with those patients who speak a different language than English. There are patients with other ethnicities and culturally influenced health behaviors that can be different than the health care beliefs of the most clinicians in this country.

The doctor–patient relationship has been and remains a keystone of care: the medium in which data are gathered, diagnoses and plans are made, compliance is accomplished, and healing, patient activation, and support are provided. To managed care organizations, its importance rests also on market savvy: satisfaction with the doctor–patient relationship is a critical factor in people's decisions to join and stay with a specific organizationA patient must have confidence in the

The health care reform laws have caused inevitable problems for doctors struggling to adapt to the bureaucratic and flawed industry. Insurance companies have largely taken control of patient care: choosing which doctors patients can see, dictating what procedures and treatments they will cover, and negotiating lower costs for medical services. The guidelines this third-party has established have put strain on the vital doctor-patient relationship. As physicians are pushed to see more patients per day to overcome pay cuts, patient satisfaction is dwindling due to rushed visits. If this trend continues, the biggest challenge I will face as a physician is preserving the crucial doctor-patient relationship, which I believe is a key ingredient of

The patient’s perception of quality is influenced by the individual contacts made during a health care encounter. According to Johnson Thornton et al. (2011), “… this study suggests that [social concordance] is positively associated with patient satisfaction with care.” Extending this reasoning beyond the physician-patient dyad, all health care employees who contact the patient in the system must be able to effectively communicate to a patient the nature and impact of their contact. Failure to do may harm the interpersonal perceptions formed by a patient during an encounter.

Patient provider relationships play a pivotal role in the healthcare process. This relationship helps to bridge the gap between ailments of the patient and the diagnosis and care of the provider. The need for this relationship and its propensity to create the catalyst for patients need to be fulfilled is second only to the medical knowledge of the provider and the patient 's willingness to get better. As we have moved from a biomedical perspective to a biopsychosocial perspective the relationship between provider and patient has changed from physician centered modes of communication to more of a patient centered style of communication. And with the change of view we find that a strong and cohesive bond between patient and provider is the key to the advancement and overall quality of care for the patient. According to The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Outcomes a patient centered approach to care has a correlation to a better healthcare outcome. Focusing on the patient increases compliance of the patient.

Healthcare reform is a debate that resonates around the nation and one must investigate some of the trends that affect healthcare in the United States. Trends occur during moments in which various aspects of life change taking on a particular direction or path. Trends just like anything else can either be a good thing or bad thing depending on who is being asked. Change is a constant factor and in today’s society trends can open doors to many opportunities. Trends in nursing include an increase in informatics, an aging population and a shortage of nurses. Furthermore, trends such as a nursing shortage can have an impact on the value, level of patient access, perception and quality of health care. No matter which hospital one goes

The continuing growth of technology in health care is ground breaking at this time. With the advancements in technology and health care there has become a rift between providers and patients. Patients want the best quality care from the health care system. Despite this justifiably positive view that, overall, quality of care is high in this country, many factors point to the fact that the quality of care is declining. It is believed that patient-physician relationships are not as strong as they once were, causing distrust and uncertainty. The health care field is ever changing and health care providers need to stay current on those changes, both now and in the future. Quality patient care will greatly remain impacted from the health care provider shortages and in return patient satisfaction will continue to be impacted.

There are a number of key elements that help to provide a framework that enhances truthful communication. Firstly, there is the need to develop open and honest communication from the very beginning of the patient-health professional relationship. Secondly, the health professional needs to use patient penchant as a “weigh” by asking them what they wish to know, how much they wish to know, and determining what they already know. In other words, it is a responsibility of the health professional to get a ‘feel’ for the situation, including the patients’ perception of the situation (Ashcroft, Dawson & Drape 2007).