Healthcare Field From Medicine Practice

Kaiser Permanente was established at the time when there was challenge of delivering medical care to industrial workers during the great depression and World War II. It was the time when most people could not afford medical care. In 1945, the organization was started to public by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and Physician Sidney R. Garfield. Presently in United State, Kaiser Permanente is the recognized top health care provider and non-profit making health plans. It assists more than10 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. When people talk about future of health care, Kaiser Permanente is the model they have in mind. Kaiser combines a nonprofit insurance plan with its own hospital and clinics. The mission of this organization is to deliver best quality care to Kaiser’s members and patients. It also aids to improve the health status of our communities in United State. "Kaiser’s vision is to deliver coordinated, comprehensive health care that keeps

Competitive environments are defined by the identity, track record, financial strength and market share of key competitors. Harvard Professor Michael Porter 's Five Forces model can be used to evaluate a company 's competitive position. These five forces are barriers to entry (the ability of new players to enter the market), buyer power (the ability of customers to influence price),

Both potential and existing competitors influence average industry profitability. The threat of new entrants is usually based on the market entry barriers. They can take diverse forms and are used to prevent an influx of firms into an industry whenever profits, adjusted for the cost of capital, rise above zero. In contrast, entry barriers exist whenever it is difficult or not economically feasible for an outsider to replicate the incumbents’ position (Porter, 1980b; Sanderson, 1998) The most common forms of entry barriers, except intrinsic physical or legal obstacles, are as follows:

Kaiser Permanente s a company that was registered to deliver healthcare services to individuals who are geographically distributed. The organization is dedicated to increasing the medical quality for its members and their immediate environment. The firm has been operating for sixty years, it evolved from programs that were operating in the industrial sector especially shipyards, construction, and steel mill workers in the late 1930s (Kaiser, 2015). In 1945 it was opened for the enrolment of the public who wanted to get their services. The enterprise started with one surgeon and a hospital that had twelve beds in Mojave Desert. The managing director (MD), Sidney Garfield, observed the young people who were involved in different development projects. The MD took a loan to cater for his expenses as he started building the Project of Colorado River Aqueduct since he noticed an opportunity. As the operations begun, most individuals were not in a position of

The timeline of U.S. healthcare history began with Early American medicine with Native Americans and common folk practices performed by settlers. Practices included herbal remedies, procedures such as “bleeding, blistering, and purging (Batnitzky, Hayes, & Vinall, (2014). Practices were based on theory and environmental contributors rather than diagnosis of treatment. The First Marine Hospital fund was signed into law in 1789,creating the beginning of organized medicine and facilities. The First Marine Hospital fund ensured military members and individuals with federal eligibility were provided medical treatment and preventive care. Funds in maintaining treatment facilities was acquired though payroll deductions. This treatment was provided at various hospitals and facilities. Through growth and expansion, treatment facilities were operated and maintained by military operations. In 1847, the American Medical Association (AMA) was founded by Dr. Nathan Davis. Standards and guidelines were determined for the education requirements for medical professionals, drug manufacturing, preventing disease, sanitation, and in providing higher standards of treatment and care (American Medical Association [AMA], 2015). In 1872, the American Public Health Association [APA] was formed in promoting prevention of communicable diseases. This was the next major breakthrough in reducing diseases such as smallpox, whooping cough, and other common diseases that highly spread. As advances in

Healthcare in America was very limited during the early 1800s but advanced during the 1900s. One of the most critical scientific discoveries was made by Alexander Fleming in 1928 when he found a way to fight infection utilizing penicillin (Ho, 1999). This provided a way to treat infection and save lives. Also, facilities, organizational structure and training of health care were limited along with advancements in medicine and technology. However the expansion of heath care facilities advanced with the adoption of the Hill-Burton Act that provided federal funds matched by state/local governments to construct 10,748 healthcare facilities ranging from nursing homes, mental health and public hospitals (Thomas, 2006). Prior to this there were

Going back hundreds of years, we can trace the history of health care. Although it has evolved over the years, it all has a common goal; to heal those who are ill. Technology is one of the major evolutions and now plays a big role in the health care system. It helps patients to be more involved with their healthcare. They can make appointments, follow up on test results, and contact their doctors. Back then, they didn’t even have all the medicine we have now, let alone the technology. We can only imagine what is in store for the future.

Healthcare in itself in the United States is a budding concept. The first ever insurance plans would pop up during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. In 1929, there would be a formation of the first health plan for a group of people. This would take place by a group of teachers in Dallas, Texas, they would be contracted with Baylor Hospital to provide rooms, board, and medical services this would be in exchange for a monthly fee that would be charged by the hospital. There would be several large life insurance companies that would decide to enter the field of healthcare starting from the 1930 's to 1940 's as health insurance would grow in its popularity ("The History of Health Insurance," 2007).

The health care industry is the fastest growing field. As the years go by, more and more discoveries will be made. This paper will discuss the changes from the past 10 years, what I believe will be the biggest change in the next 10 years, my role in the industry, adapting my skills to grow with the change, my perception towards the changes, technologies role, and financial and economical issues.

The history of health care for the purpose of this paper dates back to the middle 18th Century. This period of time can be broken down into three historical periods. Between the middle of the 18th Century to the latter 19th Century is the Preindustrial Era. This is followed by the Postindustrial Era which spanned from the late 19th Century onward. From 1970 into the 21 Century brings in the Corporate Era. Each of these time periods have either started or expanded on some type of profound historical event(s). This paper will look at ten events from the Postindustrial Era where significant contributions were made, what their impact is to health care was, and what if any health-related organizations were

It is often said that, “necessity is the mother of invention” and the beginnings what we now know as Kaiser Permanente is just that. During the great depression a bright young surgeon, Sidney Garfield, MD, had the foresight to build a hospital when he saw the thousands of men that were building the Colorado River Aqueduct Project. The hospital was built six miles from a small town called Desert Center. When the hospital opened it quickly began treating sick and injured workers. However, insurance companies were slow to pay and not all of the men had

The healthcare system of USA has continuously evolved and matured over the years. With time, the healthcare system of USA has strengthened. Still, this system has certain weak points that have to be overcome in order to deliver excellent healthcare services. Providing, best of the healthcare services, should be the combined responsibility of public and private players (Robert, 2009). People would also have a role to play in order to ensure that healthcare services and delivered in an excellent way. In the postindustrial period, USA has

Henry J. Kaiser and Sidney R. Garfield founded Kaiser Permanente in 1945 after the derivation of Kaiser industrial companies insurance consortium called Industrial Indemnity in the 1930s. The industrial heath care program was put into place for construction, shipyard, and steel mill workers for the Kaiser industrial companies as a workers’ compensation obligation. Dr. Sidney Garfield saw the construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct Project as an opportunity to treat sick and injured construction workers. He then contracted with Henry J. Kaiser industries and built the Contractors General Hospital in a small town called Desert Center, California.

Porter’s Five-Forces Model of Industry Competition is the most widely utilized tool to evaluate the competitive environment (Dess, Lumpkin, Eisner, & McNamara, 2014). Dess, Lumpkin, Eisner & McNamara (2014) define Porter’s model

I chose to do my field of interest on health care and I will be doing it on a global level because I feel like health care all of the world is not equal for everyone. I am going to focus on 3 different countries and also focus on how men and women get different health care options within their country. The countries I will be comparing will be Canada, Czech Republic and Africa. These countries are very different when it comes to health care systems and there is a lot of unfairness on how people are allowed to receive health care.