Interconnectedness In Health Care

Recently, healthcare activities are characterized among the complex systems. The article attempts to give a definition to the word "complexity". It has a loose meaning, starting from not simple and up to complicated and intractable. Modern trends recommend further research on the study of the environments as well as the complicated and correlated components and sub-components of the complex system of healthcare. The article also describes the decomposability of complex health care systems with a view to make it easy for researches to carry out further studies in this particular field. The article is a good attempt to make the approach of managing, studying and understanding complex health care systems feasible.

Complexity is part of the nature of many things in our existence especially those that matter the most. The health industry is a complex system most of all due to the presence of the human factor within it. This particular complexity means that every situation is truly unique based on the psychological characteristics of each protagonist, the context within which they are evolving and the communal rules, sometimes unspoken, that govern the stakeholders. As a result, even a clear cut resurgence of an issue or scenario may fail to resolve if a leader blindly applies a previous strategy without first considering the specific intricacies of the situation (Plsek, 2003).

The current healthcare system is no long a simple unit where a physician could singly make management decisions for the majority of the patients. Different specialties have the capacity to survive independently, but also influence each other in a way that is non-linear, holistic, unpredictable, and complex (Stacey, 1996). It is also known as a complex adaptive system (CAS) where a collection of subsystem forms a larger HCO (McNeill, 2007). Moreover, the patterns of behavior of several HCOs can interact and lead to tension and paradox that can never be completely resolved or can improve the collective performance of all HCOs (Plsek & Greenhalgh, 2001). As a result, the transformation of the CAS becomes a challenge. The collective

Health care can be an overwhelming and complex system. There are many differences within health care systems across the world. For my research I decided to compare the systems in Germany and the United States. Although there are many similarities amongst the two, there are also many differences. This research gives insight as to what each individual system is like, and what is involved in keeping it functioning.

Members diagnosed with a severe mental illness (SMI) generally have a shorter lifespan than members that are general mental health. For many years behavioral health and physical health services have been provided separately. SMI members have a difficult time coordinating physical health care, resulting in unmanaged chronic illnesses that lead to death. The shift in healthcare focuses on the individuals whole health. Integrated health care seeks to close gaps in care to increase lifespan, reduce chronic illness, and focus on preventative healthcare.

Connecting for Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap, Draft Version 1.0 (Roadmap) is an initial attempt by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to define a path for health information interoperability by the year 2020. The Roadmap spans 166 pages and encompasses five building blocks;

Healthcare is a business and a large one at that. Hospital spending alone is expected to reach one trillion dollars when final numbers are released for 2015 (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, 2016). With this type of spending, hospitals are uniquely charged with improving the health of the residents in their communities. At no time, should the health care provider cause harm. However, harm is what has occurred in health care. Due to a fragmented health care system, health care is in turmoil (Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 1999). It was estimated in the 1999 book, To Err is Human that anywhere from 44,000 to 98,000 people die each year in hospitals due to medical errors (Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 1999). Initiatives were put into place to combat

The healthcare system is multifaceted and sophisticated. One of the things that led to the complication of the healthcare is the emerging of the new disease that our society did not occur before. Scientists are developing new ways of treating patients such as vaccines and gene therapy. Our healthcare system is in a better condition compare to decades ago. Not only that, but scientists were able to invent robots that can assist surgeons make surgery less complicated and the patient is able to go back to their life and work within few days if not the following day. As glorious as the healthcare system seems as much as it lacks many things. One of the things that it lacks is the connection between the different entities of the healthcare. Hospitals

Macro-systems represent the outer environment of an organization while microsystems refer to the inner environment. However, Macro-systems are subject to change and in a health care organization; they represent those factors and organizations that shape its ideologies and values. Furthermore, health care macro-systems include governmental and non-governmental organizations. Microsystems, on the other hand, include management structures, finance, and human resources (Gopee & Galloway, 2017). The organization structure of the nursing home I work for include an administrator as the overall leader and manager. Under the administrator, there are several positions, including the business office manager, the food service director, the admissions coordinator

Complexity theory is an approach that may be utilized to understand, study, and manage the complexity of a health care setting. Furthermore, complexity science provides the ability to evaluate the interrelatedness of the elements of a system and their influence and relationships with one another. Utilizing complexity theory, it is clear that the connections of a systems entities must be considered as they tend to complicate outcomes due to the nature of their unpredictability. However, some complex systems display characteristics of emergence within the chaos of complexity resulting in patterns that appear predictable (Kannampallil, Schauer, Cohen, & Patel, 2011).

Integrated health systems talk to each other about their patients or constituents thereby providing the best care possible. Understanding racial, ethnic and other global disparities helps provide a balanced care. Health care providers and public health professionals who understand “ways in which race, ethnicity, and SES” combine and influence health outcomes is important in addressing health disparities across the “socioeconomic spectrum” and among minority groups ( Williams, Priest, Anderson (2016). Health systems and services should be integrated with available community services like mental health, nutritional health, counseling, day care centers, and public health education programs. Providers should think of providing complete services

The heart of a healthcare system is to ensure timely access to care and to ensure optimal outcomes in differing levels of disparity in healthcare. The Veteran Health Administration has made system wide transformation to expand access to care; however, women veterans continue to experience sub-standardized care as compared to men (Washington, 2011). Women veterans’ lack of substantial income, knowledge to Veteran (VA) eligibility and services, identified this group as a vulnerable population in the VA system. By utilizing the Behavioral Model for Healthcare Use, a conceptual framework, would aid in examining predisposed factors contribute to women veteran’s healthcare disparities. To increase quality and quantity of healthcare, this paper will propose two solutions that will identify potential modifiable barriers, and solutions to improve women veterans’ knowledge of available and affordable healthcare.

A system is a collection of components that cohere in a pattern or structure to produce a function or outcome. They can have any number of defining characteristics. Systems can even be multi level, with sub systems differing structure wise. Health care is a great example of complex additive system phenomenon. The modern systems are composed of various interacting and interconnected professions, managers and policy makers, artefacts and technologies. These services include various sectors like mental health care, aged care, alternative medicine etc. Study over psychiatric impatient unit were conducted, and even included the staff and the social network analysis. The entire analysis revealed that, a considerate and a repeated effort should be

PCP and BH services use the same EMR. All healthcare workers proving care can see the member’s treatment coordination.

The United States of America spends more per capita specifically on health care when compare to other similar western countries. Health care services in the United States are provided by several governmental and non-governmental distinct organizations. According to the research 21 percent are government owned non-profit organization. Most commonly 64 percent of health spending is paid by the governments which are funded via national programs for instance Medicare, The Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid and few more. Furthermore, this paper will entail the in depth detail of a government health care program while explaining in an interactionist view. It is will highlight how two or more social structures affect one’s access to