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Trends in Health Care
Health Team Relations
History and Trends of Health Care Unit
Objective 4
Explore current trends in health care.
Cost Containment
Reasons for high health care cost
a. Technological advances
b. Aging population
c. Health-related lawsuits
Methods of cost containmenta. Diagnostic related groups
(DRG) b. Combination of services c. Outpatient services d. Mass or bulk purchasing e. Early intervention and preventative services
Cost Containment
Can you think of another way to reduce health care cost that was not addressed in the previous list?
Another way to contain rising cost of
Health care is to put a cap on malpractice
lawsuit awards.
How do the DRG rules benefit patients financially?
If a patient has insurance that pays by
the DRG rules the patient does not
have to pay for any of the bill that the
health care provider charged over the
DRG limit.
Additional information about
Cost Containment in Health
Care can be found in the
Health Science Fundamentals
text book on Pages 35-36.
A trend that has been practiced for
hundreds of years will be discussed next.
Because it has always proved to be a more cost effective way to deliver health care it experienced a dramatic increase (400%) when DRG’S were introduced in the 1980s.
Do you know what the trend is?
Home Health CareCurrent Trend
Definition:Care that is provided in the homefor patients who need health service butnot hospitalization.
Health Science Fundamentals text book on Page 29
What kind of care can be provided by home health care professionals?
NursingPhysical Therapy Respiratory Therapy, Occupational Therapy, etc. Dieticians Personal care assistance (bathing, dressing, etc.)Homemaking (housecleaning, food shopping, and cooking)
Is home health care new? Is it here to stay?
Home health care began in the United States in the1880s.
Today, it is estimated that well over 7.6 million people currently receive care from home health care providers.
Data from:
Home Health Care:An Essential Solution toAmerica’s Health CareChallenges
Reasons for the Growth in Home Health Care
Medical advances allow better management of chronic and incurable diseases, including pathologies related to HIV and AIDS.
Medicare's diagnosis-related groups promote earlier discharge of hospitalized patients, reducing the length of hospital stays.
Patients (or caregivers) often desire to avoid prolonged expensive care at the end of life.
Patients choose to receive care in the home.
Geriatric Care Current Trend
As the population of the
U.S. continues to
age the need for more
specialized care of
the aging has become
apparent.
Geriatric Care is care
delivered to elderly
people.
Types of Geriatric Care Facilities
Nursing Homes
Extended Care Facilities
Independent Living Facilities
Assisted Living Facilities
Adult Day Care Centers
Health Science Fundamentals text book on Pages 27-28
OBRAOminbus Budget Reconcilliation Act
OBRA is an act that was passed in 1987 to implement certain basicrights and guidelines for nursing home care facilities. It’s intent was toensure that the residents of the nursing home received the best carepossible.
An example of one the OBRA regulations is:
All nursing home management is required to check andmake sure every person applying for a nursing assistantjob has a current certificate to practice as a nurse assistant
Go Health Science Fundamentals text book on Page 132 for remainder of OBRAregulations.
TelemedicineCurrent Trend
Includes consultative, diagnostic and treatment services.
An example of treatment services:
A doctor being able to perform surgery
on a patient that is hundreds of miles
away.
Health Science Fundamentals text book on Page 11
Wellness Current Trend Why is wellness a current trend? What are the different types of wellness?
Physical Wellness Emotional WellnessSocial WellnessMental and Intellectual WellnessSpiritual WellnessHolistic Health
Health Science Fundamentals text book on Pages 164-168