Transcript Health Care Trends

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Healthcare Trends
Healthcare Trends
• Technology
• Epidemiology
• Geriatric Care
• Wellness
• Cost Containment Measures
1.03 Understand healthcare agencies,
finances, and trends
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Healthcare Trends
Technology
Telemedicine
– Imaging procedures (digital x-rays)
– Telehealth
– Home telehealth
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Technology
Robotic Surgery
- Shorter hospital stay
- Less pain and scarring
- Less wound infections
- Less blood loss
- Faster recovery
- Quicker return to
normal activities
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Healthcare Trends
Technology
Health Information Management Systems
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Patient records
Billing
Scheduling
Supply inventory
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Healthcare Trends
Epidemiology
Study of disease patterns within a
population
– Identifies risks of disease
– Indicates methods of disease prevention or
containment
Changes in treatment
– Advances in diagnostics
– Early intervention
– Development of treatment options
Increased patient awareness and education
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Healthcare Trends
Geriatric Care
Need for geriatric care
– People live longer
– Average age will continue to increase
– Older people need more assistance
– They need care more frequently
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Healthcare Trends
Geriatric Care
Geriatric care facilities
– Adult Day Care
– Independent living facilities
– Nursing Homes
– Retirement incomes
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Healthcare Trends
Wellness
Common wellness practices
– Weight management
– Health foods
– Nutrition
– Stress reduction
– Healthy behaviors
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Healthcare Trends
Cost Containment Measures
Outpatient Care
– Patient receives ambulatory care.
– Does not stay overnight in the facility.
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Healthcare Trends
Cost Containment Measures
Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)
– Classification of similar clinical conditions that
have similar expected use of hospital resources
– Criteria
Diagnoses
Procedures
Age
Sex
Discharge status
Presence of complications
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Healthcare Trends
Cost Containment Measures
Managed Care
– Designed to reduce the cost of healthcare
– Contacts with a specific group of
providers
– Requires prior approval to see a specialist
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Healthcare Trends
Cost Containment Measures
Preventative Care
– Focus is to maintain wellness
and to prevent illness
– It is less expensive to maintain
good health than to treat or cure
an illness
– Focus is on diet, exercise, and
health maintenance activities
such as yearly physicals, health
screenings and immunizations
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Healthcare Trends
Cost Containment Measures
Energy Conservation
– Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
– Turn off electrical equipment when not in
use
– Maintain comfortable temperature
– Use resources wisely
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Healthcare Trends
Cost Containment Measures
Outpatient Care
Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)
Managed Care
Preventative Care
Energy Conservation
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finances, and trends
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Healthcare Trends
• Technology
• Epidemiology
• Geriatric Care
• Wellness
• Cost Containment Measures
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finances, and trends
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Objective 1.03
Understand
healthcare agencies, finances,
and trends.