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Aging Population's Potential Implications on the Healthcare System -…
Aging Population's Potential Implications on the Healthcare System
Decreased Availability of Services
Increased wait times for healthcare services
Increased potential for late-stage disease diagnosis
Increased potential for untreated or under-monitored disease
Increased stress on acute care services (i.e. people seeking out ER care while waiting for referral to specialized professionals/treatments/diagnostics)
Potential for decreases in screening services to keep up with increased need for acute services
Increased Chronic Disease
Increased utilization of diagnostic and therapeutic services
Increased focus on maintenance of chronic illness rather than prevention
Increased healthcare costs
Further stressed healthcare system
Increased disability associated with progression of chronic disease
Increased utilization of acute healthcare services to treat chronic disease/complications of chronic disease
Increased Utilization of Services
Increased healthcare costs
Increased stress on already stressed healthcare system
Increased referrals for specialists and specialized services
Potential for increased burnout of healthcare professionals
Increased family doctor visits
Increased use of acute services (i.e. emergency services, same-day walk-in clinics)