Applying Systems Theory to Healthcare Trends
Systems Theory
new way of looking at and anticipating the effects of change on healthcare.
Why High cost
Young people
not contributing to insurance pool
Are Healthy
Uninsured people
Wait till they are really sick, Causing them to need more tratment and that adds cost
Children
without healthcare will not keep up with annual healthcare and immunizations
Cost Management
combine related service
Healthcare systems look at how people manage cost
Diverse patients
Aging populations
People living longer
multicultural
Legal and ethic issues
need to be made aware of affective laws
legal issues handled by gov.
hospitals must meet language needs
Employment laws Such as the Civil Rights Act
civil law
injury
property rights
personal rights
Torts
Harmful action
Fraud- A deceitful practice
HI workers will most likely be involved with an invasion of privacy tort case. This applied to personal information and their body
Defamation of character means of damaging someone's good name or reputation
Sloander
Libel