During my time at Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program, I deeply valued the experience because their five clinics consisted of health professionals (e.g., nurse practitioners, OB/GYN physicians, dentists, psychiatrists, etc.) who embodied a selfness nature towards the underserved, indigent community in Matagorda. MEHOP has a mission “to improve the health status of our clients, providing quality primary health care services along with spiritual care to people in the communities we serve.” The preceding statement attests to the clinic’s unwavering devotion to provide and promote access to the highest quality of health care because they accept all patients without any discrimination towards beliefs, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle. Based on my …show more content…
The purpose of defining MEHOP as a federally qualified health center is to call attention to the clinic’s ongoing goal to be recognized on the same level as a community or institutional setting in the health care environment. In addition, the National Committee for Quality Assurance has granted the clinic a “Level 3” classification which indicates their quality care of evidence based standards. My proposed changes to the healthcare system would be the gradual change in the negative perception of services provided from rural clinics by mandating that both community and hospital institutions abide to a higher standard of quality assurance to minimize medication errors, eliminate malpractice, and transition to patient-centered
The Centura Health vision is to “fulfill a covenant of caring for our communities with excellence and integrity to become their partner for life” (Centura Health, 2015). Centura Health has seven core values. They include compassion, respects, integrity, spirituality, stewardship, imagination, and excellence. Through education, policy development, individual case consultation, and interpretation of their sponsors’ ethical and religious directives, Centura Health facilitates ethical decision-making. Without question, they respect the unique spiritual needs of those they serve, “no matter the faith, creed, or belief” (Centura Health, 2015).
Some critics have stated that there is not yet any quantifiable improvement in patient outcomes in comparison to the traditional model. Additionally some critics have voiced that some “practices may receive recognition without making fundamental change”.4 Another prominent flaw is the lack of funding to convert practices into PCMH. The cost to cut down patient flow, reconfiguring medical record systems, and get approval from insurers is more than many sites can handle financially. For the PCMH model to be accessible to some practices with the hopes of implementing such a program, capital funding would need to be made available from federal, state, and local entities. This limits many providers because many practices are not able to provide the necessary capital to start such a program. In addition to medical practices not having the necessary capital, providers must then work with a decreased patient load with the anticipation of possible reimbursement in the future.3 These points make it clear that the transition to a PCMH model would require hard work and commitment from the involved providers to make it
The absence of cultural competency in some health care providers, lack of community perspective integration in health care facilities, and low quality health care received by women in developing countries.These are the three most pressing health care concerns that need to be addressed in our ever changing world. The first of the issues I’ll be discussing is the lack of cultural competency amongst health care providers, as well as the shortage of education and training in cultural competency. As we all know and see the United States is a racially and ethnically diverse nation which means our health care providers need to be equipped with the necessary education and training to be able to provide for diverse populations. As an East African
During one of my undergraduate courses, “Community and Population Health”, I completed a paper on my community and access to healthcare. During the research and community outreach performed to meet the goals of the paper, my eyes were opened to the plight of small communities in regards to access to quality healthcare. This plight has become my passion, and has formed the basis for my vision of the Family Nurse Practitioner role.
Patient-Centered Care is a vital step for the underserved populations. In the clinical practice attention, and focus should be priority for these disadvantage patients. As a nurse educator, I should take a proactive role to to improve the health of America's underserved populations. participating in support group will enhance the care to serve the underserved population. In United states there is a disparity in the health of racial , ethnic groups, minorities, and African Americans. Most of the underserved population lives in underserved rural areas. These population lack access for health care, because their poverty, low income, and less access to transportations. Serving in shortage area is sacred mission for health care provider. Nursing role in the underserved areas has a dominant factor to reduce children mortality rate, and reduce elderly diseases. It is an opportunity to address all the barriers that prevent this special group for health care access. It is the real challenging for nurses to use the utmost knowledge, and explore new ideas that need further investigations.
...cept and making provision for the process for these faith is significant to customer survives within the health care industry and for the healthcare system own spiritual growth. We are merging holistic treatment so it is only fair that we acknowledge and accommodate all religions. The health care provider can gently probe into our patient religions only to gather data for better provision of care and to document such responses for future use. Recently American has been pressured about not been the world favorite but yet people of diverse culture seek medical care from us. These opportunities give us a chance to show our true color. These patients always become overwhelmed by our caring culture and personalized it. This may be their own private and personal experiences but this a real picture of our healthcare system always striving to improve our customer services.
Parish nurses are the ultimate practitioners of holistic health and are strong drivers in health care promotion and healing in many communities beyond the faith-based communities they minister. Their deep-rooted beginnings throughout history of health and spirituality, and their current roles today, make the parish nurses invaluable in promoting health and wellness in areas they serve. Using the Healthy People 2020 as a framework in program planning in faith-based communities may assist in achieving the national goal of attaining healthy lives in the U.S. Community health nursing partnering with faith-based communities can lead to effective and long lasting positive changes in the overall health of our society despite existing challenges in parish nursing.
The diversity among the U.S. population is very large and continue to grow, especially the Hispanic group. More so, health promotion can be defined or perceived in many ways depends on the minority group and their culture beliefs. As health care provider, recognizing and providing cultural competent is very important. In addition, assessing the health disparities among the minority group and teaching them how to promote good health will benefit along the way. Furthermore, health care providers have the role to promote good health but without proper education and acknowledge cultural awareness will be impossible to accomplish.
Cultural Competence is important for many reasons. First, it can help develop culturally sensitive practices which can in turn help reduce barriers that affect treatment in health care settings. Second, it can help build understanding, which is critical in competence, in order wards knowing whom the person recognizes as a health care professional and whom they views as traditional healer, can aid the development of trust and improve the individual’s investment and participation in treatment. Third, our population in the United States is not only growing quickly but also changing, cultural competence will allow us as educators and healthcare workers keep up wi...
...e crucial change needed in health services delivery, with the aim of transforming the current deteriorated system into a true “health care” system. (ANA, 2010)
An individual’s culture and belief may significantly impact the type of services they require. In addition, it may affect the time, place, and method in the delivery of health care
The World Health Organization outlines 6 areas of quality that help shape our definition of what makes quality care. Those areas are; (1) Effective: using evidence bases practice to improve health outcomes based on needs of individuals and communities. (2) Efficient: healthcare that maximizes resources and minimizes waste. (3) Accessible: timely care that is provided in a setting where the skills and resources are appropriate for the medical need and is geographically reasonable. (4) Acceptable/Patient-Centered: healthcare that considers individual needs, preferences, and culture. (5) Equitable: healthcare quality that does not vary because of race, gender, ethnicity, geographical location, or socioeconomically status. (6) Safe: healthcare that minimizes harm and risks to patients. (Bengoa, 2006)
After moving to the United States, I took the initiative to familiarize myself with the US healthcare system by doing many clinical rotations in different family practice and pediatric clinics in Houston, TX. After these rotations, I was enamored with the delivery of public health measures in each clinic, according to the US public health standards.
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Since a significant part of the population is young females, there is a need for services regarding gynecology, family, and pediatric care (Taylor, 2004). Despite most of the population being young, diabetes and hypertension also play a role in the population and therefore, services are needed to address these issues (Taylor, 2004). Since most of health care center populations are from low income households, health care centers usually provide enabling services such as “case management, translation, transportation, outreach, eligibility assistance, and health education” as well as other comprehensive services (Taylor, 2004, p. 8). To assure health care centers are fulfilling its purposes, each health care center goes through a Performance Review Protocol where the health care center is graded more on their performance than its compliance, unlike its former Primary Care Effectiveness Review (Taylor,