Hcs 531 Health Care Organizations and Delivery Systems - Evolution of Health Care Systems

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Velianoff, George D. PhD, RN, FACHE, ANEF. (2014).Advancing the Evolution of Healthcare:

Information Technology in a Person-Focused Population Health Model, JONA: The Journal of Nursing administration, 07/2014, Volume 44, Issue 7/8

This article talks about the current changes in health care in regards to the Affordable

Care Act. It mentions the importance of communication through the different teams and how

Information technology (IT) is an intricate part in proving quality care.The article details theimportance of care coordination, as well as the responsibilities that promote a smoother transmission.

White, K. R.,& Begun, J. W. (2009). The evolution of healthcare management education: How can programs become more patient-centric? The Journal of Health Administration Education, 26(2) Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1015136673

This article speaks of howthe author views the changes for healthcare in the future. We all realize that healthcare needs to be adjusted and improved to keep up with the changing times and systems but we share different views on how to make the changes. The goal of the article is to move toward patient centric care andaway from the previous system. He believes that the patient should have more input in his health care. In addition to that the wants and the needs of the patient would be respected more with the changes than before.

BallotPedia. (n.d). History of healthcare policy in the United States. Retrieved from https://ballotpedia.org/History_of_healthcare_policy_in_the_United_States

This website details the history of healthcare policies within the United States (U.S). Policies discussed include Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Health Security Act of 1993, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and Social Security Amendments of 1965 and 1972. It also detailed essential benefits, such as ambulatory patient services, chronic disease management, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance abuse disorder services, including behavioral health treatment, prescription drugs, preventive services, rehabilitative and facilitative services and device, laboratory services and wellness services. This site provided relevant policy details and growth within health care over the past centuries.

Rosin, T. (2016). Becker’s Hospital Review. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/the-evolution-of-the-healthcare-law-specialty-8-things-to-know.html

This website focuses on eight things we need to know, regarding the evolution of healthcare law. It points out factors as to why health care law is imperative and will grow in the near future. In the early 1970’s there were no law firms or lawyers associated with health care. However, in the 1990’s in-house attorneys began to expand and when the laws, such as the Professional Standards Review Organization Act (1972) and The Affordable Care Act (2010) the health care law field rose. With the implementation and expectation of