Name- Syed Humayun Migration of Health Care Workers
The process of migration of health care workers is one of the important topics of discussion in the healthcare industry today. The documentary film “HealthCare Drain” is throws light on the issue of migration of healthcare workers from their native countries to other developed nations to improve their financial and social situation. This phenomenon although not new, has gained momentum since the beginning of 20th century. Many developed countries in Europe and the west which are facing a severe dearth of doctors are trying to tackle this problem by bringing in health care professionals from other countries. In a survey it was found that
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Doctors in developed countries earn more than double their counterparts in poor countries like Malawi (Source video documentary “Health Care Drain”). Another factor that is fueling the emigration of doctors from poor countries, is the prospects of having a better life in their destination countries. The quality of life of that these health care workers experience in their native (poor) countries is also considered as an important component in accelerating the emigration process. A study concerning South African health care workers has found the things mentioned above to be the major ‘push’ factors
“These push factors included poor salaries, poor and frustrating working conditions, job uncertainty after CS, crime and the poor state of the healthcare system in SA. One doctor shared frustrations about not being able to afford his basic material needs even after qualifying as a doctor:” (Source - An examination of the factors fueling migration amongst Community Service
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As mentioned above the main reason for the migration of healthcare professionals is the salary. The government must ensure that they spend a large chunk of their healthcare budget in the salaries of healthcare professionals. In order to benefit from the amount they have spent in educating these medical graduates, the government should make it mandatory for the medical graduates to work in their native countries for a fixed amount of time. This program has been successfully implemented in South Africa (called Community Service program), moreover it was found in a study by University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) that many professionals with a positive community service experience preferred staying in South Africa to migrating abroad. The developed countries cannot depend on the supply foreign healthcare professionals as a permanent solution (to the problem of the dearth of healthcare professionals.) These countries must take steps to combat this problem by increasing the number of healthcare professionals produced. Steps must also be taken by the government to reduce the immigration of foreign healthcare professionals in a phased
Schaffer et al. (2007) projected the global supply of the physician workforce to balance the demand using the demand base model and sufficient surplus in the year 2015. Despite this projection of surplus and balance of the physician workforce globally, the problem of shortage will still remain with some countries and nations as a result of distributional problems that continue to persist, and Africa for instance will need about 65% increases in supply of physicians by the year 2015 (Scheffler et al., 2007). According to Cooper (2004 & 2005) the shortage of physicians in the U.S was related to the economic capacit...
Physician Outmigration —Unfortunately there is a great outmigration of physicians because they the lack of funding. According to NPR, It comes to no surprise that according to NPR, in 2016, at least one doctor a day leaves the island
Applying a suitable model of health to each individual situation will provide the best outcome. This was evident in the case study discussed in the essay. Rodney’s experiences within the medical world ended with a positive and desirable result, but if the appropriate transcultural care was not given, that positive result would have created a negative outcome, which could have been detrimental to Rodney’s future health. This shows the significance that health care workers can have on patient care.
Canada's government-funded health care system in under attack. Despite the mandate of the Canada health act, which was meant to assure universality, comprehensiveness, equitable access, public administration and portability of our health care system, (Braithwaite 17), Canadians today make the issue of health care their most important political concern. One of the biggest crises the Canadian health care system faces is for strange reasons not in the spotlight when debating the issues, that is the brain drain-Canada losing highly skilled physicians and health care workers to other countries like the U.S. It is time to look at solutions to reverse this popular trend among doctors. A privately funded health care system can rejuvenate health related research in Canada and virtually eliminate the brain drain. By addressing today health care problems, examining what lures our workers to other countries, and applying economic models, a theory to today's problems can be answered.
It has been said by many experts that there has been a surplus of physicians in the past, but that there will soon be a shortage of physicians. This shortage will have been instigated by many factors, and is predicted to have various effects on society, both immediate and long term. There have been proposed solutions to this shortage, but there is a fine balance to be found with these many solutions and factors. However, once this balance is found, the long-term mending of the physician shortage may begin.
Government more recently has thrown money at the problem. Believing that money can solve any problem. The ministry of health consulted with physicians and health care stakeholders to create initiates to help attract more physicians to Saskatchewan (“Physician Recruitment,”2010). The government signed new contracts with emergency rooms doctors in hope that higher salaries will help recruit more physicians (“Saskatchewan ER,” 2013). The expected salaries range from about 300,000 to 400,0000 yearly (“Saskatchewan ER,” 2013). The government has also committed a total of 3.5 million dollars to a new strategy (“Physician Recruitment”, 2010). Government grants also seemed to be a new and innovative way of combating the lack of doctors (Kaul, 2013). Medical students in Saskatchewan or licensed physicians can access special funds to start their own clinic with the expectation that they stay for 3 to 5 years (Kaul, 2013). This seemed like a great idea until 5 doctors decided that they would flee the country while owning 300,000 tax payer dollars (Kaul, 2013). The retention of doctors is still a problem with a turn over rate of 18 in rural areas and 12.5 in urban areas (“Annual Report,” 2012).
People from other continents tend to immigrate to the United States for more opportunity and freedom. It is the responsibility of the healthcare providers to learn about different cultures to better accomplish treatment for these cultures. A better understanding of all the different cultures will help with miscommunication within the medical field of practice with their cultural diverse patients.
There was a 10 month research conducted in 2011 with health-care facilities around the world. They were invited to participate in a global survey based on the completion of the HHSA...
In recent discussions of healthcare, a controversial issue has been what is the source of the healthcare crisis. On the one hand, some argue that only capitalism plays a part in the crisis. From this perspective, one can only blame the hospitals for the United States low life expectancy rate. On the other hand, however one can argue that cultural norms and the fact that health care providers are loosing sight of their clients. This essay will address whether the health care crisis is because of capitalism, cultural norms or the disassociation between doctors and clients.
The region’s labor market is already tightening, as a result of which competition for skilled healthcare professionals is increasing. Kaiser Permanente would have to compete with the existing hospitals in recruiting and retaining qualified management and staff personnel responsible for the day-to-day operations of each of its hospitals and physician practices, including nurses and other non-physician healthcare professionals. The scarcity of nurses and other medical support personnel in the region presents a significant operating issue. This shortage may require Kaiser Permanente to enhance wages and benefits to recruit and retain nurses and other medical support personnel, recruit personnel from foreign countries, and hire more expensive temporary personnel. Competition for skilled healthcare professionals may lead to a further increase in Kaiser Permanente’s wage
Hence, unsafe working conditions and lack of support . “Some nurses reported feelings of isolation, loneliness, difficulty coping, frustration, confusion, and loss of self-confidence and self-esteem during the adjustment process” (Li,Nie, & Li ,2014). The transition and language are a few things the migrate nurses face when they arrive to a new country. I believe everyone should have the means of providing for their family, however, I don’t think that you should take from the resource from an less develop country with empty
According to Roy, 2013 the issues of providing the affordable care act will unite both the supporters and offenders of the public policy, but in this current situation where the input costs are rising, it will become impossible for government in managing the public policy related to affordable health care. In order to provide affordable health care, majority of the US government has tried out different policies time to time, but unable to get success in realizing the actual policy goals. By providing the affordable health care to majority of the people who requires more amount as controlling the input cost is not possible (AAMC, 2013). Lack of doctors is one of the primary issue in providing high quality health care to the citizens especially those who are financially poor. The Supreme Court of the country passed an Act related to Health insurance as all should have Health Insurance to all the country people by the year 2014, but the at the same time government is concerned about constitutionality of these act (NYTimes, 2013).
According to the Migration Policy Institute, the most current data shows the United States as having 42.4 million immigrants (Zong & Batalova, 2016). This leads us to reason number two, which involves these diverse multicultural families that want their beliefs and values to be understood by those in the medical field. Reason number three is that sometimes the increased use of technology can cause conflicts with the values of patients. An example of this would be communication between a healthcare worker and a family that does not understand technological instruments, such as a life-saving device or intubation. Reason number four recognizes that conflicts can lead to confrontation and violence as cultures intermingle with one another, which can impact a patient’s care. Number five acknowledges that there has been an increase in people relocating to different parts of the world for work. According to Jelinek (n.d.), a healthcare worker must be aware of the local culture when you are working in a diversified area that may have a different culture and belief than your own. Otherwise, you risk a communication barrier that could affect the patient’s care. Number six involves the ramifications of the negligence
Everyone country has success or strengths within its health care system. These strengths have helped revolutionize the country’s health care system into what it is today.
The healthcare industry of the Bahamas is divided into two sectors, public and private health care. There are five hospitals, which includes two private hospitals and three public hospitals, and numerous public community clinics along with the many private facilities through which medical services are rendered (Doctors Hospital, 2009). The Princess Margaret Hospital, which is the main public facility, according to Smith (2010) in 1905 was people’s last choice when seeking medical attention. Smith described the then hospital as being partitioned into four areas, “for the sick, indigent, lepers and insane” (Smith, 2010). Smith (2010) further expressed that the medical services were free and those that were financially stable paid for treatment to be carried out at their homes. Today, 108 years later, much has changed within health care arena. Presently, there is an increase in the number of persons resorting to the public hospitals and public clinics for medical attention. For those that are in good financially standings they make use of private hospitals or/and other private medical facilities. While some people may use the public medical facilities by choice there are others whom, because of their income or lack of income, have no other alternative but to fall at the hands of the public services. Too, for many years the Bahamas has had the problem of immigrants from Haiti crossing the Bahamian borders illegally and this therefore results in an increase in the funds allocated for the health care industry. According to McCartney (2010) the Haitian nationals accounted for 11.5% of the Bahamas population, hence adding to the government health care budget (McCartney, 2013). The reality is that the Bahamas is far from winning...