Healthcare is a fundamental topic do to the wide range of topics to discuss and concerns that need to be address. Healthcare is forever changing and there are always new studies that show promising results. People who live in larger cities and town tend to have quicker access to better healthcare, also have better control of their health. However, even though our country is one of the leading healthcare providers, there are still people being left behind and have poor health management in our country still in this day, and age. Along with lack of healthcare those same people are facing ethical dilemmas with how well they are being cared for, treated, policies being maintained or enforce, and patient information is being management with in the …show more content…
Despite that is not the only concern the rural healthcare providers and patient have issues. Providers, nursing staff, administrative staff and other healthcare workers who are all part of the patient care in a rural sitting have to enter act with locals. They all know each other by names and have family ties; therefore, cause some infractions of ethical dilemmas for rural communities by staying in the guidance of patient privacy and confidentially. According to Lycholms L.J., Hackney’s, M.H., and Smith, T.J., (2001), “The proximity in which patients and health care workers live and work in rural communities makes it much more likely that physicians and other health care workers will know their patients personally and socially, which creates significant challenges to maintaining respect for confidentiality and patient privacy. A 1993 survey of 510 general and family physicians in Kansas revealed that 46% of respondents practicing in a community of less than 5000 were likely to have more than 5% of patients who were family members or friends of the physician or staff, significantly more than the 13% of respondents from communities of more than 20 000. fourteen percent of the physicians in the communities of less than 5000 also reported that in more than 5% of cases medical information is passed through the physician or …show more content…
Hence, making it harder for healthcare provider to stay within the guidelines; for that reason, rural healthcare should have access to training available to better manage everyday ethical issues that larger cities and towns don’t face on a daily basis. As regard to the relevance of Lycholms L.J., Hackney’s, M.H., and Smith, T.J., article of ethical issues, I have found it a concerning factor in all healthcare sitting. Not just in rural healthcare, but metropolitan sitting too. There is always ethical dilemma with keeping patient information and identity confidential. With technology being everywhere it makes it a bigger concern with maintaining patient information and identity safe. Rural healthcare is not alone with having to battle ethical concerns when it comes to daily interaction with patients. Ethical standards are always entanglement for all healthcare workers and myself. It is continuous ethical duty for myself and co-workers to insure with have the training and understanding as healthcare
The facts bear out the conclusion that the way healthcare in this country is distributed is flawed. It causes us to lose money, productivity, and unjustly leaves too many people struggling for what Thomas Jefferson realized was fundamental. Among industrialized countries, America holds the unique position of not having any form of universal health care. This should lead Americans to ask why the health of its citizens is “less equal” than the health of a European.
Healthcare has been a topic of discussion with the majority of the country. Issues with insurance coverage, rising costs, limited options to gain coverage, and the quality of healthcare have become concerns for law makers, healthcare providers and the general public. Some of those concerns were alleviated with the passing of the Affordable Care Act, but new concerns have developed with problems that have occurred in the implementation of the new law. The main concerns of the country are if the Affordable Care Act will be able to overcome the issues that plagued the old healthcare system, the cost of the program, and how will the new law affect the quality of the health delivery system.
In conclusion, every patient is worried about their rights to care but not so much are focused on the rights of the physicians providing the care. It is hard to establish a respectable practice if you are required to perform care for instances in which you object or do not want to be a part of. This detracts from the ethical background of practice and procedure every physician should hold to the highest standard.
... identified three major health issues that are global but has the potential to affect the United States health care system and how they influence health leaders.
The four ethical virtues of health care must be shown, compassion, discernment, integrity and trustworthiness. Respecting a person’s autonomy understanding and acting on the belief the people have the right decision to make decisions and take action based on their beliefs and value systems. The ethical issues that would be encountered will be to treat each person with passion and respect regardless of sex, race, and religious preference. The environment has no human rights violations, sustains nursing ethical
Despite the established health care facilities in the United States, most citizens do not have access to proper medical care. We must appreciate from the very onset that a healthy and strong nation must have a proper health care system. Such a health system should be available and affordable to all. The cost of health services is high. In fact, the ...
The Information Technology use is widespread in today’s healthcare and continuously evolving and changing. The information technology usage evidently provides substantial advantages for health care system and consumers, despite the present ethical dilemmas and concerns. The purpose of this paper is to deliberate the influence of ethical issues on information technology usage in nursing and healthcare in general.
Health care is one of the most debated issues in the United States today and it 's necessary to understand the basics of this problem. Approximately 50 million people living in the United
Health Care Reform There has been a lot of talk and debate lately over Health Care Reform, as people are trying to answer the question – Should a universally accessible health care system be implemented in the United States (US)? This ongoing highly debatable issue remains a hot topic among US citizens from all walks of life, from the very poor to the very wealthy. Health Care Reform affects everyone. The vast majority of the US population is very dissatisfied with the current state of health care.
Ethics is another boundary of professional practice, unlike law which is more concretization, ethics is more abstract, different people have different judgement criteria, but most of the criteria is based on human rights and morals. The health professional works interact with different peoples, and the relationship between profession and clients need to keep at an appropriate distance. If professional practitioner keeps some distance with patients, the patient would feel alienation, and it will affect communication between the practitioner and the client. But if the relationship is too close, professional may disrespect client and easily cross the boundary of ethics. According to the statistics, unlike only a few people are well acquainted with the law, most physicians and nurse have the knowledge of ethics, and they acquire this knowledge during training and experience in working (Hariharan, Jonnalagadda, Walrond, & Moseley, 2006). Also, compare the research done by Roy Morgan (2015), health professions are mostly ethical. These all information indicate that in the healthcare system, medical staff, nurse or other practitioners were aware that the importance of the ethical problem in the practice. As a podiatrist, practice in the urban area or rural area can face the different challenge of ethical problems. For example, there is an ethical dilemma due to the moral distress
In this diverse society we are confronted everyday with so many ethical choices in provision of healthcare for individuals. It becomes very difficult to find a guideline that would include a border perspective which might include individual’s beliefs and preference across the world. Due to these controversies, the four principles in biomedical ethic which includes autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice help us understand and explain which medical practices are ethical and acceptable. These principles are not only used to protect the rights of a patient but also the physician from being violated.
Healthcare professionals want only to provide the best care and comfort for their patients. In today’s world, advances in healthcare and medicine have made their task of doing so much easier, allowing previously lethal diseases to be diagnosed and treated with proficiency and speed. A majority of people in the United States have health insurance and enjoy the luxury of convenient, easy to access health care services, with annual checkups, preventative care, and their own personal doctor ready to diagnose and provide treatment for even the most trivial of symptoms. Many of these people could not imagine living a day without the assurance that, when needed, medical care would not be available to themselves and their loved ones. However, millions of American citizens currently live under these unimaginable conditions, going day to day without the security of frequent checkups, prescription medicine, or preventative medicines that could prevent future complications in their health. Now with the rising unemployment rates due to the current global recession, even more Americans are becoming uninsured, and the flaws in the United States’ current healthcare system are being exposed. In order to amend these flaws, some are looking to make small changes to fix the current healthcare system, while others look to make sweeping changes and remodel the system completely, favoring a more socialized, universal type of healthcare system. Although it is certain that change is needed, universal healthcare is not the miracle cure that will solve the systems current ailments. Universal healthcare should not be allowed to take form in America as it is a menace to the capitalist principle of a free market, threatens to put a stranglehold on for-...
Being a healthy human is one of the most important aspects of life. The preservation of human health significantly affects the length, quality, and before anything else happiness of a person in their lifetime. Being healthy enables people to enjoy the fruits of their labor like raising children, growing old with a significant other, or attaining their dreams. Americans seem to understand this concept and indeed value health, some so much as to view health care as an inalienable right. The health care system should provide people with confidence in services provided, cutting edge reliable treatment, and should not cause bankruptcy and corruption. Year after year politicians debate issues and offer solutions but the system never changes. Powerful corrupt lobbyists from insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and the American Medical Association make sure the existing conditions are maintained. The American health care system is absolutely damaged and will result in more uninsured, unhealthy, and financially broken American people unless it is changed.
For decades, individuals living in rural areas have been considered medically underserved. Access to healthcare is a problem that has been increasing for individuals in rural America due to aging populations, declining economies, rural hospital closures, rising healthcare costs, healthcare provider shortages and difficulties attracting and retaining healthcare personnel and physicians (Bauer, 2002). This population experience more health disparities than t...
Particularly in medical and nursing settings, privacy is recognized as a basic human right. Should be noted, it’s essentially complex and vague to define while being reviewed. It’s defined in the context of four aspects [solitude, intimacy, anonymity and reserve] but overall recognized in two forms; autonomy and confidentiality. Little attention paid to privacy patients in many medical centers. It’s essential to observe privacy, to establish an effective medical team-patients relationship; patient serenity. Today, with technology available, observing privacy and confidentiality should be more acute. Patient satisfaction levels have been identified as major indicators of quality of care and are influenced by a range of factors (Nayeri & Aghajani, 2010).