The Importance Of The Health Care Industry

As the health care industry attempts to become a more efficient and connected system there are many different technological and policy aspects that they must first overcome. From my observation, I have noticed that economy plays a great deal in the way that the health care trade is managed. Simple supply and demand has created some degree of segregation among health professionals. For example, my mother lives in the small town of Clio, SC. It is a rural community with less than 1000 residents. There is a local medical office in the main part of the town, but due to the limited amount of patients that actually use the facility, the price to use the services are higher to cover the equipment and staffing costs. My mother does have insurance, but even with the small office being a part of her PPO, she would still have some substantial co-pay costs. To alleviate the financial matter, my mother travels to the next town, McColl, SC. This town has a slightly higher population and is also connected to the Palmetto Health Care System. This means that many of the staffing and equipment requirements

According to the reading, the NHIN can benefits both the consumer and public health. Consumers can come to expect higher quality care, error reduction, fewer testing duplications, less paperwork, lower costs, constant information access, and affordable care expansion (Wes Rishel, 2007). Simply put, my mother would have a much better overall health care experience no matter where she went for service. Public health would benefit with early detection of infectious outbreaks, improved chronic disease tracking, better research, and more value based evaluation (Wes Rishel, 2007). So now not only does my mother receive better services locally, but more people would able to afford the services and create a healthier community as a