The Health Organization Case Study

Health Organization Case Study
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Introduction
Organizations in the health industry are aware that, in order to improve care and minimize health disparities changes are inevitable. Today many healthcare organizations have implemented new systems that are effective in delivering health care needs of citizens. Technology has played a significant role when it comes to telehealth systems. However, the ability to embrace and manage the change is most vital in order to succeed implementation of these systems. Government leadership and healthcare industry have played a role improving efficiency of health care services in response to the growing need across the globe.
Readiness of health care organization
Innovation in the health care industry is fast growing in this decade than ever before. There are national mechanisms already put in place in order to facilitate health-care systems' innovation. In Schacknow & Samples (2010), Information technologies are used to avail critical patient information to all members of the care team through the electronic health record systems (EHRs). It is evident that this has significantly improved quality as well as efficiency of care. Research shows that coordination of care has improved notably as a result of implementing health information technologies. EHRs help safeguards confidential information about patients, which is a good health practice.
Training for staff and physicians has helped to effect use of these developed systems. The government of United States has moved to address crisis of infrastructure for the exchange on health information by providing about $560 million to governments to help in development of the exchange capabilities. There is continuous research to try and analyze the impact of these systems in providing health care services.
There is an attempt to ensure that patients access primary and high-quality care. This is essential for an effective well-functioning health care system because of improved quality and efficiency. Quality primary care has improved the relationship between patients and their doctors since they earn trust if the system works efficiently. Creation of clinicians' teams that include specialists to support physicians has further improved most organizations efforts to actualize provision of primary care.
Day in day out, medical science is becoming more and more sub-specialized. Chronic illnesses are also significantly increasing and there is increasing need for properly coordinated care. In Kralik, Paterson & Coates (2010), Commonwealth statistics show that patients with at least four chronic diseases need to see averagely fourteen physicians in one year. This leads to high medical costs therefore health care organizations have embarked on proper coordination, improved communication and increased integration among providers to curb contradictory treatment. In medical schools in United States, physicians are trained how to work effectively in teams and care coordination.
The health care system is practicing culture transformation needed to implement better quality care. This involves clinical integration that basically refers to the ability of an organization to provide most needed services...