Healthcare Shift from Hospitals to Ambulatory Services
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This article discusses the shift of healthcare services from hospitals to ambulatory services. It identifies the primary reasons for this shift and its implications on consumers, hospitals, and physicians.
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1HEALTHCARE SHIFT Ambulatory care is the medical service, which is provided to patients on outpatient basis, as this facility does not require admission of patient to hospitals or other facilities. Currently the global healthcare society is observing a shift of healthcare services moving from hospitals and facilities to ambulatory services (Sultz & Young, 2014). This discussion will identify three primary reason for this shift. The cost effectiveness of ambulatory service is the primary reason for this shift. As the cost of medical interventions and care has been risen. Further, the introduction of casemix based management system and diagnosis related groups (DRGs) in the healthcare system lead the organizations reduce the hospital stays of inpatients to be able to grant more fund from the government (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2017). Hence, they started service like outpatient care to provide the patients safe and cost effective care. Patient’s demand of easily accessible and shorter visit is the second reason for this shift. Finally, the ability of these ambulatory services to deal with chronic diseases has enabled this service to spread in the society (Davis, 2012). The implication of this shift on consumers is beneficiary as patients living in distant places can also avail quality healthcare services through the ambulatory services. However, as the ambulatory services has opening and closing hours, emergency conditions are not being treated under this medical facility (Ayanian et al., 2013). Implications for hospitals are also positive, as they are being able to treat patients in outskirts as well. The physicians, whereas are under pressure as they have to provide service in both ambulatory and healthcare facilities. However, some physicians, who are supporting ambulatory service, provide care in this care setting only (Davis, 2012).
2HEALTHCARE SHIFT References Ayanian, J. Z., Landon, B. E., Zaslavsky, A. M., Saunders, R. C., Pawlson, L. G., & Newhouse, J. P. (2013). Medicare beneficiaries more likely to receive appropriate ambulatory services in HMOs than in traditional Medicare.Health Affairs,32(7), 1228-1235. Davis, M. A. (2012). Where the United States spends its spine dollars: expenditures on different ambulatory services for the management of back and neck conditions.Spine,37(19), 1693. Sultz.H.A.,&Young.K.M.,(2014).Healthcareusa:understandingitsorganizationand delivery.(8th ed.).Burlington, MA:Jones and Bartlett learning.pp. 163-200, 395-410. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.(2017).Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality.Retrievedfrom https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/index.html.on10February 2018.