Leadership in Health Policy: Student Discussion and Perspectives

This discussion board post presents a student's perspective on leadership in health policy, engaging with two initial posts (A and B). The student agrees with Post A's emphasis on healthcare as a profession, the need for better-trained care managers, and the limitations of electronic medical records. They also concur that healthcare should focus on patient education to reduce the burden on the system. Responding to Post B, the student supports the implementation of an allocative healthcare system to control rising costs and advocates for the inclusion of nursing professionals in decision-making, despite potential opposition. The discussion highlights the importance of optimizing resource utilization, enhancing individual skills, and improving healthcare accessibility.

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Leadership in health policy
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Post A:
Hello! Friend,
I have read your post and I have found the piece of information to be very interesting.
I agree with your point of view in most of the places. I agree with the point that providing
healthcare is a profession and it should not be converted into money making. I also agree
with the point that people who are hired for the care management process within a hospital
setting are not sufficiently trained. Additionally, the electronic medical records set up for the
purpose are not able to give the correct and appropriate diagnosis making the medical
procedures more cumbersome (Travaglia, Daly, Jackson & Speedy, 2015). Like the point
which you have mentioned that EMRS are simply putting osteoarthritis as leg pain.
I have myself faced scenarios where the pre-approval process has made the process of
support care delivery delayed. This particularly increases the risks when the patient is in need
of urgent care. I think you are absolutely right in stating that most of the times sickness as
simple as cough and cold are used by medical administrators to make profit. Thus, I think the
focus should be upon health education to make the patients more health conscious, which will
reduce the burden upon present healthcare system and allow for optimum utilization of the
medical resources.
Post B:
Dear friend,
I agree with your point that allocative healthcare system need to be implemented
where the health care benefits from reallocating resources between programmes are limited.

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In my opinion, it will check the sharp rise in healthcare costs, which makes it more accessible
to each and every sections of the economy.
As mentioned by Hwang, Sharfsteinm & Koller (2015), inclusion of the nursing
professional within the decision making can make the care and support services more
appropriate. In this respect, opposition is received from within the healthcare channels
(Gilson, 2016). In my opinion, inclusion of the nursing professionals within the care planning
can also help in enchanting individual skills.

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References
Gilson, L. (2016). Everyday politics and the leadership of health policy
implementation. Health Systems & Reform, 2(3), 187-193.
Hwang, A., Sharfstein, J. M., & Koller, C. F. (2015). State leadership in health care
transformation: red and blue. Jama, 314(4), 349-350.
Travaglia, J., Daly, J., Jackson, D., & Speedy, S. (2015). Leadership and health
policy. Leadership and Nursing: Contemporary perspectives, 2013, 187.