Advancing Healthcare: Technology, Epidemiology, Geriatric Care, Wellness, and Cost Containment

1. 1.03Healthcare Trends

2. Healthcare Trends • Technology • Epidemiology • Geriatric Care • Wellness • Cost Containment Measures 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

3. Healthcare TrendsTechnology • Telemedicine • Imaging procedures (digital x-rays) • Telehealth • Home telehealth 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

4. Healthcare TrendsTechnology • Robotic Surgery • Shorter hospital stay • Less pain and scarring • Less wound infections • Less blood loss • Faster recovery • Quicker return to • normal activities 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

5. Healthcare TrendsTechnology • Health Information Management Systems • Patient records • Billing • Scheduling • Supply inventory 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

6. Healthcare TrendsEpidemiology • Study of disease patterns within a population • Identifies risks of disease • Indicates methods of disease prevention or containment • Changes in treatment • Advances in diagnostics • Early intervention • Development of treatment options • Increased patient awareness and education 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

7. Healthcare TrendsGeriatric Care • Need for geriatric care • People live longer • Average age will continue to increase • Older people need more assistance • They need care more frequently 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

8. Healthcare TrendsGeriatric Care • Geriatric care facilities • Adult Day Care • Independent living facilities • Nursing Homes • Retirement incomes 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

9. Healthcare TrendsWellness • Common wellness practices • Weight management • Health foods • Nutrition • Stress reduction • Healthy behaviors 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

10. Healthcare TrendsCost Containment Measures • Outpatient Care • Patient receives ambulatory care. • Does not stay overnight in the facility. 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

11. Healthcare TrendsCost Containment Measures • Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) • Classification of similar clinical conditions that have similar expected use of hospital resources • Criteria • Diagnoses • Procedures • Age • Sex • Discharge status • Presence of complications 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

12. Healthcare Trends Cost Containment Measures • Managed Care • Designed to reduce the cost of healthcare • Contacts with a specific group of providers • Requires prior approval to see a specialist 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

13. Healthcare Trends Cost Containment Measures • Preventative Care • Focus is to maintain wellness and to prevent illness • It is less expensive to maintain good health than to treat or cure an illness • Focus is on diet, exercise, and health maintenance activities such as yearly physicals, health screenings and immunizations 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

14. Healthcare Trends Cost Containment Measures • Energy Conservation • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle • Turn off electrical equipment when not in use • Maintain comfortable temperature • Use resources wisely 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

15. Healthcare Trends Cost Containment Measures • Outpatient Care • Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) • Managed Care • Preventative Care • Energy Conservation 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

16. Healthcare Trends • Technology • Epidemiology • Geriatric Care • Wellness • Cost Containment Measures 1.03 Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends

17. Objective 1.03Understand healthcare agencies, finances, and trends.