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What do you see as the future in quality measurement? What is the role of technology? What other factors will be important?
Technology is considered to be the driving force behind the improvements in healthcare Thimbleby H. (2013). Thanks to it the healthcare delivery is more efficient, patient-centered, safe and cost-effective compared to two decades ago; however, there is still more room for improvement. According to CMS in 2017, the healthcare spending was approximately $10,739 per capita, and still, the health outcomes were not at its optimal level. With that being said, I strongly believe that quality measurements need restructuring and reinforcement in order to obtain desirable results. But to design and adopt new strategies that lead to an improvement in our healthcare system, it is important to have into account the role of state and federal policies and its function in shaping modern healthcare.
Technology has and will continue assisting in the quality measurement, healthcare organizations now can adopt a system where it can effectively implement a tailored program accordingly with the company’s necessities. Satisfactory results in quality measurements can be achieved only if the government, health organizations and we (patients) have the same goal. One of the obstacles that this change faces are the expensive implementation of health IT, among many others. Fortunately, sometimes it only takes visionary stakeholders to embrace this change to obtain sustainable improvements, while rapidly acquiring their return on investment.
Efforts, aggressive strategies, and technology can definitely change the course of healthcare, desirable results and improvements can be achieved. Understanding the needs and having the resources to fill the gaps in the healthcare system would be beneficial not only for the community but also would significantly reduce healthcare spending.
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