Capstone Project - Section 5
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unit8-project.docxRUNNING HEADER: IMPACT OF ECONOMIC AND OUTSIDE INFLUENCES 1
Impact of Economic and Outside Influences to Mayo Clinic 2
Kurtis Gray
Impact of Economic and Outside Influences to Mayo Clinic
Kaplan University
HA499
28 March 2016
Gauging on sustainability Mayo clinic has established a framework of endurance of its processes and systems that has seen the clinic stabilize over the past years and to be effective in the long run. The clinic has reported strong performance over the years majorly in providing direct medical care to many people (http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-reports-strong-performance-in-2014-extends-hope-and-healing-to-millions). This has been made possible by their reduced cost of health care to community members who have no medical insurance or cannot afford medical services. There is a free program for cancer survivors to help them get fit and reclaim their health in the clinic that seeks to enable the survivors regain stable health status.
The clinic has a school that offers education and research activities. This ensures a continued generation of medical doctors and physicians and also continued research in the medical field together with coming up with improved ways of treatment and medicine. The clinic also occasionally funds community activities like running and other events to raise awareness of about its key services to communities. The clinic however aims at the largest group so as to produce maximum impact. This shows commitment to partner with the community and its groups to aid in building strong foundations for the future and develop understanding in the people.
To minimize environmental impact, waste is recycled and helps to generate energy for the community more to that the institution uses reusable containers for medical equipment, this has greatly conserved the environment. The clinic has been honored by practice green health due to their responsible environmental practices. The clinic reuses almost quarter of its waste and all usable surplus food is donated to local hunger relief organizations and efforts.
The establishment of project destination medical center (DMC) will also see mayo clinic to the future of being a global medical destination. This is aiming towards protecting its recognition as a global medical center and expanding the networks to more places globally for decades to come. Spearheaded by this project the clinic is bound to serve millions of people and provide health solutions now and decades to come.
The clinic has pension plan as a commitment to its work force. Employees can access the payments as soon as they retire or termination of contract. The benefits are paid monthly at certain rates as stated in the terms of the pension scheme. This ensures that the employees have a kitty to access funds even after their service at the clinic is over.
Future plans to invest in funding information technology infrastructure have also been developed. To shape the future of health care, research and education it has funded different projects including centers for clinical practice and education activities putting idealism into action for the future sustainability. There are systems of video conferencing among campuses to assist in flow of ideas and ease in participation of seminars and others programs set up regardless of the vicinity.
There are energy consumption reduction measures that have made it possible to cut energy consumption in the existing structures. New facilities and buildings under construction are being installed with systems of high standard for energy efficiency aimed at reducing amount of energy consumption.
The clinic is also expanding its outreach in wide scale and has established medical centers across cities in the United States and in other countries. Medical care is the same across all centers and more clinics are being set up, the already existing ones are being expanded all to increase the level of efficiency to patients.
Mayo clinics have greatly impacted on the governments and outside the outside world. This has helped the clinic to grow both in geographical outreach and relations with the people who depend on it. This has also attracted scholars and sponsors together with interest groups that share the vision of Mayo clinic in working together for a greater good of the general community. Being a non-profit, multinational health care center organization that serves more than a million patients, the clinic generates a lot of revenue for the government. It is an economic force not only providing clinical practice but also research and education to the people. In the United States alone the clinic has twenty three hospitals in different communities. It has met the needs of the people through medical care and recent studies show that there is strong commitment to medical care, education and research. (www.eurekaalert.org/pub_release/2010-02/mc-mcr021510.php).
The clinic has also helped to improve quality of life of communities in the various vicinities its located and also offering platforms for people that share the same dream and vision to help in serving the people and reducing burden on them and humanity in general majorly through health care. It also has a university that offers education and research tools for medical practice. This has enabled students to do research and come up with solutions to the upcoming issues in the medical field. The clinic has also been able to offer wide range of employment opportunities ranging from doctors’ to nurses and other units of employment not only in the United States but also in other countries where it has established clinics. This has helped to improve living standards of many people. The clinic has been billed to be the world’s largest non-profit practice generating a huge figures of revenue for the governments both in the United States and other countries where it is established.
The government has been involved with the health reforms of this clinic. It has played a major role in the medical payment system to create incentives for caregivers to offer the highest quality care at the most reasonable cost that is affordable. Some of the ideas include providing quality, and safe medical care at reasonable costs. There will also be sharing of information across medical care provider institutions in order to increase quality and reduce cost by eliminating unnecessary tests. Introduction of installment payment will also be a major step. Patients that will be treated with high cost procedures and chronic conditions will be allowed this advantage. This will be aiming towards focus on the overall outcome of medical care rather than normal practice. Further on this, it might include services that are offered not within the hospital for instance home nursing. This will improve coordination between physicians and nursing homes and encourage utilization of such services. There has been a move requesting the government to introduce various hospital insurance funds to help all people fit insurance policies that will be most favorable. The approach would also attract many people into synching with the government goal of having many all people under medical insurance covers.
The clinic has regulations policies that are in line with the constitution and requirements by the same to all operating medical care centers. The clinic also has its regulation rules generated in the institution. Every patient must be provided with a notice of privacy practices to explain how the medical information is used. This is to ensure that privacy is protected and the patients feel free and safe to let out their problems to physicians in different departments. The form is also to be signed by the patient once they book an appointment and present it with them on the day of the scheduled appointment. There is also a privacy officer for the institution in case a patient wants to enquire more about the privacy system.
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