healthcare logic model

Running Head: HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION

HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION 2

Healthcare Administration:

Patient Safety and Clinical Quality

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Healthcare Administration:

Patient Safety and Clinical Quality

Barriers to healthcare administration are any factors that restrict the use of health care services by making them more difficult for some people to access, benefit or use. These barriers include a complex array of social, political and health-system related issues, rules and requirements. Being aware of these barriers and their effects on patient safety and clinical quality will help professionals to be more cautious and sensitive to the various challenges experienced by their patients. Lack of healthcare insurance is one of the biggest threats to patient safety and clinical quality services. Several ethnic, racial and other minority socioeconomic groups lack the adequate health insurance in comparison with the majority population. These groups of people are more likely to delay seeking healthcare services due to lack of insurance cover.

Lack of adequate insurance cover for the general population affects various stakeholders in the healthcare industry, in addition to the patients. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure its citizens have access to quality, comprehensive and efficient health care services. By doing so, the governments are playing a key role in achieving health equity and increasing the quality of life for everyone. Government and private insurance agencies should ensure access to health services is guaranteed to the public. Lack of adequate insurance coverage among the minority groups makes it difficult for them to get appropriate health care due to financial constraints and large medical bills.

The lack of adequate insurance cover among minority groups is a relevant topic in business research in healthcare administration. Studies in this area should include the various aspects of access to health care services such as services, coverage, timeliness and workforce. Insurance in healthcare helps people to get healthcare services. Uninsured people are more likely to die early, less likely to receive adequate medical care and more likely to have adverse health status. Research in this field should also seek to unearth the various emerging issues that affect access to healthcare services. Access to healthcare services across the world has been regarded as unreliable. Most people do not receive the healthcare they need appropriately and on a timely basis.

The article used in this assignment is The Health Care Home Model: Primary Health Care Meeting Public Health Goals. This article has explained the various disparities in the access to healthcare that negatively affect patient safety and clinical quality services. The differences in the access to healthcare in different populations can be attributed to the existing disparities in the provision of healthcare services. This article has highlighted differences such as the lack of insurance cover in some segments of the population (Grant & Greene, 2012).

References

Grant, R., & Greene, D. (2012). The health care home model: primary health care meeting public health goals. American Journal of Public Health, 102(6), 1096-1103.