, 2005, pp. 1103-1104) Prior to this time medical records were painstakingly handwritten or dictated and then recorded by an outside party and then compiled in a patient file that was limited to the setting in which it was collected, (Mandl, Szolovits, & Kohane, 2001, p
3) Though the argument, against cost control in health care does not end there, economists and healthcare providers are also willing to say that in a universal health care system, where cost is the most substantive decision making factor, moral decisions will be made for you, about whether you deserve care or not, based on cost of services and your projected outcome. (Menzel, 1990, p
" There seems to be no cost break for the consumer. (Miller, 1998, p
3) a message that Mitton, Dionne, Peacock, & Sheps expound on in their work is that,"…quality problems may not be the result of financing constraints but rather quality issues are a significant contributor to funding pressures." (Mitton, Dionne, Peacock, & Sheps, 2006, p
The public aspects of it are then designed to supplement for those who cannot access health coverage through employers and for the most part who cannot pay for it when it is available. (Rajan, 1998, pp
Having only recently gained the power to ward off premature death, doctors have been reluctant to relinquish it." (Saunders, 2003, p
It is clear that the relationship between health care expenditure and health outcomes is complex (Nixon and Ulmann 2006). (Spithoven, 2008, p
S. (Wickizer, 1995) The proposed solutions to the problem are many, yet the most logical set address the fact that uninsured patients are seeking allopathic and heroic measures in high cost environments, as well as seeking routine medical care through such systems
First, much of the mark-up for prescription drugs do not come from research and development costs. Instead, as author Patricia Barry states, "drugmakers spend billions reaching consumers and doctors" (Barry 2002)
First, much of the mark-up for prescription drugs do not come from research and development costs. Instead, as author Patricia Barry states, "drugmakers spend billions reaching consumers and doctors" (Barry 2002)
Then, he continued to say that he would identify external or internal factors that may influence the decision he is bound to make, in any way. The factors may be political, legal, economic, or social in nature (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1996)
In line with the virtue ethics theory, Aristotle thinks that a virtuous person is one "who is an excellent friend to other people, an excellent thinker and an excellent citizen of the community." (Pope & Vasquez, 2010)
PAHPA integrates federal tasks, necessitates state's accountabilities, offers new national observation methods, attends to surge capacity, and aids in the development of vaccines and other limited resources. This act, however, also raises significant issues regarding federalism, evidence-based practice, privacy, volunteerism, and technological innovation (Hodge, Gostin & Vernick, 2007)
PAHPA integrates federal tasks, necessitates state's accountabilities, offers new national observation methods, attends to surge capacity, and aids in the development of vaccines and other limited resources. This act, however, also raises significant issues regarding federalism, evidence-based practice, privacy, volunteerism, and technological innovation (Hodge, Gostin & Vernick, 2007)
The aim of the healthcare rather should be to work like a traditional business; however, it should also make sure that it makes continued effects to improve its processes, patient care service, and after care billing concerns of the patients. One of the advices that many healthcare reformers provide is that patient should develop personal relationship with the doctor and should ask questions in case of the doubts of the appropriateness of the treatments (Goodman and Musgrave, 1992)
Now Government strictly regulates this industry from verification of the quality of the drugs and medications to the inspection of the healthcare centers. For example, The Government has objectives of certifying physician quality and forcing those doctors from the market that do not meet the criteria (Starr, 1982)
Without that, there would be little point to the procedures, and the policies would not be useful to the people who needed them the most and who were expected to follow them (Rezaee, 2002). One of the most significant issues when it comes to healthcare accounting is the filing of insurance claims that are fraudulent (Carruthers & Espeland, 1992)
If the risks cannot be prevented, they should be mitigated as much as they can be and any further concerns that cannot be adjusted or reduced should be issues for which the healthcare institutions has carefully prepared. When one knows what to do in a crisis, it is much easier to deal with that crisis, even if there was nothing that could be done to prevent the crisis from occurring in the first place (Dey & Lys, 2005; Friedlob & Plewa, 1996)
Internal controls in the accounting department of a healthcare institution are not things that are simply pulled out of the air. There are specific components to them, such as environment, risk, and activities (Elliot & Elliot, 2004)
One of the specific healthcare areas in which internal controls are seen is accounting. Assets have to be safeguarded, and fiduciary responsibilities to the Board must be fulfilled (Rezaee, 2002)