Broken healthcare model Flashcards
Identify the strengths in the US healthcare system
Advanced technology and research
strong research and studies on medicine
Identify the current problems with the US healthcare system
Too expensive
Disconnect between what we pay for and what we value and outcomes achieved
compares poorly to other industrialized countries
Too much spending on end of life care
Access issues
Describe the key aspects of the healthcare system that will need to be addressed in the future to assure the solvency of the US economy
Work on the lack of transparency in relation to prescription costs
US companies can label a prescription at whatever price they want
Work on access to care so that all locations have affordable and accessable healthcare
Providing the best care at the lowest cost with teams of clinicians and patients who can collaborate and provide optimal care
Identify the potential roles that pharmacists might play in enhancing the US healthcare system
MTM services
educate patients about preventative health services
help patients navigate the complex HC system
educate patients about unnecessary care and medications
optimizing our practice to the highest level to release some of the burden on doctors and nurses
How do we measure healthcare
Quality, access, efficiency, equity, and healthy lives
