Question

Compare the patient-centered care policy of the United States with that of a country in Central America and Spain.

Answer 1

quality and efficiency of the functions health care system requires a and proper investigation regarding The of every detailed the multiple and different Elements." Analysis of such elements are madelitely the general health and well-being of countries population, the quality of health care recieved by consumers, The accessibility of medical care and health insurance coverage, and the fuorners in financing of health insurance Coverage and the health care practices. There elements can provide mate Specific and related infomation that indicates the quality and efficiency to which health care system is performing its. functions properly and providing their best senvices to the popedation patients. COMPARISON a providing an efficient and high quality services to the patients in a manner of which they need is a greal important thing in 2019/8/28 16:08

any and rund the patient-centered care services. To ensure these goals by making an The Emplement patient-centered care practices. I nue There practices, mainly focus on the I wil needs, and page allention on the desires & Th o the patient and coadinate efforts to meet those needs in a manner of patient's Satenfaction. It carect emplobrentations 120 should be able to geltrepart] maximum patient approval rates. * According to a study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine (2005) Maiority of people in the United States reported that they were happy with the t care the received, and also they agreed m to that there are always practices that could be improved. *They found that over 63% of patients gave a satisfactory basit nate aratand race 9 a 10 on a 10-point scale, and almost 89% patients rated their satisfaction Sever a higher than seven, 2019/8/28 16:09 3 * 7 *soo

an -8. 1. These of these results indicates that e only small number of patients are extremely dissatisfied with the care o There best ratings were given from a very small number of hospitals, by 90% & more of the patients they treat [A. Tha, et al. 2006, p. 1924). Even mane areas that have cendergone quality improvement initiatives reclived the optimal ratings in performance. There are mermerous reports regarding problems with medications and poor communication on. the subject relating side effects and there reports leads to potential complications. * on the other hand, accading to the Ministerio de Sanidad, consumo, y Bienestar Social [ Ministry of Health, Consumption and well-being about 7 out of too people gave nate of satisfaction, and they believe the Spanish health care system functions well, and out of less than to people states that there need to be changes made to the system. And only out of 10 people demonetrates that the 2019/8/28 16:09

a The System needs to be completely restructed In the past several years, Initiatives took place in the Spanish health care system to increase patient centered care. & one example of this shift towards patient centered care is the complex care plan by Ribera salud, a "private integrated heath healthcare provider in valencia, It is one of the autonomous regions within The Spanish state. This complex care plan. began in 2012 to improve the care that I provided to the elderly population who suffer from two & more déreases. & The desired outcomes for the care provided to there elderly patients would be improved by the utilezation, & Evidence-based clinical pathways" and to patient - centered out comes! Between the period of Dec-2012 and 2015, they found a 16% decrease of Conergency room virits, patient admisione went down about 28% and also readmission rates decreaed about 26% 2019/8/28 16:10

overall ratings regarding the salesfaction quality of their health care by and American people, It & with the Spanish demonstrates an optimistic view q eache health care system A Both systems have progressure inétiatives to bring an improvements in the areas! of weakness (Through the nating and survey by the Joint Commision and cms in the lonited states [ A Tha get al., 2008 p. 1929) and che complex care plan in Spain [A. Thoum, et al, 2015, p. 10). * Howeter, there are still many problem to be solved and not all of the rating were perfect. This results and statments suggests that, while the initiatives that have been put in place are a slep in the right direction to work continuously when it comes to patient - Centered care. 2019/8/28 16:10