Healthcare settings

Running head: DEFINING HEALTH CARE SETTINGS 1
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Healthcare provides treatment and prevention of diseases, illness, and injuries. These
services are provided in a healthcare setting. Every healthcare needs finances to run the
institution. This paper will discuss the role of investment in decision-making and definitions of
healthcare settings. The paper will also discuss advantages of integrating delivery services and
challenges to its implementation.
Financial environment in healthcare
The role of finance in healthcare is to plan for, acquire, and utilize resources for
maximum profitability. Finance activities include budgeting, planning, capital investments, risk
management, working capital, and financial reporting. Finance plays a significant role in
decision-making. The number of employees that are recruited in a particular health center
depends on the finances of the institution. The more the funds and capital, the more the
employees. The ability of an institution to include integrated delivery systems also depends on
the money available in the health center. The size of the health care center depends on finances
and the sources of capital. If the health center is well financed, its size is big. The type of
services offered depends on the funds of the health care. For example, a health center providing
major surgeries indicates the financial status of the institution.
Ambulatory care
Ambulatory care is also known as outpatient care .it provides services to patients who do
not belong to any specific health care. The services include urgent care centers, home healthcare,
rehabilitation, emergency services, sports medicine centers, and clinical laboratories (Goodwin,
2011). With the increase in population and demand for health care services, the ambulatory
services have increased their amenities at a low cost compared to the hospitals. Some of the
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factors that have contributed to enhanced outpatient care are technology. Complex procedures
have been made easier by use of machines. Another factor is that there are few entry barriers to
provide outpatient services in the existing health care services.
Long-term care
Long-term care is the provision of personal care services to people with who lack some
essential body functions. It may be either outpatient or inpatient and the services are given for a
long time including nursing homes. It takes care of all people of all age groups. Long-term care
targets the daily essential functions like eating, bathing, and walking. An individual is considered
for such care when they become mentally and physically disabled. Nursing homes are the
number one caregivers. Long-term care has grown with time and its services improved (Taylor,
2011). Services are developing to address the needs of the society. Some of the services are adult
day care, hospice programs, and life care centers.
Home care services
It includes services that are taken to the patients’ home. The services are usually cheaper,
efficient and more convenient to the patient. Home care services train a person to be independent
even if they have an injury or are ill. This service prolongs the time for one to be taken in a
nursing home. Some of the services are injection, nutrition programs, wound care, and
monitoring an illness or unstable health condition. (Taylor, 2011) It also offers speech therapy,
physical therapy, and skilled nursing.
Integrated delivery services
Benefits attributed to integrated delivery services
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• Tracking all patients information
• Creating incentives, which help the officers to work towards the same goal
• Better access to capital
• Easy recruitment and maintenance of professionals
• Enhanced ability to adapt to the changing healthcare environment
• Ensures continuity of delivery of services
Drawbacks of implementing Integrated Delivery services
• Complexity of operation
• Unclear financial attribution
• Regulatory restrictions
• Cultural practice in various centers
• Limited information technology
In summary, it is clear that integrated delivery service has advantages as well as
challenges. Since challenges can be overcome, it is essential for healthcare to integrate their
services.
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References
Goodwin, N. (2011). Integrated health care delivery. International Journal of Integrated Care,
11(1), 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.660
Taylor, C. (2011). Fundamentals of nursing. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.

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