Impact of Emerging Issues Objective Explain the impact

Impact of Emerging Issues Objective: Explain the impact of emerging issues such as technology, epidemiology, bioethics, and socioeconomics on health care delivery systems

Impact of Emerging Issues Changes in the workplace can have an impact on the delivery of health care. The health care delivery system is not a closed system, but instead, interacts with other systems and the emerging issues of the day.

Impact of Emerging Issues Your assignment is to discuss with your group ways YOU THINK the emerging issues on the next slide could have an impact on health care. You can use your phone to research. Be prepared to discuss your topic with the rest of the class.

Impact of Emerging Issues 1. Technology – the use of computers, software, and electronics 2. Epidemiology – the study of health and disease in human populations 3. Bioethics – ethical controversies brought about by advances in biology & medicine 4. Socioeconomics – the relationship between economic activity and society

Impact of Emerging Issues Technology: Computers are being used for communication throughout the health industry. Internet provides unlimited access to information (this may be the greatest impact by providing pts with greater access to disease info) People can buy pharmaceuticals on the internet. Telemedicine Medical imaging Minimally invasive surgery Genetic mapping, gene therapy

Impact of Emerging Issues Epidemiology: DNA test kits Contagious disease outbreaks and quarantine

Impact of Emerging Issues Bioethics: (ethics of medical & biological research) Informed consent Right to life and right to die issues Stem cell research Biomedical ethics and the law Research ethics Religion

Impact of Emerging Issues Socioeconomics: Return on tuberculosis is a public health concern Poverty – those who need health care services are the least able to pay for them Access to health care – uninsured and underinsured do not seek preventive care Homelessness – malnutrition and poor hygiene Substance abuse Violence, spousal, and child abuse