A physician, otherwise known as a medical practitioner, includes diagnosis and treatment of a persons health condition as the most basic part of his profession. Everything that a physician has learned from the science of medicine in the course of his lifetime is what he applies to every decision and action he takes. Usually, we only see a patient-doctor interaction. However, the role of the physician in the whole of the healthcare industry should also be considered.
The Physician as a Decision Maker
The first question to be considered is this Should physicians play a role in deciding what strategies a health care organization should take in the future Why or why not
The answer would undoubtedly be a yes. According to the book Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations by Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, a lot of people prefer a strategy that is headed by a physician. Heads of health care organizations, like chief executive or operating officers and presidents, are usually not doctors or health care practitioners. Now, if the decisions of a health care organization depend on these types of people who know very little about health care, then the future of health care may be at risk (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705).
Because of this, it is then safe to say that physicians should also be decision-makers in every decision that a health care organization has to face. The decision-making involves knowing how to reach goals in health care more efficiently. It includes thinking of strategies on how to solve patient problems and ensuring the effectiveness of the health care industry. Who else knows better what exactly is going on in the health care industry but the doctors themselves
According to Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, the head of these types of organizations are not exactly smarter than the people on the front line (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705). These physicians are the ones who work everyday face to face with the patients. They are directly working for patients with health problems. They are directly working for the welfare of the health care organization. Because of their experience and the nature of their work, they should be part of the decision-making group in any health care organization around the world.
The second question to be asked is this What role should other leadersmanagers in the health care organization play
The Role of Other Leaders
In the same book, the authors also recognize the role of other leaders like accountants, economists and executives. A health care organization should also be market-driven. After all, a health care organization is still a business. To measure the success of the organization, it has to have impressive profit. It is a company. Obviously, it is about money-making (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705).
Other leaders can also take part in the decision making process of the company by pushing the physicians to make stronger and more effective decisions. Researchers can take part in this decision-making process by looking at the community and knowing which area needs more help. Other leaders should participate in the decision-making process by challenging doctors to generate a health care industry that has a higher quality.
All leaders should work hand in hand in making sure that all goals are achieved, the high quality is always ensured, and that the community is getting what it deserves as far as health care is concerned.
Basically, all strategies involved in the decision-making process of a health care organization should be financial-driven, community-driven and market-driven. All aspects of strategies should be treated with equal concern. The head of the health care organization are most responsible for this part.
The next question that health care organizations face today is this Are there different strategiesalternatives facing urban, suburban, and rural health care organizations in the future Why
Communities Face Future Challenges
The answer is this no matter how many differences there are to be settled between urban, sub-urban and rural health care organizations, all of which face different strategies in the future. Rural areas carry an older model compared to the other areas in a community as migration exists. People in rural areas move to urban ones especially the younger ones who are looking for job opportunities. The older ones go back to rural areas after their retirement. Because of this, new strategies are presenting itself to the heath care organization.
An implication of this is that the older people retire to their old homes, which are mostly in rural areas, and this makes the rural areas a part of a community that needs more health care services. Older people tend to be sickly because of age. They acquire diseases that require long term care. Also, people living in rural areas are said to be experiencing more health problems like obesity and smoking problems due to unemployment compared to the people living in urban and suburban communities (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705).
Health care organizations are now facing issues concerning the future. They need to focus more on giving health care insurance to people living in rural areas. Those who are living in urban and suburban areas are given insurance as there are more safety net providers in their place. There is also a need for more health care infrastructures in rural areas because usually, hospitals and clinics are scarce and far from the residential areas of the rural communities. Health care organizations in urban and suburban areas are faced with the challenge of improving their services, while those in the rural areas need more creative ways in which all health care organizations are more accessible to those who need them.
The Physician as a Decision Maker
The first question to be considered is this Should physicians play a role in deciding what strategies a health care organization should take in the future Why or why not
The answer would undoubtedly be a yes. According to the book Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations by Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, a lot of people prefer a strategy that is headed by a physician. Heads of health care organizations, like chief executive or operating officers and presidents, are usually not doctors or health care practitioners. Now, if the decisions of a health care organization depend on these types of people who know very little about health care, then the future of health care may be at risk (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705).
Because of this, it is then safe to say that physicians should also be decision-makers in every decision that a health care organization has to face. The decision-making involves knowing how to reach goals in health care more efficiently. It includes thinking of strategies on how to solve patient problems and ensuring the effectiveness of the health care industry. Who else knows better what exactly is going on in the health care industry but the doctors themselves
According to Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, the head of these types of organizations are not exactly smarter than the people on the front line (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705). These physicians are the ones who work everyday face to face with the patients. They are directly working for patients with health problems. They are directly working for the welfare of the health care organization. Because of their experience and the nature of their work, they should be part of the decision-making group in any health care organization around the world.
The second question to be asked is this What role should other leadersmanagers in the health care organization play
The Role of Other Leaders
In the same book, the authors also recognize the role of other leaders like accountants, economists and executives. A health care organization should also be market-driven. After all, a health care organization is still a business. To measure the success of the organization, it has to have impressive profit. It is a company. Obviously, it is about money-making (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705).
Other leaders can also take part in the decision making process of the company by pushing the physicians to make stronger and more effective decisions. Researchers can take part in this decision-making process by looking at the community and knowing which area needs more help. Other leaders should participate in the decision-making process by challenging doctors to generate a health care industry that has a higher quality.
All leaders should work hand in hand in making sure that all goals are achieved, the high quality is always ensured, and that the community is getting what it deserves as far as health care is concerned.
Basically, all strategies involved in the decision-making process of a health care organization should be financial-driven, community-driven and market-driven. All aspects of strategies should be treated with equal concern. The head of the health care organization are most responsible for this part.
The next question that health care organizations face today is this Are there different strategiesalternatives facing urban, suburban, and rural health care organizations in the future Why
Communities Face Future Challenges
The answer is this no matter how many differences there are to be settled between urban, sub-urban and rural health care organizations, all of which face different strategies in the future. Rural areas carry an older model compared to the other areas in a community as migration exists. People in rural areas move to urban ones especially the younger ones who are looking for job opportunities. The older ones go back to rural areas after their retirement. Because of this, new strategies are presenting itself to the heath care organization.
An implication of this is that the older people retire to their old homes, which are mostly in rural areas, and this makes the rural areas a part of a community that needs more health care services. Older people tend to be sickly because of age. They acquire diseases that require long term care. Also, people living in rural areas are said to be experiencing more health problems like obesity and smoking problems due to unemployment compared to the people living in urban and suburban communities (Ginter, Swayne and Duncan, 2002, p. 705).
Health care organizations are now facing issues concerning the future. They need to focus more on giving health care insurance to people living in rural areas. Those who are living in urban and suburban areas are given insurance as there are more safety net providers in their place. There is also a need for more health care infrastructures in rural areas because usually, hospitals and clinics are scarce and far from the residential areas of the rural communities. Health care organizations in urban and suburban areas are faced with the challenge of improving their services, while those in the rural areas need more creative ways in which all health care organizations are more accessible to those who need them.
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