The document discusses several posts on the topic of the US healthcare system. Post #1 notes that while the US is one of the richest countries, it ranks poorly in healthcare according to the WHO. Problems with the system include a focus on profits over people by insurance companies. The Affordable Care Act helped by requiring coverage of preexisting conditions. Post #2 discusses how electronic health records have revolutionized healthcare by improving efficiency, communication between providers and patients, and cost savings. Post #3 talks more about the Affordable Care Act and issues with redundancy and lack of oversight in the healthcare system.

1. Unit 1 DB
Substantive Posts
These MUST be substantive to the Posts Herein.
Post # 1
Our country is one of the richest country on this planet but yet
rank 37 by the World Health Organization. The health care
system in the US works best if you are rich or have a decent job
to pay for your own insurance. If we compare ourselves to our
Canadian neighbor, they are well off than we are. Even to the
point that some of our citizens that live close to the border go
to Canada for treatments. One of the main problem in our health
care system is the insurance companies. It appears to me that we
value money or profit rather than life. The 44th president of our
country put into law for our citizens to be seen or take
insurance without been penalize for prior preexisting
conditions. It is no secret that big companies do not like that
and they continue to fight to amend Obama care and our
country will never have the health care system that France,
Canada, New Zealand, and Belgium citizens have.
Post # 2
The healthcare industry has undergone drastic changes in the
last decade, which currently seems to be continuing that trend
exponentially. With the emergence of the internet, and the
technological advances with computers, people everywhere are
becoming very comfortable with computer assisted devices
integrating every aspect of our daily lives. This very idea has
been embraced by the healthcare industry, as we can now see
robots delivering medications to inpatient units, robotic surgery
becoming standard in many specialties, and most importantly
the emergence of electronic healthcare records (EHR)s. This
technology has led to a transition from a monetary-driven
healthcare system to a quality-driven healthcare system
(Nelson, 2016).
EHRs have revolutionized the healthcare system and

2. patient care. Baker (2016) noted that EHR systems have led to
advancements, such as patient portals, which provides a secure
way for patient and providers to communicate wirelessly and
without an appointment, as well as the ability for healthcare
systems to safely and securely transfer patient and files between
providers and other facilities with ease. Tavares (2016) noted
that due to rising costs and the current air of fiscal
responsibility invading healthcare, many organizations see
EHRs as a means for allowing patients to take a more active
role in their healthcare, thereby allowing the system to be more
efficient and cost-saving.
With the passage of the HITECH Act of 2009, and the
implementation of the “meaningful use” incentives, many
organizations are looking to efficiency metrics to fulfill some of
these requirements (Neumeier, Butler, and Fuqua, 2016).
Attaallah, Elzamzamy, Phelps, Ranganthan and Vallejo (2016)
noted that one way of using an EHR for fiscal responsibility to
fulfill the “meaningful use” incentive program by monitoring
operating room metrics in order to assess efficiency, increase
revenue through analyzing turn-over room times, and reducing
overall expenses. All of these are just a few of the examples of
progress to the healthcare field which have come as a result of
the use of EHRs. No doubt this is just the beginning of great
achievements to come from EHRs.
References
Attaallah, A. F., Elzamzamy, O. M., Phelps, A. L., Ranganthan,
P., & Vallejo, M. C.
(2016). Increasing operating room efficiency through
electronic medical
record analysis.
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Baker, D. W. (2016). 4 Reasons to Start Focusing on eCQMs.
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Nelson, R. (2016). Informatics: Empowering ePatients to Drive
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Neumeier, H., Butler, M., & Fuqua, R. (2016). EHRs in Long-
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Post # 3
Hello Professor, Classmates,
The U.S. health care system definitely has undergone many
changes historically. The biggest topic of 2010 is the
Affordable Care Act or what is currently known as Obama Care.
I think my classmates may have mentioned this previously that
the ACA is great for patients and providers by having the ability
to have coverage up to age 25. The revenue stream have a
continuity process with this change in health care industry. In
addition to this children going to college can have health care
coverage which is pivotal when children attend colleges.
Ideally we definitely have a great deal of redundancy in health
care systems. I feel that the Primary Care and pharmaceutical
facilities are complacent in getting bonus payments for
substandard service or drug performances. It is pretty peculiar
how the redundant practices of giving undeserving health care
facilities a bonus habitually to provide health care services. The

5. real redundancy should be more targeted to getting adequate
staff and physicians in facilities that are not meeting clients’
needs. Additionally a redundant system should be put in place
to police violators of health care services and all affiliates as
well. It seems that all too often we hear of big CEO executives
of facilities fraud the system and the biggest punishment make
deals with health care facilities The health care system cannot
be improved if it is not measured against anything.
References
Davis, G. (2011). The Affordable Care Act. Montana Business
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