HLST 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vertical Integration
27 Mar 2016
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The notion of how a move form neg to a pos aspect from hospital to homes care and community. Birth of nursing profession to work intend with physicians. Olden days where ppl go to die. Are doctors public servants or private distmente. General patient care was not available back them. Accountability reflection you pay to the medical practice. Can check wat medical illness one has and can look up treatment. How all these affect hospital the influence and impact. Do patients have more choice cannot force a patient to go through a procedure or someone else can do it. Decline in number of hospitals and beds. Do not have enough beds discharge patients early and not ready for discharge they have to come back and are readmitted. Bed blockers some patients are places on there for long term purposes. Beds are meant for only acute care. Not every provinces covers home and community care.
