NURS 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gross Domestic Product
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Us highest spending in healthcare, but worst quality. Healthcare: 18 mill jobs and 3. 2 mill new expected in 2018. Predominantly more employment in california, new york, texas, and florida. Duty to treat: principle of the us healthcare system in which every person deserves basic care. Emergency medical treatment and active labor act (1986) You are mandated to take every and all patients, but the government will not reimburse your care. Working full time increases likelihood of having health insurance. But 1 in 7 full time workers are uninsured. Healthcare industry and social assistance industry have most work-related industry. Life expectancy rates are an indication of the health of a population. Stakeholders: interested entities that participate in the industry to provide healthcare services. The consumer is the most important stakeholder for an organization. The main group of consumers comprises patients who need healthcare services either from a physician, hospital, or outpatient facility. Stakeholders include government, insurance companies, employers, employees, etc.
