Health Policies

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer provides an analysis of health policies and their effect on healthcare organizations and systems. The researcher hypothesizes that properly written and clearly communicated policies are the foundation for good healthcare and organizational systems that run efficiently and productively. Poor policies on the other hand, generally lead to miscommunication and disturbances within the organization and the organizational culture. A literature review focusing on the purposes and effects of health policies is provided. From the information gathered the researcher concludes that there is ample evidence health care policies effect organizations and systems in different ways, depending on the scope of the policy and the people it addresses.

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Executive Summary
Literature Review
Evaluation & Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"There is still much debate among researchers about the effects of health policy on healthcare organizations and systems. Information provided by the literature review suggests that health policies have many different effects on the organization and the healthcare systems an organization has in place. Some policies are created to be purely humanistic, meaning their goal is to improve the health and wellness of the people directly influenced by the policy. Other policies are more capitalistic in nature, serving the healthcare organization by lowering costs and providing incentives to individuals that are willing to work to help reduce overhead and increase capital for the healthcare organization."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hancock, L. (1999) Health policy in the market state. St. Leonards, N.S.W., Allen & Unwin.
• Himmelstein, D.U. Woolhandler, S. (1990) The corporate compromise: A Marxist view of health policy. Monthly Review, 42(1): 14.
• Lee, K., Buse, K. & Fustukian, S. (2002) Health policy in a globalizing world. Cambridge, London: Cambridge University Press.

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