Write whole paragraphs for each of the five benefits and the five hindrances to society (10 total paragraphs). Write the content in good academic form for possible inclusion i
- Write whole paragraphs for each of the five benefits and the five hindrances to society (10 total paragraphs).
- Write the content in good academic form for possible inclusion in your ADP.
- Hyperlink the five or more organization website links.
- Ensure all claims or assertions are well-cited using recently published and relevant scholarly and practitioner resources.
- Ensure APA formatting is correct for areas that have been reviewed in this course
Industry Selection Steve Linerode
Identify the industry in which the project will take place. Include the NAICS code and label (e.g., 453998 – All
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers except Tobacco Stores). Also provide at least two paragraphs detailing why
you have selected the particular industry.
Industry selection: Healthcare – NAISC Code: 622110 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Supportive Statement
Healthcare is a thriving industry that is beneficial to the public health. Healthcare has also been
shown to be an essential factor for a stable economy (Boyce & Brown, 2019). Healthcare seeks to
reduce health inequities and address the social determinants of health. In 2019, the World Health
Organization reported that healthcare is a major factor in the economic stability of a country and has
a positive impact on the economy through the jobs it creates and the purchase of other goods and
services, such as medical supplies, food and cleaning supplies (Boyce & Brown). According to Nunn
et al. (2020), as cited by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (1980-2019b) 11% of American workers are
employed in some sector of the healthcare system.
Payment for healthcare services is predominantly provided by private insurance or government
programs. Examples of governmental programs include Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health
Insurance Program and the Veterans Administration. The government’s share of healthcare spending
is over 60% of total healthcare costs and accounts for a larger share of the gross domestic product
than total health expenses in other nations (Himmelstein & Woolhandler, 2016). Accordingly, the
United States has the highest per capita health care cost of any nation. Healthcare costs increased to
$11,582 per person, which was more than double the year 2000 (How Regulating Hospital Prices
Can Impact Patient Care, 2021).
According to Rodziewicz et al. (2021), medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United
States. The cost of medical errors is approximately $20 billion per year, resulting in an estimated
100,000 deaths annually, so every action to reduce medical error can improve the system, save a life
and improve patient outcome (Rodziewicz et al.). The national impact of medical error has been
demonstrated above, but the personal impact of medical error is even greater, where lives are
destroyed, generations are lost and personnel are traumatized. While altruistic, working to reduce
medical errors makes healthcare a prime industry for an applied doctoral project.
Identify five examples of organizations that occupy this segment of the marketplace. Select entities that have great
propensity for becoming your ADP partner organization.
1. Community Health Network – Indiana – www.ecommunity.com
2. Indiana University Health – Indiana – www.iuhealth.org
3. Ascension Health (St. Vincent family of hospitals) – Indiana – www.ascension.org
4. Franciscans Health – Indiana – www.franciscanhealth.org
5. Reid Health – Columbus, Indiana – www.reidhealth.org
INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANCE TO SOCIETY
Identify five benefits to society that are gained when the indicated industry is operating properly. Provide a topic
statement and then support your response with scholarly evidence in paragraph form. Cite paraphrases and
direct quotes per APA 7th edition.
The healthcare system provides many benefits to society. As a service industry, healthcare
benefits patients, providers, stakeholders and the community through employment, increased
tax base, and the purchase of products and supplies.
1. The healthcare industry improves population health and increases life expectancy.
In research by Ninde (2020), life expectancy has more than doubled in the past 200 years to
78.8 years in 2015, much of this being due to public health improvements, such as the control
of infectious diseases with the advent of antibiotics, better food supply, and cleaner water.
Medical technology has also advanced over the past 100 years, ranging from the iron lung in
1928, through pacemakers, dialysis, cardiac defibrillation and the use of magnetic resonance
imaging to more current technology such as robotic limbs (Wilson, 2018).
2. Healthcare is a major employer in the United States.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020), the healthcare industry employs
over 15 million people in the U.S. in a variety of professional, clinical and support roles.
Over 8,600,000 of those are in professional and clinical roles. Indiana alone employs 301,650
people in healthcare roles, with 191,070 of those being in professional and clinical roles
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020).
3. Healthcare benefits the economy by the purchase of goods and services.
A report by Abdulsalam and Schneller (2019) indicated that hospitals, on average, spent $3.8
million on goods purchased, with a median amount spent of $9.1 million. Of interest, the
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center had the highest supply costs of any
hospital at over $974 million (Definitive Healthcare, 2020). Supply expenses are the second
largest expense following staff salaries (Abdulsalam & Schneller, 2019).
4. Health equity – Free or low-cost services to those in need. Nonprofit hospitals are required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use some of their
excess funds to provide ‘community benefit’, which is often provided through free or low-
cost services (National Center for Healthy Housing, n.d.). The Affordable Care Act has
created more patients with insurance, which translates to hospitals being able to use these
funds for other public health enhancements, such as diabetes education, hypertension
workshops and anti-smoking campaigns. The IRS reported to Congress in 2016 that
hospitals’ community benefit reached $157 billion, which was greater than their required tax
exemption (American Hospital Association, 2017).
5. Support for research and development of pharmaceuticals and technology.
Lagasse (2018) found that the healthcare industry is anticipated to be the top spender for
research and development in 2020, growing from $159 billion to $169.5 billion over the last
year (Lagasse). Pharmaceutical research also has global benefits by providing employment,
purchase of goods and services and improvement of public health through reduction in
disease.
Identify five hindrances to society that occur when the indicated industry is not operating properly. Provide a
topic statement and then support your response with scholarly evidence in paragraph form. Cite paraphrases and
direct quotes per APA 7th edition.
The healthcare industry has a direct impact on society through improvement of health and
longevity and economic factors of employment and purchase of services. When the
healthcare industry is not functioning at an optimal level, society is hindered by changes in
population health and disruption of economic factors of employment and purchase of
services.
1. Decreased contribution to the economy through loss of employment.
When the healthcare system is not operating properly, there is less opportunity for jobs in the
community. Healthcare is a major employer (Current employment statistics, n.d.), and
contributes to the economy through cash flow from employee taxes and purchase of goods
and services. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020), notes that the healthcare industry
employs over 15 million people in the U.S. in a variety of professional, clinical and support
roles. Indiana alone employs 301,650 people in healthcare roles (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 2020).
2. Loss of trust and reputation.
According to Smith (2017), trust is fundamental in healthcare and is associated with patients
following prescribed treatment regimen and seeking care. Smith (2017) describes a cyclical
form where trust results in better care, which results in increased trust and satisfaction. This
loss of trust is not confined to the general public. Additionally, Poses (2003) asserted that it is
also found among physicians described as “the abandonment of medicine’s core values”.
According to Poses, physician loss of trust in the healthcare system reduces physician
engagement and increases dissatisfaction, which lead to dysfunctional medical practice,
impacting the quality of care.
3. Decline in population health
Abendshein (2018) describes a broken healthcare system where population health declines
because the system is not optimally designed. Population health is based on availability of
health resources. Lack of resources such as personnel, access, supplies and education would
all contribute to a decline in population health.
4. Increased mortality.
There are several aspects of a broken healthcare system that would contribute to an increase
in mortality:
a. Lack of adequate health coverage which contributes to a 40 percent higher risk of death
than for those with private insurance coverage (Wilper et al., 2009).
b. Dysfunction in the quality of care contributes to increased mortality (Castellucci, 2019).
In research from Castellucci, a Johns Hopkins study found that the risk of avoidable death
increased at a lower graded hospital. The Leapfrog Group (n.d.) publishes data to provide
transparency on hospital quality and safety to the general public. Lower graded hospitals
would be those with lower quality of care scores and higher number of untoward safety
events.
c. Lack of equity in healthcare availability contributes to increased infant mortality (Ely &
Driscoll, 2020). Infant mortality is defined by the CDC as death before the first birthday.
Over 21,000 infants died in 2018, with causes including birth defects, preterm birth and
pregnancy complications, all which the CDC correlate to lack of sufficient healthcare
(Driscoll, 2020).
d. Cardiovascular mortality has a direct correlation with the quality of medical care (Ezzeti
et al., 2015). According to Ezzeti et al., in high-income countries there has been a slowing
in cardiovascular mortality rates due to such factors as control of blood pressure and
serum cholesterol levels. As the quality of healthcare improves, so does the
cardiovascular mortality rate. Conversely, when healthcare is not available or is
insufficient, mortality increases.
5. Inequity of distribution of care.
Equity in healthcare as defined by the Institute of Medicine is “care that does not vary in
quality based on characteristics of the person” (Dawes, 2016). While inequity has many
social determinants, inability of a dysfunctional system to meet healthcare needs is a
significant contributor to the problem.
References: List the references for all citations. A minimum of seven sources are to be cited. Cite references per APA
7th edition, listing them in alphabetical order.
References
Abdulsalam, Y., & Schneller, E. (2019). Hospital supply expenses: An important ingredient in health
services research. Medical Care Research and Review, 76(2), 240–252.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558717719928
Abendshien, J. (2018). Health care in the next curve: Transforming a dysfunctional industry.
Productivity Press.
American Hospital Association (2017, July 18). How hospitals are benefiting the communities they
serve. https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2017-07-18-how-hospitals-are-benefiting-communities-
they-serve
Boyce, T., & Brown, C. (2019). Economic and social impacts and benefits of health systems. World
Health Organization. https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/395718/Economic-
Social-Impact-Health-FINAL.pdf
Castellucci, M. (2019). Avoidable deaths still an issue at Leapfrog’s higher-rated hospitals. Modern
Healthcare, 49(20), 15.
Current employment statistics (CES) – not seasonally adjusted. (n.d.). Hoosiers by the Numbers: Your
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Dawes, D. E., (2016). Why health equity matters in an era of health care transformation. AAMC.
https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/insights/why-health-equity-matters-era-health-care-
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Definitive Healthcare. (2020, June 25). Top hospitals by medical & linen supply costs. [Data Set].
Retrieved March, 29, 2021, from https://www.definitivehc.com/resources/healthcare-
insights/top-hospitals-by-supply-costs
Ely, D. M., & Driscoll, A. K. (2020). Infant mortality in the United States, 2018: Data from the period
linked birth/infant death file. National Vital Statistics Reports, 69(7), 1–18.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr69/NVSR-69-7-508.pdf
Ezzati, M., Obermeyer, Z., Tzoulaki, I., Mayosi, B., Elliott, P., & Leon, D. (2015). Contributions of risk
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Form 1: Industry Selection
Complete the following form.
Identify the industry in which the project will take place. Include the NAICS code and label (e.g., 453998 – All
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers except Tobacco Stores). Also provide at least two paragraphs detailing why
you have selected the particular industry.
Educational Services – Community Colleges – NAICS Code 611210
Supporting Statement
Community colleges not only provide accessible education to individuals, they also address needs of society as a whole,
employers specific subsets of society. The current pandemic has highlighted both the advantages and disadvantages of
community colleges as well as the opportunities they can embrace.
According to the United States Census Bureau (2020), the country’s poverty rate is just over ten percent. Poverty in the
U.S. disproportionately includes minorities, young people, women, those living in the South, those with no high school
and/or no college, and those who either do not work or only work part-time. The United States Census B
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