Question

AHIMA Competencies:
Domain III: Health Services Organization and Delivery A. Subdomain Healthcare Delivery Systems: Analyzing the organization of health care delivery in the United States.
Purpose: To engage students in case study analysis of scenarios provided in the text Selling Our Souls.
Directions: Author a 1-2 page scholarly essay discussing what is meant by “commodification” of health care service. Although the text author provides a definition, you are free to look toward scholarly sources (cited, of course) external to the text. These should be from peer-reviewed sources, such as professional journals, association newsletters, etc. As you share the definition of commodification, be sure to discuss how it relates to operational decisions within a health care entity. You do not have to cover every single health care setting, but may want to think about and discuss the ways in which health care is commodified differently in a setting. By the way, this is a fine opportunity for students to utilize their knowledge of informatics, quality improvement, and revenue cycle to add depth to the piece.
For clarity, you will supply the following responses in a well-written, original essay with citations in APA format:
•   Define commodification of health care service(s);
•   How does commodification fit into the operational decisions of contemporary health care organizations?

Answer 1

Commodification of health care system.

Commodification is the transformation of goods, services, ideas and people into commodities or objects of trade.

When health care system is transformed into trade or bussiness. It is called commodification of health care system.

It affects the healing relationship between health professionals and their patients. It is deleterious to the ethics of patient care.Patients' trust in their doctors and healthcare in general is declining and the consequences go beyond physicians' lowered status. A lack of trust can lead to decreased patient compliance, worse outcomes, corrosive physician-patient interactions, and physician burnout..

Commodification fit into the decision of  the contemporary health care system because. contemporary health system relies on the contribution of human resources and health technologies. Medical devices, one aspect of health technologies, equip health care providers with tools to perform their functions effectively and efficiently.

Although medical devices provide an opportunity for a better service, the lack of a national system for selection, procurement, use and management may lead to a disproportionate escalation in health care delivery costs.. The majority of the world’s population is denied adequate, safe and reliable access to appropriate medical devices within their health systems. The regional situation is difficult to assess given the current gaps in knowledge and scarcity of data. Without proper management of demand, through actual needs assessment,
adequate procurement, proper installation, preventive maintenance, rational usage and quality assurance, it will be difficult for health care providers to provide health care at low costs.