Many healthcare organizations are attempting to cut costs by

Many healthcare organizations are attempting to cut costs by employing more non-physician healthcare professionals (Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, etc). This trend is also seen in dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, and other health related fields. Please discuss how managers can ensure that this strategy does not undermine the quality of patient care or the relationship between other healthcare professionals and the organization. Justify your response. Use examples from your own experience (either as a healthcare employee or a patient), as appropriate. Please answer the question in 2 paragraphs minimum and support your answer with information from the readings. You must also respond with substantial feedback to at least 2 other posts (either from me or your classmates).

Solution

The people who are being employed are although unprofessional and are not that educated but still they are trained in such a way that they are experts in their own domain, although they are not aware of the things and treatments that relates to their work but still have a strong hold in their own medical treatment. They undergo a rigorous training and are then deployed.

They are paid less because they are not very well educated not because they are not good in their work, hence the quality of work is not affected and the cost is also less as salaries are less. Hence it is not appropriate in saying that non-physician healthcare professionals provide sub-standard services. The lives of the patients are completely safe and this is an effective way of providing quality jobs and incurring a lesser cost.

Example: In India there is a lab by the name Dr. Lal Paths Lab in which most of the healthcare professionals is non-physician and is one of the finest labs in India.