NRS 440VN Week 4 Topic 4 DQ 1

Choose one legislator on the state or federal level who is also a nurse, and discuss the importance of their role as advocate for improving health care delivery. What specific bill(s) have they sponsored or supported that has/have influenced health care?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

The role of legislators as advocates for improving health care delivery

Introduction

Legislators are in a unique position to improve the quality of health care in their states. They have more influence over health care and its delivery than any other group, including physicians, patients and consumers. As legislators, we can help improve the health system by tackling issues like waiting times and access to specialists that affect everyone.

Legislators have a key role to play in shaping health care delivery.

Legislators have a key role to play in shaping health care delivery. They’re in a unique position to help improve the quality of care, access and outcomes for their constituents.

Legislators can help improve access by passing legislation that ensures all patients can receive the right type of treatment at any stage in their illness or injury, regardless if they have insurance coverage or not. They may also require insurers to cover certain treatments on par with what doctors prescribe. Legislors should look for ways that hospitals are making improvements in order to promote better patient outcomes like lower mortality rates from heart attacks and other deadly conditions; improved recovery times after surgery; faster treatment completion times due to lower infection rates within hospitals (which will save money); etc., as well as encouraging research into new technologies such as drug-free therapies for cancer patients who need chemotherapy but don’t want pills getting into their bloodstreams because those drugs might kill them instead!

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A physician’s prescription for better health care

A physician’s prescription for better health care delivery is as follows:

• Physicians can help legislators understand the issues. Legislators often lack a basic understanding of health care delivery, and physicians are well-positioned to provide it. Physicians can explain how our current system fails patients and how it needs to be improved. For example, a physician might point out that many people do not have access to primary care because they live in rural areas where there aren’t enough doctors or specialists available, or because they work long hours and cannot make time for regular visits with their general practitioner. This lack of access leads to high rates of disease without proper diagnosis or treatment; this results both in higher costs for taxpayers as well as poorer outcomes for patients who need care but cannot get it due to financial constraints

A guide to help legislators define their legislative priorities

The guide has been created to help state legislators define their legislative priorities. It can be used by legislators, staff members and others in the health care field.

The guide includes information on:

• the issues that should be addressed by legislation;

• how existing laws might need to be updated or amended; and

• what resources exist to support the passage of bills.

How legislators can help improve health care delivery and quality

The role of legislators in improving health care delivery and quality is multifaceted, but can be summarized as follows:

• Improve access to health care.

• Improve the quality of care.

• Improve patient experience (and thus improve patient retention).

• Increase public trust in their governments’ ability to deliver high-quality services at an affordable price (which will help them retain those who need their services).

Legislators are in a unique position to improve the quality of health care in their states.

Legislators are in a unique position to improve the quality of health care in their states. They have the power to make laws that affect how health care is delivered and funded, which can influence how well it’s delivered.

Legislators also have access to state resources that may be useful for improving quality of care. These include funding for programs that improve quality of care, as well as research on best practices and training on them.

Conclusion

The legislative process is an important way for lawmakers to influence health care policy. The role of legislators as advocates for improving health care delivery is a critical one, and we hope this guide will help you better understand your role in improving our health system.