Failure to Integrate Services is Widening Health Inequalities - Hospital Team (2021) - Healthcare Disparities

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[...] Failure to Integrate Services is Widening Health Inequalities - Hospital Team (2021) - Healthcare Disparities Failure to Integrate Services is Widening Health Inequalities Louisiana State University Introduction The article "Failure to Integrate Services is Widening Health Inequalities" by the Hospital Times indicates that the lack of integration is a leading cause of healthcare disparities in the community. Healthcare integration includes including more services in the current system, which is aimed at reducing healthcare disparities. Many healthcare organizations have struggled with integration due to several factors, including a need for more resources. [...]

[...] Inadequate resources result in insufficient integration since funds are often required to reduce healthcare disparities. Integration in healthcare can be achieved through the adoption of the required technology, which allows timely data sharing and improved healthcare services. Technology allows the integration of healthcare systems that will ensure efficiency in healthcare delivery. These systems must be customized to ensure they provide the required services and integrate all healthcare services (Times, 2021). For instance, electronic health records are a technology that allows healthcare organizations to put all patient details in one place. [...]

[...] The main aim of healthcare is quality and safe healthcare. However, integration has been a limiting factor in achieving healthcare because it needs the required tools for integration. Developing more services is also a strategy that can be used to integrate other systems into the facility. The benefits involved with integration are adequate to help in reducing healthcare disparities. References Times, H. (2021, October 7). Failure to integrate services is widening health inequalities. Hospital Times. [...]

[...] By combining a collaborative culture, it will be easy to close the gap in healthcare equity and ensure improved discharges and mental health challenges. The article highlights the various factors that can be used to provide integration. Through leadership development, it will be easy to ensure the creation of services aimed towards improved healthcare. The (Times, 2021) use of technological-based equipment and improving social care through government funding. It is important to note that integrating a collaboration culture is easily nurtured and cared for, resulting in improved care. [...]

[...] Failures in integration can result in reduced quality of care and reduced access to care for many patients. Healthcare disparities often occur where there is a lack of collaboration. Collaboration refers to increasing the services offered and ensuring that people get what they desire in healthcare. Collaboration can occur in healthcare when certain aspects of technology are used. There has been a failure in integration in the past when healthcare needed more resources to offer quality healthcare to patients. Various factors are associated with integration failure-poor leadership results in a lack of proper plans to help the healthcare integration process (Times, 2021). [...]