NURS FPX 6610 Assessment 1 Comprehensive Needs Assessment

NURS FPX 6610 Assessment 1 Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Electronic health record assists by providing prior health history and treatment from a previous healthcare worker. To maintain HIPAA compliance and protect patient data, it is important to be honest and get the patient’s approval before using his data (Shah & Khan, 2020). Documents for patient registration and routine follow-up can also be used to collect data frequently. Systems for exchanging health records of patients are set up to obtain Mr. Decker’s longitudinal medical data from multiple healthcare professionals to clarify the diverse effects of his condition, such as diabetes and aging. These strategies reflect a holistic, coordinated care perspective as these strategies will help to gather in-depth knowledge about the patient’s medical record so that patient care can be enhanced (Mertens et al., 2020). 

Societal, Economic, and Interdisciplinary Factors Affecting Patient Care

Factors affecting patient care include financial crisis, aging, and less social support. One of the concerning factors includes aging as the patient is 79 years old and can suffer from various issues like weight loss, weak bones, less appetite, vision or hearing issues, and much more. So it becomes quite difficult to know the reason behind serious infection as the patient’s immune system weakens with age. So aging is one of the risk factors that can cause severe complications in chronic patients (diabetic) (Liu et al., 2019). 

Mr. Decker’s income is the key economic determinant influencing his health outcomes because he comes from a low-income family and relies on Medical insurance to receive his medical treatment (Palileo-Villanueva et al., 2022). The insurance organization will bear hospitalization costs but does not cover other connected expenses, such as services for different therapies. As a result, even though recovery services are the recommended therapy for Mr. Decker’s illness, he cannot pay for them. With increasing costs for other premium packages, the 2019 estimated costs for Medicare remain at 437$ as the monthly premium for the hospital insurance policy and 135.50$ for the medical coverage plan. The type of insurance plan Mr. Decker could afford changed due to his poor financial situation, which also altered the quality of his medical care (Palileo-Villanueva et al., 2022).