HCA 205 Week 1 Discussion 2 Revolutionary Influences

Sample Answer

The influencing timeline I am going to discuss is the funding of the American Medical Association. Before the existence of AMA, medicine in the U.S. had basically almost no rules. Doctors had almost no rules and regulations on how to perform their jobs until 1847 when the AMA was founded with the goal of protecting the interest of American physicians, promoting public health, and supporting the growth of medical science.

The AMA has impacted the system in different ways; first of all, it set a standard for the medical education in the United States and established some rules and regulations in the health care system. Because of the AMA, doctors started to understand that everyone has to perform only within his scoop of practice otherwise, there will be some consequences.

I think the AMA transformed the system by establishing board exams with the goal to eliminate medical malpractice and educate people about the different risks caused by medical malpractices. The goal of AMA here is to make sure that everyone living in the United States and that goes to the hospital without worrying about the possibilities of being a victim of a medical error.

So, everyone (Physicians and patients) benefits from this change initiated by the AMA. The AMA also changed the system by influencing the legislation for the benefit of providers by raising their salaries and by helping patients get access to affordable health care. The AMA also helps medical schools and students by providing them with the necessary tools to continue researches and to meet the medical standard needed to become a physician.

Reference

• Batnitzky, A., Hayes, D., & Vinall, P.E. (2018). The U.S. healthcare system An introduction [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https //content.ashford.edu/Links to an external site.