Humana Care Delivery for Patients

Healthcare System -- Linkages and Alliances The healthcare system is a complex but integrated system that allows patients, providers, pharmacists, insurance agencies, hospitals, and regulators to all come together so that the needs of each are met. This paper will select one healthcare delivery organization in the U.S. that provides care to patients and discuss the relationship between this organization and the other stakeholders in healthcare -- in particularly how it links and aligns with these stakeholders.

As the Institute of Medicine (2009) points out, "healthcare delivery organizations play a critical role because of their ability to drive practice trends, set standards, and influence smaller practices by sharing information, resources, and guidelines." This is something that Humana Care Delivery Organization is able to help achieve through its extensive network within the overall Humana family.

By employing a balanced team, innovative pioneers, and using great locations to reach the population it targets, Humana Care Delivery Organization aims to provide patients with quality care and set industry standards for how care is delivered. Humana Care Delivery Organization is a part of Humana Inc. It oversees an integrated network of more than 50 primary care practices across the U.S. The facilities are supported by primary care providers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, triage nurses and certified medical assistants.

Humana also has its own pharmacy that patients can use online to fill prescriptions. As a result of its diverse businesses within the Humana umbrella (which also includes health insurance coverage), patients can turn to Humana for a number of health care delivery options. If they are in the states of Florida, South Carolina and Texas, patients can use the Humana operated primary care facilities to obtain quality care.

Humana health insurance customers can use the Humana online portal to look up physicians in their own states that the insurance provider will cover. This is a way that Humana offers referrals. The places where Humana directly treats patients are: Miam-Dade County, Palm Beach County, Daytona Beach County, Orlando, and the Tampa Bay area in Florida; Greenville, South Carolina, and San Antonio, Texas. Humana also makes use of electronic in-home monitoring devices so that people can receive care in their homes (About, 2017).

Humana's physicians operate in-house in the primary facilities located in the three states mentioned above. In states where Humana has no facilities in place, the insurance portion of the business assists patients with locating doctors and primary care providers to meet their health care needs (Physicians, 2017). In conclusion, Humana is aligned with hospitals and primary care providers across the nation who work with the insurance portion of the business so that patients can receive care.

It links with providers in every state through its insurance company and its pharmaceutical prescription online portal allows direct access to drugs that patients need. Patients who live nearby the organization's physical locations can make use of the facilities there and healthcare professionals can work for the organization in any of these facilities by.