Patient Accountability

From a nurse’s perspective, it is effortless to say that the Patient Portability and Accountability Act is a topic that is very controversial. Although the Affordable Care Act is supported by the American Nurses Association, not all nurses are individually supporting it. There are a number of reasons for this divide. Many nurses are concerned about the strain that the Affordable Care Act is putting on their workplace. Through the Affordable Care Act, many people who did not have access to health insurance before are now insured. Due to the PPACA’s reimbursement changes, providers will suffer. And the nurses stand right beside them. Due to the decline in reimbursement rates, providers will have to see more patients in order to make the same profits they have in the past. This not only affects the providers, but the caregivers as well. Although there is an increase in the amount of patients that will be seen, the amount of nurses will remain the same (ObamaCare and Nurses). With the influx of the insured, more people will be entering the system, and demanding for care. The problem is that there is not an increase of nurses to serve the patients. The ratio of patient to nurse will increase, and not in the
Many, including the nurses themselves, are unsure (Dertz, 2014). This unfortunately destroys the model of the Affordable Care Act in terms of quality health care. Quantity will begin to outplay quality. Providers will focus on seeing more patients to maintain their profits. And all of the pressure is put on the staff- especially the nurses. There is only one possible solution to keep the quality of care at a high standard. It is imperative that providers employ more nurses. Without the increase in nurse employment, patients will not be receiving the same caliber of care they would in a normal setting before the ACA was implemented (Health Care