The evolution of the U.S. health care delivery system changed the role of health information managers in a variety of ways during the mid-18th century to present time. The growth of medical science and technology as well as the advancements in technology have helped paved the successful evolutionary methods practiced today. The Affordable Care Act is a recent health care reform law enacted in March 2010 (sometimes known as ACA, PPACA, or “Obamacare”). The law has several primary goals such as making affordable health insurance available to more people. Expanding the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the federal poverty level. Supporting advanced medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care. During the colonial era at the beginning of the 20th century, American medicine decelerated in comparison to the many other countries around the world. American medical treatments were based on primitive techniques and common sense rather than a professional opinion or expertise. Until the mid-1800’s, primitive medical …show more content…
Physicians moved to cities and towns in large numbers to be closer to growing markets, thus making patients dependent on the medical profession’s judgement and assistance. Reform of medical education became prevalent around 1870 when “The Association of American Medical College (AAMC)” was founded in 1876 that further extended set minimum standards for medical education. In 1929, Baylor Hospital in Dallas, TX offered to a group of teacher’s medical services at a predetermined motherly cost. This plan is considered the forerunner of the current Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance insurance plans. The American Association of Labor Legislation (AALL) was founded in 1906 which was primarily responsible for workers compensation among other