Healthcare institutions have many reasons for incorporating…
Healthcare institutions have many reasons for incorporating spirituality and health resources into their missions. For example, there is some evidence that hospitals can both gain and save financially by better serving their patients’ religious and spiritual needs. They may reduce costs when treatment plans are more efficient and effective or when patients are more compliant with those plans. Likewise, they may ensure funding renewals and increases if their patients are more satisfied with the care they receive. The impacts of these perceived benefits extend beyond the hospital setting to medical education, clinics, doctor’s offices, and beyond. Healthcare institutions have responded to these benefits in each of the following ways EXCEPT: