Reference no: EM133270911

John Q. is a 2002 American thriller drama film starring Denzel Washington and directed by Nick Cassavetes. The film tells the story of John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington), a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and who finds out he is unable to receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it, before he decides to hold hostages at the hospital and force them to do it.

Critique the depiction of the U.S. Healthcare System, the accuracy as depicted, and whether you believe there have been significant changes made in healthcare since the film was made.

Questions

The healthcare setting depicted in the film;
Any health insurance issues presented;
The cost and quality of care delivered to patients;
Was efficiency of care more important than quality of care delivered?;
Were providers/healthcare professionals depicted as dedicated, caring competent professionals or were they shown as the opposite of that image?;
Did documentation issues have any significance in patient outcomes?;

Based on your research into these issues as depicted in the film you chose, discuss the impact this film had on you and what should be implemented or has been implemented to improve our current state of healthcare in the United States