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The article “Developing financial benchmarks for critical access hospitals” by Pink et al. (2009) established and made use of benchmarks for five indicators distributed to all critical access hospitals. One item of significance that I gained from the article encompasses the challenges experienced in the development of benchmarks. To begin with, benchmarking can be delineated as an incessant methodical practice of examining the products, services and work procedures of organization that are acknowledged as signifying best practices for the main aim of improving the organization. Imperatively, this is deemed to be a fundamental element of several organizational performance… Continue Reading...
better system of communication between the U.S. disaster response teams and the hospitals in the affected regions. As Hurricane Katrina showed, the U.S. was not prepared to handle the level of response needed in the wake of the catastrophe the hurricane produced. The problems with the response to Hurricane Katrina were numerous: there was no National Response Plan (NPR) in place and there was no National Incident Management System (NIMS) in existence. Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was virtually ineffective: it had been in decline for years, was suffering from significant turnover among top leaders, and the individuals who were… Continue Reading...
necessitating austerity measures and sound business practices that will help minimize costs and enhance operational and financial efficiency inside the hospitals (Dong, 2015). Many questions arise as to how the financial management culture in healthcare institutions can influence care quality. This research paper attempts to identify the global nursing strategies that would increase financial responsibility in healthcare institutions as well as the financial impact that hiring foreign healthcare providers into the financial organization has.
According to Dong (2015) there is a significant statistical relationship between the financial performance of a hospital and the quality of healthcare the hospital provides. The profitability of the hospital, operating efficiency, asset liquidity, costs, and… Continue Reading...
evacuating victims, apprehending the suspect, searching the theater building, providing emergency medical care, transporting victims to hospitals, and assisting families of victims. Nonetheless, similar to other previous incidents, inter-agency coordination and communication difficulties were experienced. These difficulties provide crucial lessons for leadership within the field of emergency management.
Background/Summary of the Incident
The 20th of July 2017 was a sad day for the American nation. A few minutes past midnight, a gunman interrupted what was to be an enjoyable debut of the movie The Dark Knight at Century 16 Movie Theater in Aurora, Colorado. Tactically dressed, the gunman threw teargas and opened fire on the audience,… Continue Reading...
talents to help those that need it. The group serves the elderly in the different hospitals around the Hong Kong area. In the applicable hospitals, the group serves as caregivers for those elderly people in ways that the hospitals are unable to provide, for whatever reason. The author of this report will be on duty with the group a total of five days a week every week. Not only are the people served in the hospitals in Hong Kong, the foundation in question above is located there as well. In other words, the foundation, the service and operation of the foundation is entirely local and… Continue Reading...
the records and specific information about their patients. The services in the hospitals require that every detail of the patients be kept in the records. For patients whose conditions recur, record helps the medical practitioners understand the health history of the patient. Proper records in the hospital are helpful in patient transfers (Voyer et al. 2014). Often, patient referrals are common in hospitals and thus records help the doctors in the new hospital to attend to the needs of the patient. The family members of the patients require the health records of their patients to arrange for better treatments. The law requires… Continue Reading...
prevent falls, patients experience a number of injuries that could even lead to higher mortality rates. Hospitals like this, which do not have fall preventing strategies in place, risk malpractice suits and fail to fulfill their ethical responsibilities to patients. Therefore, the organizational problem is related to insufficient—even nonexistent--fall prevention strategies.
Description of Problem
Falls occur at a rate of three to five per every 1000 bed stays, and are more prevalent in long-term care facilities (Patient Safety Network, 2018). The most significant consequences of falls include head trauma, bone fractures, and even death (Patient Safety Network, 2018). Even when a fall does not result directly… Continue Reading...
ages and medical conditions. In fact, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2018) reports that, “Between 700,000 and 1 million patients fall in hospitals each year” (Butcher, 2017). Although most of the patients who fall in hospitals are not injured seriously in the process, the potential for harm is still significant and patients can even die from falls. An extreme case in point occurred at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The policy in place at the time required patients to fall three times before receiving a fall warning. In one case, an elderly veteran patient who had already fallen once fell yet again, breaking open his colostomy bag… Continue Reading...
Infections
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) affects timely reimbursement and prolongs patient stays in the healthcare facility. Many hospitals strive for ways to reduce CAUTIs and take specific medical measures to aid patients in recovery from the same and avoid recurrence of the cases of CAUTIs. These deliberate measures ensure so they can have better patient outcomes and improve patient care. This also improves the reimbursement received from insurance providers.
Research question
The research seeks to investigate the effect of frequent CAUTI education, among the in-hospital patients with indwelling urinary catheter, conducted over six months.
Background and Significance of the Problem
It is common medical knowledge that urinary… Continue Reading...
random variation along with potential area-specific chronic diseases. “Although death rates in targeted hospitals were 5.0 to 10.9 higher, 56% to 82% of the excess could result from purely random variation. Differences in quality of the process of care could not explain remaining statistically significant differences in mortality” (Park, 1990, p. 484). Therefore, if some of these deaths may be attributed to random variation, what then should determine quality of care? The article provides some past knowledge on this subject. Nevertheless, new research may either support or refute it.
For example, a 2016 article on patient ratings, quality of care, and mortality demonstrated… Continue Reading...
the state of Ohio. It has since then grown to be one the biggest and most renowned hospitals in the nation. The mission of the organization is to provide better healthcare for the sick individuals, examine into their problems and advance education for the physicians and nurses (Cleveland Clinic, 2018).
SWOT Analysis
The following analysis is the SWOT analysis for Cleveland Clinic.
Strengths
Weaknesses
1. Brand name
2. Status
3. Ethics
4. Efficacious Quality Management
5. Constant Innovation
1. Complexity
2. High cost of health care
3. Lack of standardization
4. Ineffective documentation practices
5. Use of different software
6. Lack of standard patient charge master
Opportunities… Continue Reading...
process rather than a set of fixed or increasing subscriptions. Its final goal for hospitals, are efficient healthcare services and quality at a justified level of price. A diversified program with exceptional physicians and satisfied patients must be established as a first step and high priority.
Due to lack of enough and proper healthcare in Haiti, Haitians suffer from diseases that can easily be prevented. For example, type II diabetes remains a prevalent and preventative issue in Haiti (Jean-Baptiste et al., 2006). A 2006 study by Fondation Haïtienne de Diabète et de Maladies Cardio-vasculaires indicated that Haitians living in Port-au-Prince have a significant sized… Continue Reading...
the Corporate Directors of Public Safety and Public Relations.
Comprising as it does six different hospitals and twelve specialty care centers, as well as a system of clinics and pharmacies and several long-term treatment facilities within the parent structure, Jackson Health System offers a comprehensive range of medical products and services for a diverse metropolitan area. Jackson Health System offers specialized care that is unparalleled in the South Florida area, including trauma care, and also proudly proclaims itself to be the only hospital in the state to offer every type of organ transplant (Jackson Health System, 2018, “About Us”). Affiliations with a number of other… Continue Reading...
profession within the context of staffing shortages. The researchers used a descriptive correlational method to obtain data from 330 nurses working in Jordanian hospitals. The study’s findings showed that there was a significant link between job satisfaction and the workplace environment. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the predictive power of the variables housing, job satisfaction and workplace—each having predictive abilities. The researchers thus concluded that in order to stop staffing shortages, health care organizations must set about providing a better workplace culture and environment where nurses want to work, feel good about working there, and look forward to their job because it gives them satisfaction in life. Without these qualities and… Continue Reading...
more hospitals are stating in their job descriptions or opening for nurses that they prefer nurses with BSN or that the position is only open to nurses with such credentials. Magnet hospitals around the nation, which are hospitals that have major recognition for their overall excellence, their excellence in nursing and their positive patient outcomes, have made BSN degrees a priority and a requirement. These hospitals “..have moved to require all nurse managers and nurse leaders to hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing by 2013. Settings applying for Magnet… Continue Reading...
5 hours a day for a week. The service I aimed to provide was to visit hospitals in order to care for the elderly population in these facilities. By entertaining them, looking after them, reading to them, and helping them with whatever they needed, my goal was to relieve the disease burden on society and provide the elderly population in hospitals with a greater quality care experience through extra attention on my part.
Summary of What Took Place
First, I wrote a letter explaining the needs of the elderly population and why it was important for members of the community to devote some time to helping… Continue Reading...
This is a shift from the disease centered approach of care offered in hospitals. The patient centered medical home (PCMH) favors the delivery of care at home, seeing this as the most attractive option for the patient. This allows the patient to be a stakeholder in their own care plan. The care delivery will make use of information technology. It will also help in linking care across the community and delivering care to the patient at home. Using IT, it will be possible to track the patient in real time as a standard of clinical practice. What this means is that hospital stay… Continue Reading...
Introduction
Factors related to hospitals and the patient population influence incidents of discharge Against Medical Advice, also known as AMA (Karimi et al., 2014). There is a high rate of discharges against the doctor’s advice after admission into emergency units. There is a need to probe the reasons behind such a trend (Shirani et al., 2010). It should be noted with concern that AMA is a healthcare institutions’ problem across the world because, in cases where children are discharged in such a manner, the blame cannot fall on these children. Children do not contribute… Continue Reading...
owners are seeking to minimize cost and maximize profits. As a result, the private hospitals have few nurses attending many patients who end up being overworked, fatigued, and prone to mistakes. The medical errors are accidental and thus the need to address the matter because it is urgent. The topic addresses the problem in the modern health care that lowers the quality of services from the health care. The topic is important as it offers an avenue where solutions to the problem of medical errors are identified.
The concept of patient education is important in healthcare delivery. Often, literate patients can help nurses in… Continue Reading...
hospitals. Moreover, 75,000 patients died because of the HIAs in the same year. At the global level, hundreds of millions of patients are affected with HIAs each year. Out of 100 hospitals evaluated, 10 in the developing countries and 7 in the developed countries are estimated acquiring the HIAs each year. Steps can be employed to prevent the HIAs by 70%, however, it will involve the participation of all healthcare professionals to make the prevention realizable. Chlorhexidine showering has been identified as the effective preoperative measure to prevent HIAs.
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