Norris Case AnalysisSection 1 Introduction to the Organization Barbara Norris was the new nurse manager at the General Surgery Unit (GSU) of Eastern Massachusetts Medical Center (EMMC). She oversaw a unit of 33 staff, including 25 RNs and 8 patient Continue Reading...
The results of this analysis highlight the need for hospitals to fine-tune their discharge process to reduce readmissions, and support the expenditure of additional resources for this purpose as a cost-effective intervention; as an example, author c Continue Reading...
Lagoe, R.J., et. al. (13 Aug 1999) "Analyzing hospital readmissions using statewide discharge databases." Nursing Care Quarterly 13(6): 57-67. Why did the authors select hospital readmissions as a way to evaluate the quality of care for these DRGs? Continue Reading...
Transitional Care of Older Adults Hospitalized with Heart Failure Experiment Naylor, M.D., Brooten, D., Campbell, R.L., Maislan, G.,, McCauley, K.M. Schuartz, J. Transitional Care of Older Adults Hospitalized with Heart Failure: A Randomized Trial. Continue Reading...
Mr. Medicare's Myocardia Mr. Medicare Patient and his wife Mrs. Medicare were sitting on the couch watching a football game one Sunday, when Mr. Medicare began to feel ill. It began with a feeling like indigestion, which he attributed to the spicy c Continue Reading...
Telemedicine for Post-Operative Follow-UpsIntroductionSignificance of the ProblemThe adoption of telemedicine has surged thanks to technological advancements and the global COVID-19 pandemic, which forced healthcare providers to rethink how they prov Continue Reading...
EClinicaWorks at Rikers Island Rikers Island is a correctional facility that currently utilizes eClinicalWorks, which has emerged as a leader in medical software solutions. This paper examines the use of this electronic health records software at th Continue Reading...
Difference between Data Mining and Data AnalyticsData mining and data analytics are often used interchangeably in the health and nursing fields, but they actually represent distinct processes with unique goals and methodologies. It is helpful to know Continue Reading...
Practicum in Healthcare SettingPICOT QuestionIn adults diagnosed with hypertension (P), how does the implementation of a hypertension management program including lifestyle modification support, medication adherence strategies, and regular monitoring Continue Reading...
EMS Bill is primarily designed to modernize and transform the current Emergency Medical Services System. One of the cornerstones of the bill is improved integration of services, to provide better coordination of service delivery. Currently, the EMS Continue Reading...
Health Education on Re-Hospitalization of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure The heart failure is one of the top health problems in the United States leading to high rate of morbidity and mortality among people aged 60 years and above. The complic Continue Reading...
Heart Failure Literature Critique of Articles concerning Heart Failure The two articles in this literature review are concerned with different aspects of care for patients diagnosed with some stage of heart failure (HF). Heart failure is one of th Continue Reading...
PPACA On March 23, 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Along with the Health Care Reconciliation Act of 2010, the PPACA became part of the overall Health Care Reform concept of Continue Reading...
download Chamberlain Library) the articles uploaded, upload the articles required reading This is for the "Telemonitoring…" article The purpose of this research is to determine if it is advantageous to employ electronic home monitoring (EHM) Continue Reading...
Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., & Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure. Research & Theory for Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55-70. Describe the data collection proc Continue Reading...
Healthcare Quality Measurement Compare one measurement that you identified in the Week 2 Discussion with one measurement outlined by the CMS restricted reimbursements and explain how these two measures demonstrate evidence of compliance with their r Continue Reading...
auspices and with a variety of purposes; this particular study described its secondary purpose as a method for describing decision making and the decision making process undertaken by patients with Heart Failure (HF). Even more importantly for this Continue Reading...
Caregiver Decision Making for Heart Failure Reading Research Literature #1 Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar, spelling, and syntax. Click Save as and save the file with your last name and assi Continue Reading...
AbstractMost patients, especially after being examined with complex health conditions, have difficulty comprehending or recalling the information their healthcare providers gave them regarding their health. However, the use of teach-back methodology Continue Reading...
This severely weakens the heart muscles because it has to pump harder to get the oxygen to flow properly. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (CPOD) is a disease of the lungs that makes it extremely difficult for the patient to breathe. One of th Continue Reading...
Telemedicine: How does it impact patient care? Introduction The modern health care system is better and considerably more complex than what the situation previously was a decade and several decades ago. According to various researchers, the modern he Continue Reading...
Planned change in the eldercare advocacy organization In the coming years, many countries will experience a dramatic shift in healthcare infrastructure due to an expanding elderly population size. However, the changes may vary across countries depen Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Communication Breakdown in Patient Handoffs: Explore the consequences of poor communication during patient handoff on patient safety, the continuity of care, and potential legal implicat Continue Reading...
Contemporary IssuesA complex healthcare system is fragmented and highly sophisticated. In the contemporary world, patients see several specialists track the treatment plans, medical bills, and insurance coverages pose various challenges even to those Continue Reading...
Structure and Process in Health Care Organizations and Health Care PolicyIntroductionThe structure and process in health care organizations is inherently tied to health care policy, the aim of which is always to provide the best quality care to patie Continue Reading...
Wait Times in Outpatient Centers Compared to Traditional Emergency Rooms It is reasonable to suggest that many if not most people find themselves in need of urgent medical care at some point in their lives and until a few years ago, the traditional Continue Reading...
Discharge Education to Promote Patient Self-Efficacy Care and concern for the patient's health and well-being after being discharged from the hospital or clinic does not end for healthcare providers. Particularly for chronically ill patients, post-d Continue Reading...
Health Care Changes and Trends The healthcare industry in currently undergoing a highly necessary phase of reform. Following the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals, physicians, patients and economists are working to determine what Continue Reading...
Community Health Change Proposal Summary Report: Catron County, New MexicoExecutive SummaryToday, the United States is experiencing an unprecedented increase in the percentage of its elderly population, driven largely by the aging of the baby boomer Continue Reading...
Nursing care models serve as important foundations for decision making within the care environment. They influence the scope of tasks nurses engage in as well as how nurses relate to other healthcare professionals and patients in the course of care d Continue Reading...
Introduction As rising health care costs continue to pose problems for stakeholders in the health care industry, the question of just how to solve this dilemma remains an elusive one. The trouble is that it is not just a question of cost—but al Continue Reading...
Professional Practice Developments Experience Practice ImmersionThe AACN DNP Essentials and the AONL role-specific competencies examined in this course give the professional nurse a solid way to approach the delivery of quality care. The purpose of t Continue Reading...
Hemodialysis on End Stage Renal Disease Patients and the Increasing Role for the Nurse It is a difficult condition of a kidney failure when one's kidney could no longer carry out the proper metabolism system to eliminate waste products. Kidney is t Continue Reading...
Sigma methodology to help lower patient length of stay while simultaneously improving financial and patient health outcomes. This paper first discusses the theoretical basis for this, outlining the Six Sigma methodology. Its history in health care a Continue Reading...
