Mobilizing the Power of Professionalism as a Force for Quality
More than 250,000 Americans each year die due to medical errors by physicians and hospitals (Perez, K., 2016). The economic cost of medical errors in 2008 cost the U.S. $19.5 billion -$ 17 billion of which was directly associated with added medical cost, and the remainder was due to increased mortality rates, days of lost productivity from missed work based on disability claims (Perez, K., 2016). The U.S. population increase from 2008-2016 in the current cost of medical error will be estimated at $20.8 billion (Perez, K., 2016).
How can a Health Care Leaders Best Mobilize?
Health care leaders need to fully understand the meaning of quality, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines quality as, “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current …show more content…
These drivers are; Professionalism, to conduct, aim, or qualities that characterize members of a given profession; Public reporting, the potential to improve quality by enabling consumers to comparison shop for their health care; Payment and Finance, inevitable incentives like most providers have the fee-for-service and on top of that rewarding hospitals and physicians for their quality and efficiency goals; Consumerism, motivated to receive good health care, and be more involved in staying healthy; Regulation, periodic inspections of health care facilities through accreditation, process in verifying credentials and skills of clinicians, is the regulatory approach to health care quality (Knickman, J. R., & Kovner, A. R., 2015 p.282-288). When leaders start to harness professionalism with incorporating these drivers, especially financial and public reporting. Health care will be able to achieve high- quality health care outcomes through these useful
More than 250,000 Americans each year die due to medical errors by physicians and hospitals (Perez, K., 2016). The economic cost of medical errors in 2008 cost the U.S. $19.5 billion -$ 17 billion of which was directly associated with added medical cost, and the remainder was due to increased mortality rates, days of lost productivity from missed work based on disability claims (Perez, K., 2016). The U.S. population increase from 2008-2016 in the current cost of medical error will be estimated at $20.8 billion (Perez, K., 2016).
How can a Health Care Leaders Best Mobilize?
Health care leaders need to fully understand the meaning of quality, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines quality as, “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current …show more content…
These drivers are; Professionalism, to conduct, aim, or qualities that characterize members of a given profession; Public reporting, the potential to improve quality by enabling consumers to comparison shop for their health care; Payment and Finance, inevitable incentives like most providers have the fee-for-service and on top of that rewarding hospitals and physicians for their quality and efficiency goals; Consumerism, motivated to receive good health care, and be more involved in staying healthy; Regulation, periodic inspections of health care facilities through accreditation, process in verifying credentials and skills of clinicians, is the regulatory approach to health care quality (Knickman, J. R., & Kovner, A. R., 2015 p.282-288). When leaders start to harness professionalism with incorporating these drivers, especially financial and public reporting. Health care will be able to achieve high- quality health care outcomes through these useful