Systems Theory Paper
The relationship between quality of care, health promotion, and the medical care delivery system is critical, dynamic, and often a source of frustration, confusion, and error. The sophistication of a health care system can undermine the efforts of medical care practitioners in the promotion of the well-being of patients under their care. The hospital, X Health Centre, consists of acute, home, extended, and ambulatory care subsystems, all of which are functional with the exception of the critical care subsystem. Recently, a seven-year-old girl admitted with myocardial infarction died two days after surgery. She suffered a cardiac arrest when she was admitted to the coronary care unit. Apparently, surgeons at X Health …show more content…
It allows the visualization of the system as a whole rather than its isolated components. The success of an organization is opposite to the kind of relationships and interrelationships created and maintained by the medical professionals involved. Consequently, putting much emphasis on relationships allows for conflict and process management, skills and behavioral competencies, effective communication, education, and team building. However, the current approaches that the management employs in problem-solving in the acute care department, and system-wide, are either redundant or take too long to …show more content…
An analysis of the situation shows inadequate interdisciplinary cooperation. JCAHO stipulates best practices, such as: practice-oriented procedures and policies, safe medical care environments, multidisciplinary disease management, staff competency, commitment to safety and patient care communication. The involvement of the staff in the decision-making process is indispensable because they interact with the patient directly, and substandard service can bring X Health Centre under litigation. They should build interpersonal relationships and focus on teamwork. As noted above, teamwork is apposite to the continuity of X Health Centre as a business entity. However, if the workers continue working separately, the quality of service will continue to
The relationship between quality of care, health promotion, and the medical care delivery system is critical, dynamic, and often a source of frustration, confusion, and error. The sophistication of a health care system can undermine the efforts of medical care practitioners in the promotion of the well-being of patients under their care. The hospital, X Health Centre, consists of acute, home, extended, and ambulatory care subsystems, all of which are functional with the exception of the critical care subsystem. Recently, a seven-year-old girl admitted with myocardial infarction died two days after surgery. She suffered a cardiac arrest when she was admitted to the coronary care unit. Apparently, surgeons at X Health …show more content…
It allows the visualization of the system as a whole rather than its isolated components. The success of an organization is opposite to the kind of relationships and interrelationships created and maintained by the medical professionals involved. Consequently, putting much emphasis on relationships allows for conflict and process management, skills and behavioral competencies, effective communication, education, and team building. However, the current approaches that the management employs in problem-solving in the acute care department, and system-wide, are either redundant or take too long to …show more content…
An analysis of the situation shows inadequate interdisciplinary cooperation. JCAHO stipulates best practices, such as: practice-oriented procedures and policies, safe medical care environments, multidisciplinary disease management, staff competency, commitment to safety and patient care communication. The involvement of the staff in the decision-making process is indispensable because they interact with the patient directly, and substandard service can bring X Health Centre under litigation. They should build interpersonal relationships and focus on teamwork. As noted above, teamwork is apposite to the continuity of X Health Centre as a business entity. However, if the workers continue working separately, the quality of service will continue to