Improving the health care system can play a crucial role in the delivery of safe, cost effective patient care. Many governing bodies mandate quality improvement in healthcare. Quality improvement initiatives are a result of systems failure. A thorough investigation into the failure can reveal where and how the system can make improvements.…
When reviewing the Middleboro Physician Care Services case we learn that it is a for-profit corporation that was founded in 2008 and offers non-emergent care services within two locations. One of them at the Alpha center outside of the city limits of Middleboro and the other is at the Beta center in Jasper. Both of these locations offer ambulatory medical care services that are provided on a walk in basis. These centers do not offer any emergency services, and if a patient were to arrive that needed emergency services and ambulance will be called to transport the patient to the nearest emergency department. Physician Care Services specializes in providing services to the public that are convenient.…
Author of nonfiction book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall”, Anne Fadiman relays the questions to her readers in her preface: “What makes a good parent?” and “What makes a good doctor?” As far as anyone is concerned for the latter question, specifically what makes outstanding health care, Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality would describe quality health care as simply “getting the right care to the right patient at the right time – every time” (). Furthermore, she dissects this simplistic description apart, providing a multilayered perspective. Essentially, the key to quality health care is its three basic dimensions: STRUCTURE, PROCESS, and OUTCOME” ().…
Dana Safran presentation is an overview of quality improvement and evidence of quality measures to improve health care. She describes the seed of the quality imperative in the United States. In the year 2000 the IOM scoping the extent of medical errors and system related harm. There were one hundred thousand medical errors leading to death in the United States, making it the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. This woke up the country and made everyone realize how important quality care and safety were.…
• Improving quality, safety, and outcomes • Improving the patient experience • Improving…
Rather 3 posts Re:Topic 5 DQ 2 Continuous Quality Improvement is the process that confirm programs that are in place to systematically and intentionally improving services and increasing positive outcomes for the patient. This is a great way to get nursing involved in the process of improving the health care and helping them understand the great impact they have on the quality care given to the patients. I have been involved in many improvement in the past few years. One of my favored and I have to say I am proud of is starting a PICC team. We made real impact on patient length of stay, Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), patient satisfaction and damage related to infiltration of vesicant drugs.…
Quality improvement programs are put into place to ensure all employees are held accountable for their actions, integrating evidence-based practice into healthcare, and to continually improve care to countless populations (Huber, 2014). In this paper I 'm going to explain my organization 's quality program goals and structure. Next, I will describe how quality improvement projects are selected; I will also discuss the quality methodology, tools and techniques, and project management. Following this I will explain how nursing staff is trained in quality improvement process and how quality improvement activities and process is communicated to the nursing staff. I will clarify how the organization evaluates quality improvement activities for effectiveness…
they too face similar challenges. Chassin (2013) discusses that the U.S. health system faces three distinct weaknesses. First, current process improvement initiatives are aimed at preventing adverse events. Second, organizations are still utilizing outdated process improvement strategies that have fallen short of affecting the complex nature of healthcare quality. Third, the lack of attention on changing the current culture of healthcare organizations to one of higher reliability has significantly hindered the sustainability of process improvement initiatives.…
In the healthcare system there are systematic measurements that exist to help ensure that healthcare providers are providing quality assurance. There are certain factors that are deemed of importance when debating on the topic of healthcare quality. “The definition of healthcare quality will differ, depending on the particular lens through which the health system is viewed” (Jones et al, 2014). Quality is based off the work done by the Institute of Medicine. This non –profit organization takes a number of factors into consideration such as: “patient centeredness, access, timeliness, equity, effectiveness, efficiency and safety” (Jones et al, 2014).…
Title: Factors of readmissions and reducing unnecessary readmissions to provide a better health care service. Thesis: The health care organizations have big opportunity to improve their quality of healthcare as well as improve life quality of customers through reducing the avoidable readmissions. I. Introduction Thesis: The health care organizations have big opportunity to improve their quality of healthcare as well as improve life quality of customers through reducing the avoidable readmissions. II.…
The main principles that help improve the quality of care should incorporate the major principles of the quality improvement (QI). These principles are, to understand that the QI works as the key process and system. The process needs to focus on the patients, the use of data and to be the part of the team (Health Resources and Services Administration, n.d.). The three top strategies to incorporate into the practice are of the health communication, dissemination, and implementation (Agency of Health Care Program, 2012).…
The quality improvement movement can be traced back to the 19th century and over time has transitioned from a model to satisfy curiosity to a priority in health care. There have been many attempts made to address the challenges of improving health care quality, but none have been significant enough to address the ever evolving changes associated with reaching an adequate level of quality. As the movement evolved and became more purposeful, the focus was to implement models that relied on data to drive quality.…
With everyone having health care coverage and the ability to choose where to go for health care needs, facilities will be competing to gain the trust and respect of the public to be the most often chosen health care provider. An organization that is dedicated to putting patients and their needs first, offers the most current and precise care, focuses on prevention, has strong leadership, and is cost-effective will stand out. A facility that is managing employees in a productive manner and having happy, skilled, and proficient caregivers who provide safe, quality care is a must for achieving the best clinical outcomes. Additionally, being focused, setting achievable goals, and meeting goals is crucial for health care providers to be successful. It helps keep employees engaged, focused on the mission and values of the organization, and contributes to advancing health care as a…
A study from American Association of Colleges of Nursing states, “The shortage of nursing staff may be affecting health care quality and patient satisfaction”. We can not just settle with just having 50% of our patients receiving good care and also not having enough staff to properly take care of them. According to Suter (2009), “patient focus is based on needs of assessment that drive the service planning and information to desire and design internal possesses to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes”. My goal is to increase 50% of patient satisfaction care to 100%, so I am going to implement the following strategies to help boost up our patient satisfaction and I can sit down with the team about increasing patient expectations…
First, I would roll out a timeline that is realistic to the data for acquiring healthcare clinics and establishing new ones. I believe this was the first problem in the firm’s original model. Next, I would implement an approach to quality improvement (QI). My approach would be business process reengineering which would provide creative, critical thinking to sustain the firm’s competitive advantage while also restructuring newly acquired and established organizations (Burns, Bradley, & Weiner, 2011). To keep the PhyCor from financially hemorrhaging, I would ensure that each healthcare organization secure its equipment and facilities.…