Healthcare Commission

manner that both protects them and has their wellbeing at the forefront of the care administration decision. Further research into this area of study is heavily warranted by Fernandez et al (2010), who state that in “a study undertaken by the Joint Commission, communication breakdown was identified as the root cause of more than 60% of 2034 medical errors, of which 75% resulted in a patient’s death (Woods 2006)”. This evidence strongly supports the contention that it is imperative for nursing…

“Some experts believe that large, multispecialty practices, which combine primary care physicians and a range of specialists in the same practice, are the organizational structure with the greatest potential to provide consistently high-quality care” (Liebhaber & Grossman, 2007). With our recognitions and experience that our staff would attain their skills could become fully advanced which would lead other medical centers wanting that skill of our winning ways or a current staff member resigns…

Organizational Systems & Quality Leadership Task 2 Healthcare organizations are required by their accrediting agencies to demonstrate methods of investigating sentinel events. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a systematic approach to investigating sentinel events used by institutions accredited by the Joint Commission. Once this process helps to identify the causes of the event and a plan to correct the causes, the failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is used to identify and decrease the ways…

Introduction An error is defined as the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended. An example is an error in performance (La Pietra et al., 2005). Error also can occur when implementing the wrong plan to achieve an objective often referred to as a planning error. Most of us may agree that an error is usually an unintentional act either by an oversight or directive that does not achieve its intended outcome. As mentioned by La Pietra, Calligaris, Molendini, Quattrin, & Brusaferro…

Health literacy is defined as an individual’s ability to use cognitive, social and navigational skills to obtain, process and understand health information and services in order to make appropriate and beneficial health decisions (Lambert & Keogh, 2014; WHO, 2015). The concept of health literacy is a major determinant of a population’s health, meaning it is an important concept to grasp from an early age. Therefore, strategies on how to improve health literacy of the population will be discussed…

It has transformed into a health system that consists of the 953-bed Grady Memorial Hospital, six neighborhood health centers, Crestview Health & Rehabilitation Center, and Children 's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, which is operated as a Children 's affiliate (nawic, 2014). Grady Memorial Hospital is the vastest safety-net hospital in the state, a large portion of its population however are uninsured which helps contribute to…

probably decentralizing the national strategies responsibilities to achieve a better representation of their citizens, and at the same time, keep guarantying a European sphere coordination. The European Union is a sum of its institutions: the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Council. In this institutional structure, there is hardly anything that can suggest the appearance of a single European State since, the authority remains in the…

China invests $800 US dollars on healthcare in 2006;However, China’s government budget allocation only accounts for about 17% of the total health expenditure. In other words, health care services in China are largely financed by private, out of pocket payment Insurance system in china has…

programs are ongoing educational activities, events (seminars, conferences, online lectures etc.) That aim to increase quality standards and maintain competency in the health care field. CME’s are an integral part of professional licensing for all healthcare professions (HCPS) around the world1. CME mainly focuses on updating the knowledge of HCPS and enable them to adapt to changes and to take part in changes 2. The American Medical Association (AMA) described continuing medical education as…

inclusion and exclusion criteria were clearly defined prior to conducting a search for literature. Inclusion criteria included studies that focused on the health and culture in the Appalachian geographic region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. Additional inclusion criteria included studies related to the patient-provider relationship in Appalachia, health disparities in Appalachia, barriers to access of health care in Appalachia, and communication in Appalachia. The articles…