Healthcare quality

Quality translates into the ability to do a better job of producing quality goods and is critical when improving the efficiency of individual workers thereby allowing a company to become more competitive (Davis & Goetsch, 2010). The field of healthcare must improve its operations, technologies and human capital to ensure quality, competitiveness and ensure patient safety. Therefore, healthcare must adopt new and improved methods, technology and equipment to advance within their field.…

Emory Healthcare. (2017). Emory Healthcare history and mission. https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/locations/hospitals/emory-university-hospital/index.html The author of the website for Emory Healthcare systems, explains the history and existence of Emory University Hospital. It’s explained how at the beginning, in the year 1904 that the hospitals, name was Wesley Memorial Hospital, which at that time started with 50 beds, and now has expanded to 830 beds. Emory Healthcare’s goal for quality…

Healthcare sector in the United States, similar to many nations, is challenged with widespread and growing issues today. Some of the problems include lack of adequate number of specialized doctors and support personnel, complex patient needs, overcrowding, uncompensated care, complicated processes, professional liability insurance crisis, medical as well as data errors, excessive waiting times, non-value added activities, and poor coordination between various functionalities of the healthcare…

Quality health care is defined as “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge” (Ronda, 2008). Endeavors to insure quality should be measured to illustrate whether change endeavors lead to change in the essential end point in the appropriate way, add to unexpected results in various parts of the framework, and require extra endeavors to bring a procedure once more…

our modern healthcare environment, medical technology and procedures are constantly changing overtime. Additionally, there are a number of challenges faced by the healthcare system such as aging population, increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, improving health technologies, and rising expectation of its consumers. All these challenges put an ever-increasing pressure on the healthcare department as a whole. As an outcome, there is an ongoing competition and high demand for quality care. One…

Quality Improvement Discussion Questions: What quality improvement or safety initiatives have you observed at your clinical training sites? Visit the TJC Quality check site. Check an organizations quality rating. What changes should be made in ou healthcare system to improve safety and quality? Quality improvement is a process that is used to identify and resolve performance deficiences. (Sommer, 2013, pg18). I have been to several clinical training sites with each one having some type of…

Making a “Dream Team” in Long-Term Care: Factors Affecting Quality and Continuity of Care Long-term care nursing is one of the most rewarding and challenging careers that one can have. The number one priority of healthcare workers is to make sure they provide the best care possible to the residents for which they are responsible. While nursing has come a long way over the years, there are still many obstacles to overcome before healthcare workers can provide the highest level of care within…

people with disabilities (includes those people who have a physical or mental disability, intellectual impairment and hearing or vision impairment). All Australians, including those with complex needs like Helen, have the right to safe and quality healthcare (Australian…

to rebuild the healthcare system, passed a legislation, whereby health care providers and health facilities are charged to follow all guidelines necessary to ensure quality patient care, patient safety, and patient satisfaction, before federal reimbursement or funding will be allotted (US Congress, 2010). Due to the increasing attention to quality of patient care, an initial standardized patient satisfaction evaluation was provided by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and…

According to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare or ACSQHC, it has been estimated that up to 70% of errors and adverse event involve poor communication during handover (Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Healthcare, 2012). By exploring different studies, it will provide a better understanding on the efficacy of bedside handover utilising ISBAR framework. The ACSQHC described the bedside handover as an interactive communication between nurses and patient…