Healthcare

Will the veterans at the VA Outpatient clinic have fewer medication errors with the implementation of a barcode medication administration system, compared to not using barcode the medication system, which will result in decreased medication error rate over a period of a year. This is the question that will be presented in this research proposal. Medication errors occur daily and are steadily on a rise. According to Seibert (2014), adverse drug event has risen to 450, 000 annually from…

Introduction Healthcare reimbursements are stimulating in our world today because of the new developments and modernization of technology. The way in which care is administered to patients is important because it has a compounding effect to patients’ overall health. In the last sixty years, there has been a drastic change in the healthcare industry for the United States, and there are a number of signs indicating a rapid decline in health insurance coverage (Davis & Schmelzle, 2013). Providing a…

Performance measurement, is the collection of data which assesses if accurate procedures are being performed to achieve the wanted results of the healthcare organization. Healthcare organizations and performance measurements; a common goal is shared with providers, which is supplying patients with the highest of quality care. Measuring the performance of healthcare organizations provides information on the changes that are needed and where they are needed. In addition, measuring performance…

Healthcare institutions are evolving before our eyes; not just because of federally mandated laws but, also due to the needs of the public. In order to optimaze healthcare and ensure that patient satisification is at an all time high healthcare institutions need to focus on some keys components. These components are agility and visibiity, learning and improving and technology and system integration. Without these compontents healthcare instituions will be unable to thrive in the future and in…

Communication is a vital skill within a healthcare setting as it provides the patient and their families with the primary care they require. It allows healthcare workers and consumers to feel safe within the environment, as they are all able to understand and trust the healthcare team. Employees are forced to understand each patient directly through the various forms of communication present within this industry. These varying forms of communication can initiate to other colleagues the issues or…

Common laws are being created by judicial systems and Statutes are being created by legislatures. Legislatures and common laws are creating rules and regulations that construe the law. The most important relationship in healthcare is the one between a patient and their healthcare provider. A physician can provide services privately or within a clinic or hospital setting. Contracts consists of 4 components, Agreements amongst two parties, understanding of agreement amongst both parties, agreement…

today’s shifting healthcare landscape, with the implementation of the prospective payment system, coded data has taken on a greater significance and became a mechanism for reimbursement, quality measure reporting, and profiling has become even more of a strategic imperative than perhaps ever before. Documentation is essential for patient care, not because only it validates the care given, but can enable the sharing of key data between care providers, which optimizes the healthcare claim and…

system is almost as high as inflation in the private sector and is similarly unsustainable Another argument against is privatization have different standards of health care. It would cause patients’ confidentiality problem. Marketization is coming to healthcare, such as medical products and services are all be packed to easier advertising obviously (Overtveit, 2003, p.11). Commodification is…

Conflicts within the healthcare system will commonly take place, but can swiftly become rectified if culturally sensitive care is administered. Autonomy is highly valued in the United States; although many people of cultural differences within the states tend to see family over there own independence. Many cultural families operate as a unit when there is a decision that needs to be made. Autonomy allows the care provider to take necessary actions rather the waiting for a family member to be…

Today leaders of healthcare organizations know that patient experience is a number one critical factor to their success. However, marketing and technology sectors must work hand in hand to deliver interactive and valuable experience to achieve customer success. Healthcare marketing as we know is services, procedures, and treatments that are provided by an organization or a facility to safeguard consumers and patients to receive the best possible care to restore health. Marketing must commit to…