Hospital information system

Bedside report has many advantages and disadvantages. In 2009, The Joint Commission (TJC) identified the need for standardized shift handovers. According to Vines (2014), the shift handovers that the TJC recommended included: up-to-date information about the care for the patient that has been given, treatments, current condition, and any changes or anticipated changes (pg.166). Bedside reporting was created due staff dissatisfaction with nursing shift report and how shift report was preventing…

I did posting about the hospital that I worked before and general information due to I’m not working now on Week 2 forum. I did mention about system theory and contingency theory. According to the Develop a Culture of Safety (n.d), people are not encouraged to work towards a change in a culture of safety and take action when needed. Safety issues are considering as a taboo, and finally the pressure is coming from all directions - peer as well as leaders. And even then only if the leader is…

Currently, our organization is extremely focused on the bottom line, much to the detriment of the employees, the hospital is in a profits before people mode of operation. In addition, the administration possesses the expectation that quality, safety, and patient satisfaction numbers rise, a goal which is unattainable absent staff engagement. Furthermore, dissatisfied staff directly correlate to an increase in patient complaints and statements of dissatisfaction (Hurst, 2011). Comprehending that…

A report published in the Journal of Patient Safety last year said the number of deaths due to preventable hospital errors ranges from 210,000 to 400,000 people each year (CBS News, 2014). Errors can occur during all the process which goes from writing the prescription to the final drug administration to the patient. But, due to the fact that nurses administer…

help nurses deliver better care. Last semester, the nurse manager said that the patient satisfaction ratings were down to around a range of 40%. This number is extremely alarming. Most other area hospitals have patient satisfaction ratings are in the 80 to 90% range. After hearing that astonishing information, it became apparent why the numbers were so low. Call lights were not being answered by the nurses. Nurses only went to patient rooms to administer medications or special ordered…

EMT-Paramedic. EMT units can be privately operated, publicly operated, and at times volunteer units, which are found mostly in rural areas. EMT are also employed to transport patients when the patient needs critical care, such as moving a patient to another hospital or healthcare facility. Emergency Medical Services(EMS) covers a wide range of…

these patients are less alert to their surroundings, they suffer more harm and the events are often underreported. The authors did an excellent job at identifying the barriers that exist in reporting an event but fail to provide adequate information on how the hospital administration can encourage their staff to report an adverse…

To ensure that a given system provides the necessary and desired information, the design of the system needs to be addressed (American Medical Association, 1999). This paper will discuss clinical performance measurement mainly on two fronts: what needs to be measured and how it needs to be measured. What is measured…

Introduction Critical infrastructure is the fundamental structure of modern society. Human beings largely depend on systems for survival in the harsh economic environment. Everything around, tangible and intangible alike, has a purpose of making life easier for humanity. As time progresses, the Infrastructures continue to develop and become more sophisticated. More advanced inventions have more functionalities than the less complex ones. Continued improvement of resources covers loopholes that…

different and diverse medical situations. We will integrate modern technology and untapped technology to design unique equipment that will fill major needs in the medical industry. Also, reengineer old technology and integrate multipurpose information systems to make Doctors and Health Care professionals more flexible and transparent in their every day fast pace job. We as a company have a mission and a duty to the many Health Care Professionals and Health Care Organizations to equip them…