Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

in the U.S. has struggled with how to maintain patient health information and how to keep it safe and private. The HIM (Health Information Management) industry can be traced back to the 1920s, when healthcare professionals realized that patient caring would be more effective for both the provider and the patient. Documentation became popular and was used throughout the U.S. after healthcare providers realized that it was impossible to treat the patient and have accurate medical history without…

that are always available and responds immediately to emergency calls from the nurses and the patient family when the needs arise, in order to reduce health care complication. The team normally consists of physicians who are expert in the intensive care unit, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapist, and medical resident. The purpose of the team is to save lives and reduce any risk of harm to a patient before cardiac arrest or respiratory crises arise. The Rapid Response Team steps up when…

It is regarded as one of the most highly valued and trusted professions. Just like another other profession, the nursing profession requires skills, knowledge, values and attributes (Nursing Council of New Zealand [NCNZ], 2007). For a nurse to act professionally, they have to be knowledgeable in the subject, responsible to self and others, conscientious in actions, integrate intellectual and professional standards into practice and use appropriate clinical judgment in key situations. This…

Health Record (EHR) is simply just what the name implies. Patient health information that is stored electronically. Instead of a paper filing system, everything is located on an electronic database. This electronic documentation tool allows for quicker retrieval, better access, and safeguards the patient information. To access this information, you would need access to the healthcare organization’s network and be providing direct patient care to…

The United States - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 established “shared responsibility” between the government, employers, and individuals for ensuring that all Americans have access to affordable and quality health insurance. However, health insurance coverage remains fragmented, with numerous private and public sources as well as wide gaps in coverage rates across the U.S. population. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the Medicare…

the paper based health record management systems. These systems are being replaced with electronic health records, and legislation is being implemented to encourage the use of electronic health record (EHR) systems (Sayles, 2014). The continued improvements made through the use of electronic health records will continue to…

“Nurse practice acts are developed by each state to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by regulating and overseeing nursing practice” (Kearney-Nunnery, 2012, p. 341). Some of the standards accepted by the states into practice are continually disputed. Such debatable topics surrounding the nursing profession with regards to the profession itself and patient safety are; nurse to patient ratios, mandatory overtime, and required further education in nursing. Each of these areas of…

It is dentists job to education and making sure that everyone is aware and knows to check for any allergies that their patient might have. Every staff should be educated on how to handle such extreme situations and not waste time reassuring patient that they are fine because everyone has a different reaction to certain medications. The dentist is now responsible for Dr. Rose’s further treatment if needed to get back to better health…

considered to be the most common negative event after medication error, and many of hospi-tal’s falls cause serious injury that many times results in prolonged and complicated hospital stay, increase costs for the hospitals, and poor quality of life for the patient, and I do believe that one of the most causes which I also mention in my root cause analysis dia-gram has to do with the policies and protocols that are not reviewed and updated at the right time. The gap in updating and imple-menting…

and the patients’ experience of care, while lowering the per capita cost…