Why the planning of activities within the medical office is important for the MAA. ANSWER: The planning of activities within the medical office is important for the MAA because, Medical Administrative Assistants perform errands which are interrelated to the healthcare industry and general administrative duties. These errands can include answering the phone, greeting the patients and visitors, ordering supplies, sorting mail, bookkeeping, or creating invoices. 3. How the concept of “empowerment” can make you more effective in your dealings with other colleagues in the medical office.
The goal of continuously educating staff in the importance of nursing-sensitive indicators hopefully leads to improved care and a reduction in negative outcomes. Nursing-sensitive indicators include anything relating to the quality of nursing care (Sauls, 2013). This includes a wide range of topics from the incidence of pressure ulcers to patient satisfaction scores. In the case study provided, a better understanding of several nursing-sensitive indicators would help reduce interference with patient care. Some of the basics include, use of restraints, respect for culture and patient wishes, and transparency between the medical staff and the patient/family unit.
Health Information Exchange Professor Crossley Ebony Drummond October 21, 2013 Health Information Exchange The Electronic health information exchange helps medical professionals such as Nurses, doctors, pharmacist and other health care providers. This system also allows patients to properly access and safely shares the patient’s medical records efficiently, bettering speed, quality and the cost of patient care. Electronic health information exchange cannot replace intercommunication between the patient and the patient’s physician, but it can greatly improve the completeness of patients medical record in which cam effect the care positively, current medications and other information that is carefully abstracted during visits. Sharing patient records properly will better inform decision making at a certain point of care. This can allow providers to avoid re-admission, avoiding medication errors, lower duplication testing and improve diagnosis.
Where clearly has brought a difficult situation to the healthcare team of the hospital raising ethical and legal issues in all aspects due to the fact that the parents of the pregnant teen have refused any assistance and the nurse assigned has complied silently. This scenario compromises patient safety and puts the minor and child in medical danger. Not only are the lives of the minor and the teen in danger but also it raises an ethical issue of the hospital and patients’ rights. It would make sense to attempt to provide all medical attention necessary to promote patient safety for the sake of the minor and unborn child but also it is important to evaluate the legal liability of the hospital to determine if the parents have all the rights and responsibility in decision making for their daughter. Therefore, treating all patients fairly is an ethical duty of the hospital and staff with respect to values and beliefs.
Health information system or HIS; is a system for the collection and/or processing of data from an assortment of sources, and using the information for policy making and management of health services. It could be paper-based or electronic. HIS incorporates data from civil/vital registration, censuses, population surveys, facility surveys, individual records, service records and resource records for policy making and efficient management of health services. (web.worldbank.org) There is general agreement among all that a strong HIS is a key component of any health system. Any type of physician’s office would greatly benefit from health information systems.
| Patient Confidentiality | Introduction to Nursing | | Patient Confidentiality This essay will define confidentiality, when patient confidentiality applies, the importance of patient confidentiality and how to promote confidentiality. It will further look at the main legislation governing patient confidentiality (HIPAA) and when the patient confidentiality can be breached. Patient Confidentiality is very important for a number of reasons and what I feel is the most important of them all is that it improves the nurse – patient relationship. If a patient is aware of how well his or her nurse is committed to protecting their privacy, it builds trust and respect. The trust and respect between the patient and nurse will increase.
Future Trends in Health care HCS/533 Running Head: FUTURE TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE Abstract Information technology is a valuable asset in in the health care organization for improving today’s health care business competitiveness. In order to provide service in a competitive health care environment, demands on the quality of care and service should be met while maintaining the core values. Consumers are aware of their health care needs, and demands quick response, less waiting times and needs health care services near to them. Information technology has a great potential to meet consumers’ needs. Embracing e-Healthcare and using information technology as a strategic tool will enable health care professionals to benefit from information technology (Hovenga & Heard, 2010).
The Nurses’ main niche is to provide care and emotional support to the patients. Working as a nurse, I do consider technology a blessing to the nursing profession. Technology’s advancement has definitely affected the nursing field in a multitude of ways to make their jobs easier. Computers make nurse’s work load more organized and efficient. Gabot 2 The stacks of patient’s medical records are now being replaced with a computer in which makes it easier for nurses to access their patient’s medical history.
Impact of Technology on Nursing Student’s name Institutional affiliation Impact of Technology on Nursing Technology is the use of science in Industries in order to make work easier. Nursing is a profession where a person takes care of patients in order to optimize their health and abilities. It also involves the prevention of illness and promotion of health. Technology with time has been incorporated into nursing, which has made the nursing practice easier and efficient for both nurses and patients. This essay will address the impact of technology on nursing.
Increased support from friends and family is proven to lead to better health for an individual. For this reason, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has developed a guide to promote patient and family engagement in the hospital setting. According to this guide, it is important for families to be advocates for their loved one. Also nurses need to keep lines of communication with patients and families open from the time of admission by keeping all parties informed of the patient’s plan of care. Working on an orthopedic/surgical floor, it is easy to see how important family participation is to a patient’s care.