The quality of care would be monitored by a series of inspections in health settings such as care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries and many other health organisations. The responsibility of the Care Quality Commission is to recognise where effective care is being carried out and the areas in which improvements can be made. This would be a continuous cycle that changes according to whether relevant laws are put into place and the experiences of service users. The CQC set a standard of quality and safety that service users should expect when receiving care off health organisations. The standards of quality and safety would change according to the health care providers roles due to them providing different cares e.g.
The plan must address who is to perform specific duties during the recovery period. These people must be selected very carefully, alternates identified, and plans should be documented to train and test those individuals in the performance of their duties. * Review and update the current contingency plan for the hospital to ensure that it is flexible in order to respond to any type of internal or external disaster including nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorist threats. Update the current contingency plan to ensure that it outlines a chain of task delegation and communication to be activated by the upper level medical services supervisor on-site following notification from the administrator on call that emergency procedures are to be implemented (see Table A). * Conduct a business impact analysis to identify and prioritize critical systems, business processes, and components.
Risk and Quality Management Assessment Maria Eubanks HC 451/ week 3 September 1, 2014 Dana Austin In this paper I will describe my chosen organization, the risk and quality management within that health care organization, describe key concepts of risk and quality management, Explain steps taken by the organization to identify and manage their risks. Identify at least three typical or actual risks in the organization. Describe how the risks might negatively affect the quality. Identify at least three internal and external factors that influence quality outcomes in the organization. Describe how these factors might negatively affect quality outcomes for the organization.
Understand health and safety in social care settings (Ref 28) Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting: • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002); • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH); • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR); • Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981; • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1.2 Describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures Risk Assessment – An assessment of any risks to the worker’s health and safety is undertaken by a trained risk assessor. This allows for risks to be removed, reduced or avoided, and for preventive and protective measures to be identified and put in place. The legislation acknowledges that it would be impossible for an employer to totally safeguard its employees in all work or related situations. Safe equipment and working practices – equipment and working methods are assessed to ensure they are safe for the employee to work with. Safe arrangements – for using, handling, storing and transporting articles and substances.
Health Policy Determinants Timeline By Bianca Andrews Course: HCS/550 November 10, 2014 Professor Elwanda Whitaker Introduction There has to be regulations and rules put in place when it comes to the thought of caring for others health problems. This is something and health care professionals must think about. When it comes to the quality of health care that is being delivered to patients, it must be overseen at all times. Regardless of whether or not a patient is in care for a short term or long term basis, the quality of care is very important. The Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act is a health care policy that much needed.
The principle Primum Non Nocere teaches the use of the least invasive methods necessary to allow the body to heal itself. A detailed look into a patient’s history and habits can help identify what level of intervention is required based on how severe their symptoms are. Another distinguishing factor of naturopathy from conventional medicine is the principle Tolle Totem. In order to find out the underlying cause of what might be making a patient sick enough time needs to be spent asking the right questions and investigating deeper than their symptoms. Good health is more
For most hospitals manage, leaders, doctors, nurses are concerned about communicable diseases from patients, especially if the medical staff cannot obtain medical records. Management and leadership should take ethical issues serious, having a well written code of ethic and training the health care professionals to adopt patient welfare as his or her primary responsibility, and making ethical decisions that arise in health care (Dogra,
HIPAA for Allied Health Careers Discussion Board 2 Enforcement of the HIPAA privacy, security, transactions, and identifier standards, as well as of related fraud and abuse laws, has a significant effect on the daily activities of allied health employees in all health care settings. It is important to be aware of the serious nature of penalties for violations of applicable laws and to understand the steps that can be taken to avoid even the suggestion of improper conduct as an employee. Explain the purpose of the HIPAA final enforcement rules? The purpose is to reconcile differences in enforcement procedures that had existed between the privacy and the security standards by imposing a single rule, this one single rule is the HIPAA Final
Unit 306 Understanding health and safety in social care settings. Outcome 1 1.1 Legislations relating to health and safety in a care setting: Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended 2002) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 (as amended 2008) Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1987 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 1.2 There are many regulations, laws and guidelines that deal with health and safety. The law places responsibilities on both the employers and the employees. The policies and procedures are written statements of health and safety, in which employers and employees must follow. As both employers and employees are jointly responsible for safeguarding the health and safety of anyone using the service from harm.
Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care, 6. Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from fall, 7. The organization identifies safety risk inherent in its patient population, 8. Prevent healthcare associated pressure ulcers. It also includes the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery.