This would enable a better understanding of the impact of technology on health and how to extrapolate these best practices to the entire nation home health care service system. VNSNY could use its financial performance and risk mitigation strength as a leverage to continue to innovate in home health care system, and attract not only private sector investors but also state and federal funds. * Larry Whiteside Jr., Chief Information Security Officer of VNSNY has said that “Time is a precious commodity and it is something that you can never get back.” He added that the information system used add time back in his day. There is a leading role for VNSNY to take in the use of technology such as taking digital photos of wounds to email to doctors and using Tele Health monitors to continuously keep track of patients’ vital signs. And once that lead is taken no other organization will be able to compete VNSNY in the home healthcare sector, and that skill will be able to be marketable nationwide.
* High fixed cost structure * Advances in medical technology and their subsequent influence on admissions and lengths of stay. The Cleveland Clinic The Cleveland Clinic is a world-renowned hospital not only in the US but the entire world. Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education ((A–Z), A. T., n.d.). Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey.
It is the most essential elements of information to guide the clinician the necessary care for the patient. Collecting or gathering a patient’s health history is the most important to begin the patient’s medical intervention. According to Lloyd and Craig (2007), providing a comprehensive health history will enhance the care of a patient. The article discusses the process of taking a patient’s history to provide a beneficial guide to nurses and clinicians who can use this approach when performing an assessment. The authors were concise of explaining the process or rationales of taking a patient’s history.
Health Care Marketing Analysis Andrea Van Hoever HCS/539 3/3/2014 Andrea Linder Health Care Marketing Analysis A successful business depends on many thing. Many marketers believe it is the best product, at the best price, in the right place, at the right time with the right promotion are all important to a successful business (Mindtools, 1960). First the business needs to have the best product or service that the consumer want or needs. The needs of the consumer has to take precedence in this consideration if the business is going to be successful in sell the product. It should be a service or product that no one else can give, uniqueness adds to the desire.
Communication Paper Susan Hall HCS/490 Oct. 10, 2011 Dr.Eboni Green Communication Paper One benefit to the patient with the use of electronic records is that it is effiencient. Electronic medical record is a new way of record keeping, it is the process of moving patient’s records from paper and someone putting the records up and moving them to a computer. Computers are able to store more information, which makes this better for the patient and the doctor, as well as the insurance companies Privacy rule is balanced that it permits disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other purposes that are important. The security rules are a series of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to cover entities
Without superb time management, a nurse’s job will never get done. When implementing a new electronic health record (EHR), this disrupts the routine that nurses have worked hard to develop. According to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), U.S. hospitals are to become meaningful users of EHR (Kelley, Brandon, & Docherty, 2011). How can the disruption be minimized while implementing a new EHR as directed by the ARRA? Relative Advantage Relative advantage is when “the individual adopting the new innovation must see how it will be an improvement over the old way of doing things (Rogers, 2003).
Paramount regional Medical Center is recognized as a leading medical center in the central Georgia area. It is one of the best known Medical Center’s in the nation. Mission: Our mission at Paramount Regional Medical Center is to provide high- quality customer orientated and financially strong healthcare services that meet the diverse needs of those we serve. Our facility is dedicated to providing quality care. We recognize the value of every person and it is the largest free standing Cancer teaching hospital.
A multicultural team is about increasing awareness and tolerance and it help eliminate conflict. Developing a base with multicultural beliefs and practices will help healthcare organization meet the challenges of caring for patients of diverse culture. Miscommunication causing misunderstanding will become a major challenge and there will be many conflicts on the job relating to performance. Having a rapport with the community can be a challenge, when opening a new pediatric clinic trying to build trust in this community, people might be accustom to how they been providing medical treatment for their children. The knowledge of choosing the best software, equipment, managing cash flow, technology to capture information for reports, and billing (Kravitz, D.A, 2011).
Information System Briefing Jerusha Palmer UOP – Healthcare Information Systems HCS483 Lee Tompkins May 14, 2012 Information System Briefing Healthcare organizations are continually seeking to keep up with the advances technology has to offer in order to administer the best patient care there is. The need for an information system has greatly increased for the healthcare industry as a competitive advantage. This information system briefing will discuss the process of selecting and acquiring information systems, goals of the organization, and how stakeholders affect the selection process. Information system briefing is defined as any graphical or electronic form of communicating information (American Heritage Dictionary).
I am hopeful that the challenges and changes demanded by the Institute of Medicine report will persuade educational organizations to solve the problems of greatly needed reasonable education. A lot of healthcare facility offer employees with tuition reimbursement which I think nurses should take advantage for, to advance there