Ideally, a good care system for patients includes medical professionals as well as friends and family to compliment each other in providing for patient needs. Because patients require care from medical professions in hospitals, there are provisions that the hospital must follow. “Compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in their efforts to ensure that personnel are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and regulations (Compliance and Regulatory Compliance, 2013)”. For this reason there are terms of compliance that hospitals must adhere to.
Which main factor was responsible for transforming almshouses into hospitals in which medical services became available? Elaborate your answer by giving some examples. 12. What role did the prospective payment system play on the downsizing of U.S. hospitals? 13.
Abstract Audio-taped report has been one of the most traditional methods for relaying change of shift report in hospital settings. Patient Safety advocates and many healthcare regulating bodies are challenging organizations to implement face-to-face hand offs, including shift change report, to promote active rather than passive communication. These same agencies also recommend including the patient and caregivers in goal setting and planning. In order to meet current regulatory standards for acute care hospitals, improve patient safety, and encourage patient and family participation in care planning, a quasi-experimental study will be done to evaluate the effect of bedside shift report and Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation
State your understanding of the important considerations when releasing information to the various groups who may request patient information from a health facility. Each group must be discussed separately, giving the type of information that can be released and the procedure that must be followed when releasing information. Use the following Side headings: • Introduction on the importance of privacy and confidentiality of patient records Release of information to: • other health professionals • the patient • the patient’s family • solicitors, insurance companies, etc • Courts of law. Your report should be presented to business standards and be appropriate
The roles and responsibilities of a Unit Clerk on a Hospital client care unit Unit clerks are an important part of a hospital team. In this report, I will be discussing the roles and responsibilities of a unit clerk on a hospital client care unit. In Chapter 14 of the book “Administrative and Clinical Procedures for the Canadian Health Professional” by Valerie d. Thompson, Clinical secretary is the word used for Unit clerk and is described as the health office professional working in a hospital who assumes responsibilities for the secretarial, clerical, communication, and other designated needs of a hospital unit or department. In a hospital client care unit as discussed in the book, the clerical/ secretarial responsibilities include; managing the administrative components of admission, discharge and transfer, preparing and updating identity bracelets, bed labels and so on, orient new admissions to the unit, distribute client mail, and notify nurses of stat orders and changes in client’s care keep charts up to date and prepare forms. In my knowledge from class discussion and note taking however, some of the clerical or administrative roles of a hospital unit clerk include client registration, scheduling, billing, health card verification and more.
Joint Commission has laid out a strategic and detailed set of expectations that hospitals and other healthcare organizations can use to ensure they are in compliance with health laws. At Nightingale we seem to be in compliance with a number of these standards. According to a recent periodic performance review we are in compliance with the Joint Commission standards in the Emergency Management requirement section. The EM develops a plan in case the facility has an emergency that includes the planning of activities of hospital administrators and leaders. This plan should include details that would identify what an emergency is, how it would be communicated to the staff, and what arrangements will be made for the facility.
Structure is measured by the staff: amount, skill-level, and education or certification. Process indicators measure the facets of nursing care, such as assessment and intervention. Outcome indicators refer to patient outcomes that are affected by nursing care and are considered nursing-sensitive if directly affected by the quantity or quality of the nursing care (ANA, 2013). Through understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators and integration into daily practice, the staff caring for Mr. J could have been more aware of potential issues that interfere with patient care. Knowledge of the increased risk for pressure ulcers and the need for frequent turning and off-loading of pressure points could have allowed the staff to prevent the one forming along Mr. J’s spine.
HSC3052 – Undertake Physiological Measurements. Outcome 1.1 – Research and explain your responsibilities in relation to “Policy for the Recognition and Response to Acute Illness in Adults in Hospital”. Whenever a patient is admitted to hospital through Accident and Emergency it is essential that a number of baseline observations are taken in order to determine a patients progress whilst staying in hospital. The physiological measurements that should be recorded are respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and level of consciousness. Once a patient has been admitted to a particular ward, it is the responsibility of the Medical and Senior Nursing team to develop a monitoring system tailored to each individual patient in relation to their specific medical needs.
The team has determined that the critical issues at play include bed management and capacity, noncompliance with current hospital protocols, as well as an inefficient communication system. A combination of the three has resulted in the current predicament faced by BWH. Based on the previous assessment, the team came up with a number of alternatives that should alleviate the present issues. They include setting up a computer reservation system to assist doctors in negotiating for a bed, setting up a review committee to review workarounds taken as well as to assess and revise the protocol, and the installation of an information system to increase communication efficiency between floors and departments. Action steps that introduce a clear path for BWH to proceed on are also presented.
Any information that identifies an individual and describes his/her health status age, sex, ethnicity, or other demographic characteristics, whether that information is or isn’t stored or transmitted electronically. 13. Breach of confidential communication 14. Privileged information-communication 15. a. When the patient is a member of a MCO and the physician has signed a contract with the MCO that has a clause that says, “For quality care purposes, the MCO has a right to access the medical records of their patients, and for utilization management purposes” The MCO has a right to audit those patients’ financial records.