The Quality Indicators (QIs) developed and maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are one response to the need for multidimensional, accessible quality measures that can be used to gage performance in health care. The QIs are evidence based and can be used to identify variations in the quality of care provided on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. These measures are currently organized into four modules: the Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs), the Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs), the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), and the Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs). Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs)- The AHRQ PQIs are one set of quality measures that can be used to identify potential problems and ascertain disparities across regions, communities, and providers. They mainly focuses on preventive care services—outpatient services that assist individuals with either staying healthy or managing chronic illness.
Throughout this essay I am going to discuss the important role that the operating department practitioner (O.D.P) plays in keeping the patient safe during their perioperative journey. This essay will also include topics such as hand washing, the different styles of hand washing and the importance of a good aseptic technique within the perioperative environment. It will also discuss how to maintain a sterile field, the disposure of clinical waste, importance of sharps safety, safe surgical positioning and manual handling. The patient’s perioperative journey begins in the anaesthetic room and ends at the doors of the recovery room. On admission to hospital the patient is fitted with an identification tag which is usually placed on the patient’s wrist this should include their name, date of birth and patients hospital number.
Sectors covered by this Act are , government departments, local assemblies, councils, local authorities, health care trusts, hospitals, doctors surgeries, police, colleges and universities, non-department public bodies, commitees and advisory bodies. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the guidance about compliance, it explains all essential and expected standards of quality and safety. It is a guide which is a guide to help providers of Health and social care to comply with Health and social care Act 2008. In outcome 21 it explains how records should be kept securely and can be located promptly when required. It expresses how important accurate record keeping is a must.
HIPPA ISSUE HIPPA Issues M230/HSC2641 Oct 13, 2013 Robert Feightner HIPPA Issues In the field of healthcare management we have a large responsibility to ensuring that hospital services and facilities are running smoothly and that patient’s health information are protected by upholding HIPPA standards and implementing them. This means that information is secure and private, and employees are properly trained and aware of these guidelines that are put out by HIPPA. If these standards are not supported and maintained than we could be in violation of HIPPA privacy rule and or security rule. The privacy rule regulates how patient health information (PHI) is being disclosed to third parties whether it is in electronic, paper or
Describe the main points of the health and safety policies and procedures agreed with the employer. MANUAL HANDLING -This policy allows members of staff to gain knowledge on handling Bariatric / Heavy Patients (over 25 stone/160Kg) and safe moving and handling patients. HAND HYGIENE – using hand gels before attending to a patient and washing hands with soap after seeing a patient. UNIFORM POLICIES - Nails must be short not longer than fingertip and false nails and varnish must not be worn. Hair must be clean, tied back off the collar with a plain band when in clinical environment and scissors and other sharp or hard objects must not be carried outside breast pockets for safety reasons.
Safety Techniques Nurses need to know and apply proper hand washing techniques, wear gloves during patient care, and use anti-bacterial hand lotion or soap. Nurses need to know the location of the bio-hazard containers and when to use them so as to limit the spread of infection. Nurses need to apply the 3 reads and 5 rights when administering medication to avoid any form of error. (The unintended). Nurses need to apply safety during patient transfer.
Records must be kept for all controlled drugs transactions and they must be kept in a safe cabinet that complies with these regulations • The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 specifies the handling and record keeping and storage of Controlled Drugs correctly. • The Handling of Medicines in Social Care, gives the reader guidelines to the safe handling of medicines. You can download this at www.rpharms.com if a copy is not at your place of work. • The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) lays out regulations to reduce the risk of handling hazardous substances. • The Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005) defines the way medicines are disposed of that are no longer required, in the case of home care they are returned to the pharmacy for destruction.
Performance measures indicate where an organization needs to make improvements in order to provide quality care. Consumer/patient satisfaction is the ultimate guide that indicates if an organization’s ongoing QI Plan is effective. One of the driving forces behind management in an organization is the overall basic aspect of performance measures. Quality Improvement process is based on customer/patient satisfaction and measures how the health care organization accommodates or exceeds consumer/patient
Running Head: Organizational Responsibility and Current Health Care Issues Organizational Responsibility and Current Health Care Issues Nicashia T Brown Maria Soohey HCS/545 December 23, 2013 Organizational Responsibility and Current Health Care Issues Quality can be up and coming focal point in the healthcare field. Future stipulations place provider and organization reimbursement dependent upon quality of care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which it is commonly known, quality of care will be the focal point. Providers will be held accountable for their misdealing of patient care, under the PPACA. In order to drive an improved bill of health in America, this focus must
Critical analysis will be maintained throughout the essay including the effectiveness of the monitoring, quality assurance or audit mechanisms in place. PURPOSE OF THE POLICY The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to establish the Aseptic Non Touch Technique as the safe and effective technique for all aseptic procedures. The guidance aims to enhance healthcare professionals’ knowledge to reduce the risk of microbial contamination in their everyday practice (NHS Trust 2010). It encompasses the necessary infection control measures to prevent pathogenic micro-organisms on hands, surfaces or equipment from being introduced to susceptible sites during clinical practice (RCN2009). Asepsis can be defined as a state of being free from living pathogenic microorganisms (REF).