Medical and Health Services Managers – Job Description Lori Brunecz Human Resource Management: BUS 303 Debra Culler September 24, 2012 Healthcare and all components about healthcare are a very hot topic in the United States today. Members of any healthcare organization want reliable and effective diagnosis, treatment, customer service, and common courtesy. To this end, this is where Medical and Health Services Managers play a vital role. It is up to these managers to provide adequate and knowledgeable staff to provide the services the members of the organization are expecting. A job description to fill a position for a Medical and Health Services Manager must be geared toward finding the very best for the position, but also to find the very best that will help achieve and maintain the organization’s goals.
The Evolution of Nursing From Florence Nightingale to Patricia Benner nursing is constantly changing and evolving. Nurse leaders have pushed the envelope and made changes to better the healthcare system. As one explores the history of nursing, it is amazing to see the vast contributions nurse leaders have made to everyday patient care. This topic addresses the following competency: Competency 740.1.1: The Nursing Profession The graduate analyzes the historical and contemporary context of nursing practice. This topic highlights the following objectives: Recognize the importance of understanding the history of the nursing profession.
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).
It should also include the needs, opinions, preferences, and expectations of the targeted consumer group (Fottler, M.D., Ford, R.C., and Heaton, C.P., 2012). There are four key factors that need to be used for an organization to have an excellent service strategy; they are quality, value, service and achievement. For quality and value a healthcare organization invests the necessary resources like money, time, and labor to identify and measure patient’s perception of quality and value, meaning that their total healthcare experience was worth the price. For service and achievement a healthcare organizations commitment requires the following: * Recruitment and retention of doctors and staff who believe in the merits and efficacy of customer service * Allocation
Reasons for communication I will be writing a report to explain the reasons for communication in the health and social care setting. There are many reasons that in the health and social care setting uses frequent communication, there are four main reasons for communication. First reason is to give information, second is to obtain information. Third and fourth is to exchange ideas and to meet intellectual, emotional and social needs. To work in a health and social care setting such as to be a doctor or a nurse, communication is used very frequently.
The purpose of health literacy is so individuals (patients) can understand, make, and act on health care information to make better decisions in their care as well as understanding their diseases/illnesses in order to have better outcomes. “Nurses need to be sensitive to the health literacy levels of their clients particularly as it impacts their outcomes, and assist them to develop a greater understanding of their health issues.” (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 23). Some uses in the healthcare system for health literacy include “navigating the healthcare system, including filling out complex forms and locating providers and services, sharing personal information (health history) with providers, and engaging in self-care and chronic disease management. Health literacy requires knowledge of health topics. People with limited health literacy often lack knowledge or have misinformation about the body as well as the nature and causes of disease.
Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication HCS/350 December 5, 2011 Kate Brewer Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Effective communication is the core of professional nursing. focuses on achieving workplace cultural competence by directing attention on the application of the Pender Health Model (PHM) to improve health education encompassing patients, families, significant others, peers, managers, student nurses, physicians, members of interdisciplinary teams, and public. Nurses communicate in the course of a mixture of media, including oral, print, demonstration, role modeling, and community appearances. Communicating is an ongoing, complicated, always changing process between two or more individuals to convey a message (Hansten & Jackson, 2009). Successful communication is vital in the health care field to guarantee efficient patient care.
Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models Grand Canyon University: NRS 440V May 10, 2013 Nurses, The health care system is currently experiencing a comprehensive renovation to benefit patients by delivering affordable, high-quality care. The transformation is a direct outcome of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). This act contains numerous specifications to interconnect cost-effective care with high-quality care. The current arrangement of health care is disintegrated, deficient of specific accountability for the management and superiority of patient care. The law is trying to repair the resource allocation of health care, while compensating quality of care over quantity of care.
Introduction The 2010 Institute Of Medicine and along with the partnership of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has put forth a landmark report focusing on the future of advancement in nursing . Ensuring that being the largest part of the medical profession nurses are given a chance to play a active part in redesigning the future of our nations healthcare reform .As per the 2010 IOM report it is time to look ahead ,a time to consider and a time to implement meaningful advancements in this drastically changing world of healthcare. The IOM has been involved in constant research and data collection for decades in bringing forth these changes to improve the quality and safety by focusing on three important aspects ,transforming nursing
These recommendations are directly related to the field of nursing and how change needs to happen to improve the health and wellness of our country. The impact of the report is a life transformation for all those in the field of medicine and especially nursing. There is a great need for change that allows opportunity for growth amongst nurses due to multifaceted aspects of our changing society. It is important that we look at the field of nursing and at ourselves and make a transformation for the enhancement of healthcare in our country. References Brooks, K. (2011, April).