Health IT and Patient Safety, IOM Reflection April Everly Aria Health School of Nursing Nursing Informatics Health IT and Patient Safety, IOM reflection As the health information technology field grows, so does our efforts to implement and improve healthcare performance, reduce costs, and find new ways to enhance patient safety. In order to keep track of how health IT is actually affecting the healthcare field, informational studies are necessary. Studies can show us a lot in terms of "...evaluating safety concerns, and identifying actions that both the government and private sectors can make" (Institute of Medicine, 2011, para. 1). Through these studies it is hoped that we will have a better understanding and a clearer
The United States is making huge changes in the health care industry. The health care reform can improve the health care industry and lower the cost of health care if policies are developed with health care experts. There are many countries that have mechanisms in place that have lower the health care and improved the quality of their health care system. The United States is a leader in many areas and should be able to figure out a health care system with the P4P
Decision in Paradise Decision in Paradise Part Three MGT/350 Janice Johnson February 8, 2011 Kurt Sikler Decision in Paradise Reflecting back to Decision in Paradise part one and two, exposed, discover the issue, describing criteria, targets and reasons, estimating the consequences of the dilemmas. According to the first and second phase of this estimation, there will be several proposals that National Health care can use to continue to accelerate in its development to the island of Kava. However, describing a point of view and plan for the implementation for reconstruction of National Health care to establish a greater presence in Kava by understanding the factors affecting decision
Offices such as this strive to prevent the devastating impact health care absenteeism creates. With a focus on preventative measures, such as family planning services and health screenings, the financial and other burdens disease and poor health create for the patient, family, and region are lessened (NCPP, 2009). While many of the patients that were treated had multiple comorbidities, the clinic staff strives to overcome costly and perhaps deadly complications by providing services, including educating clients, at little to no cost to minimize economic strain and maximize health benefits. Because of an increase in the lack of insurance availabilities to this population, clinics such as this will have a positive impact not just for those it serves directly, but to the region as a whole. This was evident at my day at the clinic by being able to participate, learn, and synthesize what a positive impact services like this provide for so many that are in need.
The pay-for-performance in health care is a major change for this nation and has never been under taken before but the improved healthcare policies of the pay-for-performance will lower the cost of healthcare for the United States government. This program has advantages and disadvantages but those in research, advocates for healthcare, and the healthcare community can determine which program that works best. The pay-for-performance affects the healthcare providers and the patients for two main reasons. First, the providers receiving pay-for-performance effects the reimbursement but more important, for the patients the quality and efficiency in healthcare services must not suffer because of cost
(Department of Health (DOH), 2010). These changes are to occur in a period of financial constraint, with the aim of reducing bureaucracy and empowering front line clinicians. (DOH, 2010). The proposal to use EMTs and A&E support ignores current inefficiencies in the way patients are treated. EMTs, trained in basic and advanced life support, deal with a range of life threatening illnesses and injuries and can administer a range of drugs.
The Electronic Medical Record, Dollars or Sense? Anne Wolfersberger Ball State University Abstract In recent history, it has become increasingly necessary, that facilities, especially inpatient acute care hospitals, implement an electronic medical record. Clinical information technology is recognized by champions of healthcare quality as a means to save lives, improve less than optimal care, and reduce costs (J Healthcare Finance 2004). There are several advantages to adopting the EMR, from reducing preventable adverse drug events to improving drug prescribing. On the patient side it has been shown that patient compliance with medication regimens as well as follow up appointments and preventative care greatly increase with the
Theory Based Exemplary Article: Implementing Pender's Health Promotion Theory into the Post Partum Setting Kim Freitas Liberty University NURS 502 Dr. Kim Little October 7, 2012 Abstract As a medical professional it is important to impact the patient population in such a way as to treat the condition in which they are seeking attention for, educate the patient on how to care for the condition, along with treatment options and curing factors. In an effort to prevent disease processes or conditions it is important to teach the community at large health promoting behaviors. This is exactly what Nora Pender sought out to do. She realized that the patients she encountered were being treated after a diagnosis, but nothing was being done
Justice also supports measures that can assist in alleviating any financial burden or provide resources for additional assistance to help with the cost of healthcare (Rich & Butts, 2014). Heart failure can cause a financial burden, which can create fear in seeking further treatment (Chen-Scarabelli et al., 2015). If additional treatment is essential to maintain the quality of life, justice can be served by utilizing available resources to aid in financial assistance, such public health (Chen-Scarbelli et al., 2015). From 2005-2009, there was an increase in the implantation of left ventricular assist devices with the support of Medicare and Medicaid primarily paying (Chen-Scarabelli et al.,
For example, it minimizes the failure rate to 3.4 defects per million opportunities, which transforms to a 99.9996 percent success rate. Along with six sigma, consistent improvement emphasizes scientific methods to seek continual improvement via suggestions of healthcare managers and providers. The Deming PDCA cycle which refers to plan, do, check, and act fosters continuous improvement (IOM, 2014). The consequences of a health care manager or provider not being actively involved in quality improvement programs are as follows: Variation in Services – An indicator that health care practice is lacking in evolving science of health care to ensure evidence based practice in the