Background Baptist Health is a non-profit health system located in Northeast Florida which is comprised of five Magnet accredited hospitals, home health agencies, behavioral health practices, pharmacies, and numerous primary care and specialty physician practices. As one of the largest healthcare providers in the region, physicians have the opportunity to practice in state of the art facilities, as well as, become affiliated with a community based hospital. As of February 2014, Baptist Health has more than 1400 physicians practicing in more than 70 specialties and close to 300 allied health professionals. According an Annual National Research Corporation study of Jacksonville area residents, “Baptist Health ranks highest in the categories of Best Doctors, Best Nurses, Best Quality and Best Reputation” (Baptist Health, 2014). In order to support a health system’s Medical Staff and allied health professionals, most institutions have a Medical Staff Services Department or a Medical Staff Office (MSO). Although comprised of various professionals, this department is ran under the leadership of a Director of Medical Staff Services with support from credentialing specialists, medical staff coordinators, institutional review board coordinator, continuing medical education coordinator, etc. (see Appendix A for more information on Baptist Health’s MSO’s organizational chart). These individuals provide administrative support to the Baptist Health Medical Staff and provide an avenue for communication of medical staff related matters. Responsibilities of a Medical Staff Office include but are not limited to credentialing, reappointments, peer review, continuing medical education, facilitation of committees, and maintain governing documents in... ... middle of paper ... ...process begins. While this information provides an overview of the credentialing process, there were topics that were not mentioned due to confidentiality issues (see Appendix B for more information on the Medical Staff Office’s credentialing workflow chart). References Baptist Health. (2014). About Us. Baptist Health. Retrieved from http://www.baptistjax.com/about-us Gantt.com. (2012). What is a Gantt chart? Gantt.com. Retrieved from http://www.gantt.com/ HealthLine Systems Inc. (2014). Web-based Credentialing Software: EchoCredentialing. HealthLine Systems Inc. Retrieved from http://www.healthlinesystems.com/echocredentialing.aspx McCormack, M. (2014). The Lean Doctor’s Office: Using Value Stream Mapping to Improve Your Workflow. The Profitable Practice. Retrieved from http://profitable-practice.softwareadvice.com/value-stream-mapping-to-improve-workflow-0114/
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Approximately 100 years ago a Board of Nursing (BON) was established to help ensure the protection of society through rules and regulations of proper nursing practice. The goal of the BON is to provide “regulatory excellence for public health, safety and welfare” (National Council of State Board of Nursing [NCSBN], n.d., para. 1). The duties of the board is to implement the Nurses Practice Act, handle licensures, accredit nursing programs, develop policies, rules, and regulations and develop standard practice (NCSBN, n.d.). As we continue throughout this paper we will be looking specifically at the Mississippi Board of Nursing (MSBN) and how it is governed.
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The purpose of this paper is to distinguish, outline, and evaluate the affects that workarounds have on patient safety and quality. According to Alexander, Frith, and Hoy (2015), a workaround is defined as when a problems arise within the workflow and a worker uses an unauthorized way around the health information technology system. This being said, workarounds are present in the hustle and bustle of the stressful hospital workflow, and in return can potentially lead to negative consequences. Therefore, it is essential for health care professionals to recognize the workaround, analyze their workflow, and then develop possible solutions.
34). One of the main opportunities for this change is that it will allow all the Nurse Clinicians to apply their extensive knowledge, skills, and judgment to better monitor and audit the documentation system. Each Clinician will also have the authority to address any identified issues or concerns directly with the staff, as opposed to handing this over to the APN. Furthermore, the Nurse Clinicians will ensure the data gleaned from the EHR and MDS accurately represents the care provided, and they will assist in translating the results of the MDS into practice to better enhance patient care. Additional opportunities for professional development could include developing educational material or developing and implementing unit quality improvement projects. A second opportunity is the chance to be a part of the new initiatives coming to the VC over the next few years. As the organization moves towards implementing more technology, such as electronic medication administration records and computerized provider order entry, the Clinicians will be able to provide their knowledge of organizational workflows to ensure a system will meet the needs of the staff. Additionally, the Clinicians can be a part of the implementation team to help educate and support the staff as they learn any new software. Finally, the benefits of a centralized model and
The organizing function of the manager consists of developing organizational charts, job descriptions, and statement of work flows ( Liebler and McConnell, 2008, p.53). A healthcare department manager must have knowledge of the job functions, job descriptions, and how those relationships impacts, authority, chain-of-command and communication. As a Wayne County Sheriff Sergeant, the organizational jail chart reveals the decision making process in terms of, (a) major functions,(b) relationship of functions, (c) channels of supervision, and (d) lines of authority and communication and positions( by job titles) within the [jail] units (Liebler & McConnell,2008, p.194).
According to www.reference.com, The Primary Job Duties include: taking the patient's history, performing physical exams, ordering laboratory tests and procedures, diagnosing, treating and managing disease, prescribing medications, coordinating referrals, performing certain procedures and minor surgeries, and lastly providing patient education and counseling to support healthy lifestyle of behaviors.
As part of the health care reform, many hospitals have focused their marketing strategies on population health management as part of the transformation to value-based care. Managing population health requires a close relationships with physicians, partnerships with organizations in the community, and expansion into preventive and outpatient care and therefore must be implemented further. Likewise, comprised as key components are investing in technology - to connect with physicians, customers and the community and gather data necessary for improving quality (Takvorian, 2015) and merging with other hospitals and health care systems - consolidation as a strategy to gain capital necessary for health IT investments, outpatient facility construction, physician partnerships and other projects (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2015; Ropak, 2012).
There are many committees that are open to staff such as staffing committees, unit practice counsel, nurse practice counsel, and so on. Having direct dialog with leadership and managers such as Clinical Managers and Directors of Nursing gives the ability to observe the insight of how the staffing grid is developed.
Vest, J.R., & Gamm, L.D., (2009) A critical review of the research literature on Six Sigma, Lean and StuderGroup's Hardwiring Excellence in the United States: the need to demonstrate and communicate the effectiveness of transformation strategies in healthcare. Implement Sci. 2009 Jul 1;4:35.
Low nurse staffing levels are an issue hospital-wide at St. Vincent Healthcare, particularly observed during my management hours with a House Supervisor. A responsibility of a House Supervisor is to ensure efficient utilization and allocation of nurses among the floors, so I have had the opportunity to thoroughly discuss and personally observe a variety of causes and consequences of low staffing with my preceptor. A primary reason for inadequate staffing appears to be due to finances; along with making patient safety a continuous priority, St. Vincent Healthcare must strive for good financial outcomes as well. There are certainly challenges that arise in maintaining a balance between providing adequate staff to deliver safe patient care and delivering services at lower costs. Other causes of low staffing are employee conflicts, management and/or leadership discrepancies, heavier patient loads/higher acuity patients, floating to other units, or decreased job ...
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is an important tool for implementing lean philosophy. The concept of Lean is a systematical approach to identify and eliminate waste through continuous improvement. The value stream initiates at the concept and ends when delivered to customer. In this case study a current state map is prepared and analyzed and suggested to improve the process. A case study is carried out at Lear Corporation Halol.
Healthcare professionals in the medical office should be friendly and open. Patients entering the medical office should be greeted immediately with a smile and having a gentle touch also let the patient know you care. “Healthcare professionals in a medical office are held to a higher standard than most professions because they are dealing with the dignity of patients and the ability to be healed” (Wolff). Educating the staff to be professional in the medical office represents the office as being excellent in patient care. Patient-centered care success is required by the whole office which is treatment and patient experience, from the time they enter the office until they leave.
encourages the healthcare team to take precautions to ensure that only authorized access occurs. In spite of the precautions; there are still circumstances that challenge the scope of information subject to confidentiality.
The manpower management in health care is very crucial and important task in regards to economical point of view. SWOT is a good way to formulate the strategy for exploration for strategic development of the organization, which will help to evaluate the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). The purpose of any SWOT analysis is to recognize the key internal and external factors that are important for achieving the objective goals of the organization’s future development. The internal factors may be viewed as strengths or weaknesses depending upon their impact on the organization development.