the American Medical Association’s Physicians Consortium for Performance Improvement organized the National Summit on Overuse, which targeted improving five common overuse problems (Chassin, 2013). The elimination of elective delivery before 39 weeks of pregnancy without a clear medical indication was one noteworthy improvement as a result of the National Summit. Unnecessary elective deliveries place both mothers and babies at increased risk for complications and are not endorsed by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, March of Dimes, or the Joint Commission (Chassin, 2013). According to Chassin (2013) the elimination of overuse could possibly be the most cost-effective way to improve the quality
We are here faced with the polar opposite extremes in birthing. Seemingly, if a woman has too little prenatal care and education regarding birthing (as in Africa) she may not have the access to a Cesarean when she truly needs it; and at the other end of the spectrum if a woman has enveloped herself in a system that relies too heavily on birthing technologies she may end up with an unnecessary Cesarean surgery. Other paradigms exist for birthing such as in Holland where every woman is provided with a midwife for her birth, and Brazil where the C-section rate tops 80 percent. Yet another microcosmic pocket of birth in the U.S. shows us that C-section rates can be achieved at below 2%.
Upon viewing “More Business of Being Born” (Epstein, 2011), I learned a lot about the different pros and cons of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). Women are often deprived of the choice of the method of delivery of their children after they’ve previously had a cesarean birth. The cause of this is that there exists medical fright about a rupture of the uterus which often leads to death of mother and baby (Epstein, 2011). In the mid twentieth century, it became a common saying that “once a cesarean, always a cesarean” came about. This saying perpetrated the fear and understanding that women have to go about having another cesarean, depriving them of choice (Epstein, 2011).
Thus, reducing administrative work gives an opportunity to clinicians to spend more time with their patients. Through health informatics, some medical procedures can be automated, saving money for the health care budget. Research by Blumenthal and Tavenner (2010) states that, “The widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States is inevitable. EHRs will improve caregivers' decisions and patients' outcomes. Once patients experience the benefits of this technology, they will demand nothing less from their providers.
The Meaningful use program was set up for implementation in three stages over a five-year period. The first stage ended in 2012 and involved evaluating health trends, and ...
I was surprised that in Franklin county Ohio, the rate of mothers who received no first trimester prenatal care was 35.9%. There were several issues addressed in the 2020 objects to improve outcomes for mothers and babies. Healthcare has improved according to the statics in Ohio, by enrolling more qualifying mothers on Medicaid when they apply instead of making them wait until the paper work is completed allows mothers to have instant care. Columbus has established Celebrate One which includes a mobile unit that go out in the community to provide service now to expectant mothers in their first trimester (Columbus Public Health
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It was very interesting to watch how the team proceeded to change policy. First, the team explored the EBP implemented the option of KC to the healthy mother/infant dyad. Past practice was to place newborns in a thermoregulation warmer with prolonged separation from the mother. Using the Iowa Model of Evidenced-based practice (Schaffer, Sandau, & Diedrick, 2013), the research was gathered and reviewed to support the practice change. Planning meetings took place to overcome barriers, a review of resources, and a time-line was established. Newborn physiologic well-being and safety during KC, greater patient satisfaction, and minimal cost were evaluated. The Iowa Model of EBP combined with the organizations scorecard of Quality of Quality Care, Customer Service, Quality of Work-life and Finances proved that patient care satisfaction can be impacted with little organizational cost. This project was also great for the obstetric staff. It advanced the nurses’ knowledge of the uses of an EBP model to make a sustainable change in bedside practice by incorporating the use of
The Consumer and Industrial Products, Inc a company where their headquarters is based in the United States , also doing business internationally with facilities in Europe, Asia and South America. They are a manufacturing company what produced well known products to individuals and industries. This company is experiencing a great deal of trouble with their internal Payable Audit System (PAS) and how it would purchase goods; receive goods and pays for them. They are challenged with the redundancy and the lack of productivity to their system. They were finding ways to lower costs and eliminating steps in how these processes are getting accomplished. They decided that they needed to change their system and the way they did things at their business. There are some people, their roles and departments that will be closely involved with the process of this project. Some of these important roles will come from Ted Anderson director of disbursements, Peter Shaw the user project manager and Linda Watkins project director for the Payable Audit System (PAS). In addition, the Steering Group and the IS management department will have some important roles to the project too. Finally, there will be several major problems with the development of the project and how the one person would deal with these issues.
Many women today are doing more C-sections, also known as cesarean, than they are natural. Whether the reasons being because it’s more convenient or that some moms did not really have a choice, the percentage is still growing. “The cesarean delivery rate increased from 26% to 36.5% between 2003 and 2009; 50.0% of the increase was attributable to an increase in primary cesarean delivery (National Partnership for Women & Families, 201.)” There are many things to consider when deciding which is the right or safer choice. With both choices comes risks for the baby like, possible respiratory problems with a C-section. The mom has many risks to worry about for herself as well, like possibly hemorrhaging. There is also the recovery and the long-term effects that a woman has to put into consideration. They both have their pros and cons that should not be taken lightly.
The United States uses nearly $9,000 per capita on healthcare expenditures, which is significantly more than all other countries. Why do we spend so much more when our quality doesn’t even compete? Several medical examinations and procedures performed on patients are completely unnecessary. For example, some women have a specific date to which they would like to give birth, so they will request an early elective delivery. An early elective delivery is labor that is induced between 37 and 39 weeks of pregnancy, and is also induced without any legitimate medical need. These types of deliveries cause a lot of infants to be admitted into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). These incidents could be completely avoided if physicians would keep woman from requesting premature labor.
The cost of Medical equipment plays a significant role in the delivery of health care. The clinical engineering at Victoria Hospital is an important branch of the hospital team management that are working to strategies ways to improve quality of service and lower cost repairs of equipments. The team members from Biomedical and maintenance engineering’s roles are to ensure utilization of quality equipments such as endoscope and minimize length of repair time. All these issues are a major influence in the hospital’s project cost. For example, Victory hospital, which is located in Canada, is in the process of evaluating different options to decrease cost of its endoscope repair. This equipment is use in the endoscopy department for gastroenterological and surgical procedures. In 1993, 2,500 cases where approximately performed and extensive maintenance of the equipment where needed before and after each of those cases. Despite the appropriate care of the scope, repair requirement where still needed. The total cost of repair that year was $60,000 and the repair services where done by an original equipment manufacturers in Ontario.
The Indian pharmaceutical industry enjoys certain advantages, which include low cost of innovation and capital expenditure, and strong domestic support in production, from raw material requirements to finished goods. The competitive structure of the pharmaceutical industry was being redefined due to the threat of new entrants, intense price competition, entry of large players, and new regulations and rules as well as a shift in focus. In addition, the partnerships between pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies were growing rapidly. The global pharmaceutical market is undergoing rapid transformation. There has been a dramatic shift towards emerging markets as western markets slow down.
...d procedures are now being monitored to improve clinical processes. Ensuring that these processes are implemented in a timely, effective manner can also improve the quality of care given to patients. Management of the processes ensures accountability of the effectiveness of care, which, as mentioned earlier, improves outcomes. Lastly, providing reimbursements based on the quality of care and not the quantity also decreases the “wasting” and overuse of supplies. Providers previously felt the need to do more than necessary to meet a certain quota based on a quantity of supplies or other interventions used. Changing this goal can significantly decrease the cost of care due to using on the supplies necessary to provide effective, high-quality care. I look forward to this implementation of change and hope to see others encouraging an increase in high-quality healthcare.
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