The facility is evaluated utilizing the PFCC Organization Self-Assessment Tool. Scores range from one to five. This VHA facility is outside a hospital setting and some elements of the tool are not applicable, and these elements are scored as a one. The facility effectively address PFCC needs in many areas, and some need to be improved.
In conclusion, I found the lab session very informative and helpful in completing the Denison Hospital case assignment. It was particularly helpful in inputting the formula equations into the excel spreadsheet in order to answer the requirement questions of each section within the case study. Therefore, I look forward to future lab sessions on the assignments for Stratton Township Park and City of
Coastal Medical Center was established a few years after World War II and began as a 100 bed, acute care hospital, serving the population of the tri-county area. Since conception, CMC significantly grew into a larger, more proficient hospital. However, in the past few years, Coastal Medical Center has become a declining 450-bed tertiary care hospital serving the current population of the tri-county area. CMC has a governing board which consists of 27 members and a parent cooperation board which consists of 19 members. The parent cooperation board, Coastal Healthcare Inc., has 24 subsidiary cooperation’s including Coastal Medical Center, three nursing homes, three hospitals, a home health company, and many additional services. Coastal Medical Center also coordinates 53 major new service projects and 66 special programs.
In order to maintain its reputation, Homeland must thoroughly evaluate its processes and operations which indirectly or directly result in greater customer satisfaction and thus a promotion of the ideal reputation. Homeland can use Enterprise Performance Management analytic techniques to ultimately bolster is business persona. The company as whole as well as each individual department have key areas that must be critically evaluated. Inventory tracking within each department is important for financial savings as well as having what you need when you need especially as the dietary department is concerned. The dietary department undertook a challenge this past year to reduce its food budget. A great deal of food waste (ex. foods which expired before they could be cooked, cooking more food than necessary for a particular meal, purchase of unnecessary food items, lack of a price comparison being completed between competing suppliers, etc.) had been identified last year. The dietary department also must constantly track and react to any significant resident weight loss. Weight loss is a desirable outcome for many in the general population, but significant weight loss in an elder population receiving health care signals a red flag. This red flag can lead to resident family member concerns about the effectiveness of Homeland care, and its overall reputation as one of the best facilities in Central Pennsylvania. The nursing department is concerned with the presence of resident bed sores, falls, urinary tract infections, pressure ulcers, etc. In an article titled The Value of Analytics in Healthcare, the writer states The increasing regulatory presence of government places additional focus on accountability, governance and oversight on the industry. (The Value,
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Today health care systems are expected to meet set standards and core measures to earn everything from accreditation and recognition to payment. Reports need to filled to accomplish this, as well as what is being done to improve areas that may not be meeting standards. One way this is done is by utilizing dashboards. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the data from a dashboard and develop a nursing plan for improvement of a low scoring area.
To gain accreditation, TJC sets rigorous safety and quality of care standards and evaluates organizations to see whether or not they meet their standards. After the survey, TJC provid...
At the Progressive Care Unit at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital site, the CFHI is recommended as the most appropriate Organizational Assessment tool due to its versatility and comprehensiveness. The recommendation is made based on the all-encompassing nature of the OA since it tackles a wide variety of important aspects that will help the institution transform its operations into a high-performance organization. Firstly, the CFHI assessment tool notably engages all relevant stakeholders in the transformation process; stipulating their respective contributions toward the desired goal. In this respect, the institutions management, staff, patients, and their families are engaged and empowered to play their respective roles. Here, the Unit’s
Although special permission to determine compliance has been granted Medicare still reserves the right to survey an ASC after it is open. ACHC and Medicare COP CMS has established provider requirements for home health agencies, hospices, durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies that participate in the Medicare program. Therefore, Medicare requires organizations are accredited and approved by an accrediting agency such as ACHC before Medicare will approve them for participation. AAAASF and Medicare COP AAAASF offers three programs to become accredited that are CMS approved. The three programs are surgical (ASC), physical therapy, and rural health clinics. Facilities that have been Medicare certified may apply for the AAAASF accreditation. After AAASF accreditation is granted the state will not review prior to, but can and may conduct an inspection of their own. These inspections are separate from Medicare and exceed physical environment requirements by CMS. Cost and Benefits of AAAHC for stakeholder groups Benefits for patients under the AAAHC are being treated with respect, consideration and
... is an abstract model that proposes an exploratory plan for health services and evaluating quality of health care. In accordance with the model, information about quality of care can be obtained from three categories: structure, process, and outcomes. In addition, not long ago The Joint Commission include outcomes in its accreditation valuations (Sultz, & Young, 2011, p. 378).
An environment had to be designed to be able to offer high quality medical care. The environment had to be consistent with the services that are provided at a clinic. To
I found the results of my self-assessments to be a very insightful and accurate description of myself. The results of the learning styles test and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II are very valuable for examining my personality traits and learning style and making improvements as needed.
The main vehicle that moves PHC forward are the community health providers. These are members of the community(CHW) who have undergone 6 to 9 months of intensive training and are supervised, undergo regular training and are able to handle 75% of all the diseases(illnesses), health problems of both individuals and the community. The area of coverage by the CHW include:
Over the past two decades, the business sector has become increasingly competitive and with this increased competitiveness comes the drive for greater efficiencies in what are deemed non-core activities such as building maintenance (Lavy and Shohet 2010). This means that facility managers, who are responsible for all strategic decisions with respect to facility operations, are required to minimise operational costs by managing a building in an effective and efficient manner, whilst attaining a high standard of quality and performance (Cotts et al., 2009). One of the management techniques used to measure performance is the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) at all stages of a building’s life. This report critically discusses the different types of KPIs used in facility management, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages in the context of a non-residential building. The report starts with a definition of KPIs in the context of this report, which is followed by commonly used KPI’s with reference to a health care facility.
Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is a public organization that has five divisions with over 200 employees responsible for delivering numerous programs to the community, which protect and prevent individuals from harmful diseases (Boulder County, 2011). Their mission is: “Boulder County Public Health shall protect, promote, and enhance the health and well-being of all people and the environment in Boulder County (Boulder County, 2011, ¶ 1).” In an effort to standardize the employee evaluation system across all five divisions, the organization developed a standard performance management system in 2005. According to Aguinis, there are fourteen characteristics that form an ideal performance management system and Boulder County Public Health’s performance management system will be evaluated to see which of these characteristics their system has.
Self assessment is a process in which you examine yourself in attempt to discover and learn more about yourself. Your likes, dislikes, behaviors, attitudes and habits can be found during this process. You can use the discoveries to your advantage by accepting or changing strengths and weaknesses. I plan on using this course to enhance my personal skills to become a better student and find success in earning my Bachelor of Arts degree at Ashford University in Social Science. Self Assessment is the first step in my successful future.