21st Century Solutions Health Care Management of Health Care Martha Johnson Strayer University Professor: Ann Millar Abstract This paper will give you an overview of 21st Century’s organizational structure, its members and health care professionals who make up this structure. The staff, and board members obligations and responsibilities at 21st Century Solutions hospital in order to make our organization work, our mission and value statement and our expectations of each staff member to ensure they are providing adequate care, our feasibility plan for hiring physicians, nurses, and allied professionals. The advantages and disadvantages of our new information technology system in order to provide a faster and more convenient …show more content…
According to the article,” Advancing Information Technology in Healthcare” Information technology advocate Dr. David Brailer, the former national coordinator of Health Information Technology at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, points out that;” simple strategies can yield tremendous benefits. For example, he suggests by providing each hospital with an electronic health record and then creating a linked network were these records could be accessed. He believes this initiative could potentially eliminate $600 billion a year in healthcare costs. Because this would eliminate repetitive tests and procedures performed when physicians cannot access patient’s information quickly. Another added benefit of Information Technology which can provide health care professionals with easier access to patient’s information allow storage of large database, monitor each patient’s medical history. This would cut down on missing charts, medical errors, and save the hospital money over time by cutting down on paper supplies. For example, in the past most hospitals kept their patient’s information a filing cabinet that could easily get misplaced or lost. In turn, this could lead to misdiagnosing a patient or the wrong medication being given. In order to …show more content…
I will continue to reiterate our mission and value statement and hold all staff members accountable if they do not abide by our value system. In order to continue to provide quality and a high standard of care, it will take all individuals and staff members within our organizational structure to uphold our mission, vision, and valued system, and apply them to our job duties everyday. We at 21st Century Solutions Healthcare will always strive to maintain a certain level of high quality care and ensure our patient’s that they will receive nothing but the best here at 21st Century Solutions Healthcare, because our staff members are well trained and qualified individuals who really care about people’s well-being and their goal is to provide the best possible care to all patients within the community. Our organization will continue to strive to be the Healthcare facility in Virginia by staying up to date with the latest technology and advanced medicines. We will continue to be active within the community and ensure that our patients are satisfied with our
For years now, the healthcare system in the United States have managed patient’s health records through paper charting, this has since changed for the better with the introduction of an electronic medical record (EMR) system. This type of system has helped healthcare providers, hospitals and other ambulatory institutions extract data from a patient’s chart to help expedite clinical diagnosis and providing necessary care. Although this form of technology shows great promise, studies have shown that this system is just a foundation to the next evolution of health technology. The transformation of EMR to electronic heath record system (EHR) is the ultimate goal of the federal government.
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.
If I was to become the CEO of a large health care organization, I would investigate and analyze all the information to determine what needs to be improved within the organization in order to make the best decision for the company. There are three major elements of quality: structure, process, and outcome”(Burns, Bradley, & Weiner, 2011, pg 251). One way to improve the quality of care in my organization is to be passionate and excited about the engagement of consumers. The patients need to be able to have access to the right information to educate themselves about their health care decisions. If they are active working with the physicians it can reduce emergency hospital visits and improve treatment and quality of life that is associated with different chronic diseases (Aulbach, 2015). As for my staff, I would ensure that they have all the equipment as well as the
“An electronic health record (EHR) is a digital version of a patient’s paper chart. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.” (healthit.gov) The EHR mandate was created “to share information with other health care providers and organizations – such as laboratories, specialists, medical imaging facilities, pharmacies, emergency facilities, and school and workplace clinics – so they contain information from all clinicians involved in a patient’s care.” ("Providers & Professionals | HealthIT.gov", n.d., p. 1) The process has proved to be quite challenging for providers. As an incentive, the government began issuing payments to those providers who “meaningfully use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.” (hhs.gov) There are three stages that providers must progress through in order to receive theses financial incentives. Stage one is the initial stage and is met with the creation and implementation of the HER in the business. Stage two “increases health information exchange between providers.” ("United States Department of Health and Human Services | HHS.gov", n.d., p. 1) Stage three will be the continuation and expansion of the “meaningful use objectives.” ("United States Department of Health and Human Services | HHS.gov", n.d., p. 1) The hospital, where I work, initiated the HER mandate many years ago. In this paper, I will discuss the progression and the challenges that my hospital encountered while implementing the EHR mandate.
Learning Experience Journal Entry – Director of Health Information Management and the Supervisor of Medical Records Coder
The person pursues healthcare service with great expectations such as quality health care, latest technological interventions and low cost for their service. Nowadays, one of the challenges facing by the health care providers is providing appropriate care and identifying their needs in a cost effective and comprehensive way without compromising the quality of care. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported “an rise in healthcare spending from $2.34 trillion in 2008 to $ 2.47 trillion in 2009, the largest one year increase since 1960” (Pickert, K, 2010). “The action to improve the American health care delivery system as a whole, in all of its quality dimensions such as efficiency, effectiveness, equitability, timeliness, patient-centeredness, and safety for all Americans” (IOM, 2011).
This paper will identify the use of Electronic Health Records and how nursing plays an important role. Emerging in the early 2000’s, utilizing Electronic Health Records have quickly become a part of normal practice. An EHR could help prevent dangerous medical mistakes, decrease in medical costs, and an overall improvement in medical care. Patients are often taking multiple medications, forget to mention important procedures/diagnoses to providers, and at times fail to follow up with providers. Maintaining an EHR could help tack data, identify patients who are due for preventative screenings and visits, monitor VS, & improve overall quality of care in a practice. Nurse informaticists play an important role in the adaptation, utilization, and functionality of an EHR. The impact the EHR could have on a general population is invaluable; therefore, it needs special attention from a trained professional.
Advances in technology have influences our society at home, work and in our health care. It all started with online banking, atm cards, and availability of children’s grades online, and buying tickets for social outings. There was nothing electronic about going the doctor’s office. Health care cost has been rising and medical errors resulting in loss of life cried for change. As technologies advanced, the process to reduce medical errors and protect important health care information was evolving. In January 2004, President Bush announced in the State of the Union address the plan to launch an electronic health record (EHR) within the next ten years (American Healthtech, 2012).
Encinosa, W. E., & Jaeyong, B. (2013). Will Meaningful Use Electronic Medical Records Reduce Hospital Costs?. American Journal Of Managed Care, 19eSP19-eSP25.
Health information management involves the practice of maintaining and taking care of health records in hospitals, health insurance companies and other health institutions, by the use of electronic means (McWay 176). Storage of medical information is carried out by health information management and HIT professionals using information systems that suit the needs of these institutions. This paper answers four major questions concerning health information systems.
The present environments for healthcare organizations contain many forces demanding unprecedented levels of change. These forces include changing demographics, increased customer outlook, increased competition, and strengthen governmental pressure. Meeting these challenges will require healthcare organizations to go through fundamental changes and to continuously inquire about new behavior to produce future value. Healthcare is an information-intensive process. Pressures for management in information technology are increasing as healthcare organizations feature to lower costs, improve quality, and increase access to care. Healthcare organizations have developed better and more complex. Information technology must keep up with the dual effects of organizational complication and continuous progress in medical technology. The literature review will discuss how health care organizations can provide effective care by the intellectual use of information.
This paper’s brief intent is to identify the policies and procedures currently being developed at Midwest Hospital. It identifies how the company’s Management Committee was formed and how they problem solved and delegated responsibilities. This paper recognizes the hospital’s greatest attributes and their weakest link. Midwest Hospital hired Dr. Herb Davis to help facilitate the development and implementation of resolutions for each issue.
Knouse, S. B. (2005). The Future of Human Resource Management: 64 Leaders Explore the Critical HR Issues of Today and Tomorrow. 58(4), 1089-1092.
I am applying for the Doctor of Business Administration & Health Management at Liberty University. I will include the fundamental reasoning from the perspective of a health care facility administrator regarding participation in this program in the statement of purpose. I will discuss about how previous educations, experiences prepared me for doctoral studies, about goals I hope to achieve as well as personal strengths, characters & values I reserved to help me pursue & succeed in the Health Management concentration at the Liberty University Doctor of Business program. I am a middle aged female with hearing, speech impaired & lumber area functional radiculopathy. Aside from the required weekly medical treatments, I tried
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been shown to be increasingly important in the education or training and professional practice of healthcare. This paper discusses the impacts of using ICT in Healthcare and its administration. Health Information technology has availed better access to information, improved communication amongst physicians, clinicians, pharmacists and other healthcare workers facilitating continuing professional development for healthcare professionals, patients and the community as a whole. This paper takes a look at the roles, benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in healthcare services and goes on to outline the ICT proceeds/equipment used in the health sector such as the