The Emergency Department of the Walker Memorial Hospital is setup with first responders to get ready to receive any case, a pager system to announce an incoming case, mobile phones for a faster communication and sharing of information. When a patient is treated at one level and is required to be transferred to another unit to continue treatment, the medical personnel will need confirmation from the receiving unit before transferring the patient. In other words, before a patient is moved from one unit to the other, the protocol requires prior information to the other unit before a move is made. This process has always proven to yield great results and most personnel agree it is the best workflow to maintain. You have been assigned as a Manager/Process improvement specialist, and find this process somewhat ineffective and could be amended to improve outcome. In a detailed write up;
1. How will you start the process of improving the workflow of the Unit?
2. Who will you include in this process?
3. What process will you propose as an improvement to the status quo? Include some faults you have identified in this current setup.
4. How will you test your proposal for improvement?
The Emergency Department of the Walker Memorial Hospital is setup with first responders to get ready...
the following questions on your case study. Madison Community Hospital Addresses Infection Prevention By Michael Moran The Quality Issue Hospitals across the country have seen an increase in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to some antibiotics. Patients who contract this infection can develop serious complications, sometimes leading to death. Area hospitals with MRSA outbreaks have been featured in recent media programs, resulting in a loss of public confidence and declining admissions. As the director...
this is from the Middletown General Hospital Emergency Department Observation Unit Analysis Exercise Middletown General Hospital ER Observation Unit 1. Questions: What was the average census of observation patients in the hospital? b. Using the 2011 patient flows, how large should the ED observation unit be to achieve a а. target utilization of 80% What was the profit flow in $/day from patients who entered the hospital (on either observation or admitted status) through the ED? d. Assume that an...
Background Colin Lake was a 53-year-old business man who presented to a Sydney hospital emergency department one Friday evening with a unilateral, painful red eye. Colin used daily disposable contact lenses and reported that his right eye had been sore for 2 days. He had not removed his lens periodically as required throughout this time, thinking that taking his lenses off and on might make it worse. He presented with a bad headache and was unable to focus on his...
The activity An EHR was implemented at the General Hospital one year ago, before you were hired. The implementation process did not go smoothly and now there are strong EHR advocates and strong EHR-dissenters on the team. The CEO wants to move forward with an implementation of the bar-coded medication administration feature of the EHR, but the director of nursing does not. You have been asked to manage the implementation and see that it is successful. You will first need...
Your Dr. Henry Case (activity 7.1) Study paper is due the end of this week (Unit 7). Make sure your paper includes headings, Introduction, Summary of the Case, Issue with corresponding legal reference such as bylaws, state licensure, etc., counter-arguments (all sides of the argument regarding the issue(s), possible solutions to the issue within the ethical and societal context (don't forget to link the ethical principles), Conclusion, and support (in-text citations and reference page). Write the: Summary of the case...