NURS6051 Healthcare Information Technology Trends NURS6051 Healthcare Information Technology Trends To Prepare: Reflect on the Resources related to digital information tools and technologies. Consider your healthcare organization’s use of healthcare technologies to manage and distribute information. Reflect on current and potential future trends, such as use of social media and mobile applications/telehealth, Internet of Things […]
Healthcare Organization Management Structure Healthcare Organization Management Structure Many changes are occurring in health care due to the economy and stricter government guidelines. According to Marquis and Huston (2017), successful leadership and organization is critical to health care organizations and organizing is the second phase of the management process. Organizational structures can be broken down […]
NURS6521 Disclosure in Healthcare Discussion NURS6521 Disclosure in Healthcare Discussion “As a nurse practitioner, you prescribe medications for your patients. You make an error when prescribing medication to a 5-year-old patient. Rather than dosing him appropriately, you prescribe a dose suitable for an adult.” Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following: Explain […]
quality indicators in nursing quality indicators in nursing Nurses use Quality Indicators (QIs) for several purposes. QIs highlight potential quality concerns, identify areas that need further study and investigation, and track changes over time. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) QIs include , , , and (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, n.d.). […]
Setting the Standard of Care Setting the Standard of Care How are the standards of care developed for a health services organization? Healthcare policies and laws at the national level mandate how health services should be administered or delivered, however, each health services organization is subject to state, local, and corporate interests or needs that […]
Discussion: The Unionization of Employees Discussion: The Unionization of Employees Since their initial rise in the post-Civil War era, unions across the United States have called public attention to unfair labor practices, wage disparities, and inadequate benefits. Union leaders and nurse managers are learning to approach the unionization of employees as a partnership. Union leaders […]
Quality and Safety Discussion Quality and Safety Discussion As reflected in the IHI statement above, safeguarding patients and promoting high-quality care requires more than vague promises. Although sensational headlines highlighting unsafe or inadequate care have brought increasing public attention to troubling events, providers, government agencies, insurers, and nonprofit organizations have taken strides to promote greater […]
Leadership Features And Challenges Leadership Features And Challenges Review this week’s Learning Resources. Select two contemporary theories of leadership that are relevant to the demands of the complex healthcare environment. Identify specific health care organization challenges where these theories can be applied. How do these leadership theories offer approaches to overcome these challenges? Post a […]
Vertical and Horizontal Integration of Health Systems Vertical and Horizontal Integration of Health Systems Intermountain Healthcare is a high-performing integrated health system with facilities in Utah and Idaho. The health system has a long-standing clinical integration structure that encourages professional collaboration. Despite this, in 1999, many physicians at Intermountain Healthcare found it difficult to fulfill […]
Health Promotion Manager Proposal Health Promotion Manager Proposal To Prepare: Review the Week 5 Assignment Instructions provided in this week’s Resources. Research three companies or organizations in your region. Reflect on how each company or organization approaches the promotion of work-life balance. Assignment: Read the following scenario: You have noticed there is a drop in […]
