Category: Healthcare

  • Policy Competence and Policymaking in Healthcare

    Policy competence refers to the ability of a professional to partake efficiently in the preparation and implementation of relevant policies. In the case of healthcare, this term implies that this ability is applied to health-related policies that affect the particular area of expertise, in which a medical professional operates (Meacham, 2020). Indeed, the key property…

  • Data Stewardship in Healthcare

    With the expansion into larger communities and the attempts to embrace the resulting diversity, healthcare organizations often struggle with a rapid and uncontrollable flow of a massive amount of data, specifically, patient-related one. Therefore, tools for navigating the new informational setting must be introduced into the healthcare context. As a healthcare expert, one must specifically…

  • Reducing Healthcare Spending: Annotated Bibliography

    Chernew, M. E., Cutler, D. A., & Shah, S. A. (2018). Reducing health care spending: What tools can states leverage?Commonwealth Fund. Web. Growing healthcare expenses remain an issue for state authorities and citizens encountering higher out-of-pocket costs and charges. This article aims to look at the techniques offered to states for controlling expenditures among all…

  • The Use of Dashboards in Healthcare

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Design Guidelines Conclusion References Introduction The dashboard is a type of medical information technology that is used by healthcare providers to make decisions by exploring and viewing data which is compiled from multiple sources into one view. The technology is classified into two: quality dashboards and clinical dashboards. Clinical dashboards…

  • Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Decision-Making

    As artificial intelligence (AI) advances, more industries, including healthcare, are investigating how to utilize it best to increase performance and outcomes. As the requirements of an aging global population going to remain to pressure on already worn-out systems, the health sector stands to gain significantly (Bhardwaj et al., 2017). Automated healthcare procedures created by medical…

  • Ranking Issues Facing Healthcare Organizations

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction Process quality improvement needs require healthcare organizations (HCOs) to allocate their limited resources to various intraorganizational initiatives to eliminate procedural deficiencies. It urges HCOs to carefully assess and rank the competing priority areas with attention to growth needs. The three common bases for ranking organizational issues for…

  • Bioethics Principles in Healthcare

    The term health care is broad enough to cover an impressive range of services and practices, found in hospitals as well as special care centers and nursing homes. At the same time, some basic principles of the health policy are preserved in any kind of medical practice, constituting the principles of doctoral ethics. The language…

  • Workplace Violence Prevention Act in Healthcare

    Table of Contents Introduction Acts Protecting Health Care Workers From Occupational Abuse Conclusion References Introduction Apart from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and various challenges with patients, nurses often face the issue of workplace violence. This term is defined as “any act or threat of … harassment, intimidation … at the work site,” and that “ranges…

  • Pain in Elderly Adults & Healthcare Examination

    Table of Contents Introduction Information about the Older Adult Interview My Reflection Home Assessment and Improvements Findings and Plan of Deficiencies References Introduction Both the number and proportion of people aged 65 years and older are increasing; although at different rates in different parts of the world (Waite, 2004). Older adults require doing a geriatric…

  • The Importance of Quality Healthcare

    Table of Contents Introduction The Role of Quality Improvement Organizations in Cost Containment The Basic Principles of Total Quality Management Conclusion References Introduction Numerous jurisdictions have prioritized enhancing the effectiveness of healthcare institutions in response to the escalating expense of healthcare. Moreover, states desire greater worth for healthcare awareness across the medical care system. Therefore,…