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1 HealthSouth chair of Health Care Management and associate professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
124 April–June 2010 Rework and workarounds in nurse medication administration process: Implications for work processes and patient safety Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben Grant T. Savage Douglas S. Wakefield Bonnie J. Wakefield Background: Health care organizations have redesigned existing and implemented new work processes intended to improve patient safety.
Apr 1, 2010 · An integrated process map of the medication administration process depicting blocks was developed and it was found that information exchange and entry blocks tended to lead to rework, and internal supply chain issues were more likely toLead to workarounds. Background: Health care organizations have redesigned existing and implemented new work processes intended to improve patient safety. As a ...
Analyze and identify improvement opportunities. Analyze the process map to identify areas of waste, inefficiency, bottlenecks, or variation. Look for opportunities to streamline, standardize, automate, or eliminate non-value-added steps. This analysis will help uncover improvement opportunities for better patient care and operational efficiency.
Strategic Planning and Patient Care. Healthcare administrators are instrumental in the strategic planning process, which lays the foundation for high-quality patient care. They assess the healthcare facility’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to formulate strategies that enhance service delivery.
This chapter focuses on data collection procedures and quality assurance principles for patient registries. Data management—the integrated system for collecting, cleaning, storing, monitoring, reviewing, and reporting on registry data—determines the utility of the data for meeting the goals of the registry. Quality assurance, on the other hand, aims to assure that the data were, in fact ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Healthcare project management standardizes communication protocols, ensuring that every team member, from physicians to nurses to project managers, is on the same page. This clarity is vital in minimizing errors and fosters a culture of openness and proactive problem-solving. 5. Robust Stakeholder Engagement.
