...|Houston Methodist Hospital | |Week 4 | |Jon Doe | Houston Methodist Hospital is the leading hospital of The Methodist Hospital System. It’s located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas; The Methodist Hospital was established in 1919 as an outreach ministry of Methodist Episcopal Church. Methodist Hospital is one of most comprehensive teaching hospitals in the United States with prominent specialists in every field of medicine. Methodist has consistently ranked as “One of America’s Best Hospitals” according to U.S News and World Report. The Mission statement for Houston Methodist Hospital is “To provide high quality, cost-effective health care that delivers the best value to the people in a spiritual environment of caring in association with internationally recognized teaching and research” (Methodist, 2013). Furthermore, Houston Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health care organization. Currently, The President and the CEO of Houston Methodist Hospital is Marc L. Boom, M.D. Houston Methodist’s being recognized as one of the best hospital in Texas, Houston Methodist’s vision “is to be among the nation’s leading academic medical centers and health systems – providing patients in Houston and beyond a quality of health care unmatched by others” (Methodist, 2013). Houston Methodist Hospital has earned worldwide recognition...
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...Houston Methodist Teletracking System CIS/207 December 1, 2014 Michale Prator Houston Methodist Teletracking System The Houston Methodist is a recognized organization in leading medicine with multiple specialties spanned across various hospital buildings in which it houses its patients. In order to keep track of bed assignments, the Houston Methodist Hospital had to upgrade its bed tracking system to a process that gave real live time bed updates. In the following, I will describe the type and basic use of the system, how the business requirements drove the system's initial development, how the system has helped the organization, and any likely future development. The Type and Basic Use of the Teletracking System Teletracking is an IT solution created to help hospital manage the length of stay for patients. This software allows the hospital to see live time bed capacity, patients in the process of discharge, and transportation of patients from one location to another. Teletracking provides a large amount of valuable data to the business perspective of Houston Methodist Hospital, and its daily operational management (Teletracking Technologies, Inc, (2014)). The Requirements that Drove the System's Initial Development "The hospital had built a new ED in 1999, but to solve its efficiency problem, it needed a new technology approach. Hospital administrators engaged a consulting company to help the hospital determine precisely what problems existed and how to...
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...The Medical Center at Bowling Green, mcbg.org, is a not-for-profit hospital that is under the operation of Commonwealth Health Corporation (CHC). It is one of six sister hospitals under the management of CHC, serving the southern KY areas. It is the largest hospital of that corporation. TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital, tristargreenviewregional.com, is a for-profit hospital that’s a part of the TriStar Health organization, which serves southcentral Kentucky and middle Tennessee areas. Both facilities are located in Bowling Green, KY. Between my two examples of for-profit and not-for-profit, both organizations had mission statements that stated they want to serve their communities through high quality care, and both claim to appreciate the staff members "with respect". TriStar goes on to say that because they are a part of a large network of hospitals, patients have more access to services whatever the need may be. Although Greenview does not provide a vision statement, they do go into more detail about what they value. I liked how they said "We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual". This is a very nice and different way to say that they want to give individualized care to each person who walks through their doors, which I find very appealing. I also liked that they made their all their value statements about people, patients and employees. This makes them seem personable. I do like the vision statement provided by Medical Center because it...
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...“A System Approach” Jennifer Garrett Principles of Health Care Administration Earl Greenia August 18, 2014 “Texas Health Harris Methodist–Cleburne, located in Cleburne, Texas has 137 acute care beds and over 80 physicians on its medical staff. It is part of Texas Health Resources, a large, nonprofit health care delivery system in north Texas that oversees 14 hospitals (Lashbrook, A. 2009).” In this paper I will summaries the systems approach of Texas Health Harris Methodist–Cleburne with a very brief over-view of the organizational theories, analyze how Texas Health Harris Methodist-Cleburne is a learning organization, explain the organizational structure displayed in this case study, describe the leaders involved in this case study, and discussing the role of the leaders in this case study. Organizational Theories The organizational theory described in this article treats organizational as a commitment to implementing an organizational change providing recommended treatment related to surgical care. This way of thinking about organizational is best suited for examining the performance improvement department and data management department that provide support for quality improvement activities at the hospital level (Lashbrook, A. 2009). Texas Health Resources makes three contributions to organizational theory. First, the article begins by talking about the improvement measure of success depends on the all-or-nothing approach. That Texas Health is not accepting...
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...environment that is both different and more comprehensive than that affecting almost any other industry. In order to fully utilize all financial resources it is important that managers understand the organizations financial structure. During this paper we will compare the financial environment of for-profit Hospital name, not-for-profit San Antonio community hospitals and the San Antonio Military Medical Center. We will also compare the financial structure, polices unique to each financial environment and their management practices. Finally we will explain why financial management is more difficult in health care compared to other organizations. Financial Structures The government financial structure makes up almost 25 percent of the health care organizations in the United States. These hospitals are divided into federal and public hospitals. The San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) is one of the federal hospitals in the United States. The San Antonio Military Medical Center is considered the Army’s most modernized health care organization. This organization is the Army’s only Level 1 Trauma Cent in the United States (US Army Medical Department, 2014). This federal hospital has approximately 450 inpatient beds of which 48 of them form the Intensive Care Unit. The health care organization has 12 operating rooms, four dental rooms, and five oral surgery...
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...as Harvard academically, but given Duke’s age, the school is very young compared to its counterparts. Duke University was established in 1930. Planning for the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Duke Hospital began in 1925 by a businessman named James Buchanan Duke. He was the benefactor to the Duke fortune and school, and bequeathed 4 million dollars to Duke University to open the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Duke Hospital. Duke is officially a nonsectarian university. However, Duke has long standing ties to the Methodist church. Duke was originally started in 1838 as Trinity College. It was established for Quaker and Methodist religions of Randolph County (NC), but in 1892, the school moved to Durham, NC because the Civil War had ruined the economy. (King, 2007) The school is owned by the board of trustees. The board is made up of 36 elected individuals, twelve elected by the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church; twelve by the Western North Carolina Conference of the said church; and twelve by the graduates of the university. (King, 2007) Even though Mr. Duke bequeathed the money to the university, he never actually owned any part of the university. Duke is a private Ivy League school that is a for profit school. The hospital is also owned by the board of trustees. Duke Hospital’s mission statement is “Our mission is to serve our patients and the global community by providing the finest clinical integration of patient care, education...
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...In This GUIDE Welcome to Houston Methodist St. John Hospital ___________________________ 2 About Us_______________________________________ 3 Travel Directions____________________________ 4 Telephone Directory ______________________ 5 During Your Stay ________________________ 6-8 Visiting Hours__________________________________ 6 Parking_________________________________________ 6 Cell Phones_____________________________________ 6 Calling Your Nurse______________________________ 6 Telephone ______________________________________ 6 Fire Safety______________________________________ 6 Smoking________________________________________ 6 Electrical Appliances___________________________ 6 Mail and Flowers_______________________________ 6 Gift Shop________________________________________ 6 Spiritual Care___________________________________ 7 ATM_____________________________________________ 7 Patient Meals___________________________________ 7 Snacks__________________________________________ 7 Guest Trays_____________________________________ 7 Vending Machines_____________________________ 7 Cafeteria________________________________________ 7 Financial Expectations for Admissions________ 7 Wireless Internet Access_______________________ 7 Valuables_______________________________________ 8 TV_______________________________________________ 8 Television Channel Listings____________________ 8 Your Privacy & Information___________15 Do You Have Pain? ________________________16 ...
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...particular interest to me because I relate to their vision and mission of using information technology in the field of nursing. This is because of my background in computer programming, hardware and networking. I employ the use of these skills as a resource at my workplace. For example, I work in nursing home that has employed the use of computers for charting and documentation. Yesterday, computer charting was introduced for the nursing assistants who found it difficult to use. With the aim of this organization to advance nursing with this health information information systems and my background in computer systems, I was able to teach the nursing assistants how to use this programs to enter their data about the care they provided. Recent activities of this organization include creating web-based tools and support systems for methodist health system at a methodist hospital in omaha, nebraska. Another recent activity was a conference named "Nursing meets Technology", to highlight new innovations in nursing which focused on project management for clinicians, patient safety measures, population health data analysis, genomics, and evidence-based order sets. This conference was held at Philadelphia on April 23, 2015. Last but not the least was a webinar organized by the organization on June 23 ,2015 to educate and evaluate nursing students about the safe use of electronic health record...
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...The inpatient and outpatient hospital services are two totally different processes that are used in the medical facilities or practices at different timing. The major differences between inpatient and outpatient hospital services are the type of services they provide, the coding, and billing process. With the inpatient care patients are required to be admitted in a hospital or to stay overnight. Inpatient care can be provided to patients through skilled nursing facilities, which includes care given by licensed nurses under direction of a physician, such as intravenous injections, tube feeding, and changing sterile dressings on a wound. Then you have the long-term care facilities, such as nursing home that custodial care for patients with chronic disabilities and prolonged illnesses. Outpatient care, which can be provided in hospital emergency rooms or departments are the most common facilities we hear of. Outpatient care covers all types of health services that do not require the patient to stay overnight in the hospital. Outpatient departments provide services such as same-day surgery, where surgeries are performed and the patient does not have to stay overnight or be admitted in the hospital. Then you have home health care services, such as physical therapy or skilled nursing care that could be provided at a patient home. You have care services, such as skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and care by home health aides that is considered...
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...Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm When I think of care giving I think of support, compassion, and making a positive difference in the health and lives of individuals. My philosophy of care giving involves passion for patient care. What I mean by passion for patient care is being passionate about providing high-quality, accessible, value-driven care that encompasses the whole person from body, mind, and spirit, as well as being committed to meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of all patients. My philosophy seems to go hand and hand with the paradigms of a Healing Hospital. According to Chapman (2007), the Healing Hospital is a concept that more than anything else, supports culture of caring. Therefore, love is the center of healing. I will further discuss the paradigm of the Healing Hospital, consider the ramifications and challenges of the paradigm, and evaluate the reasonableness of the paradigm. A healing hospital is built on the ancient tradition that love is at the center of healing. The Healing Hospital represents a vision of true excellence built on the most important principle of human existence- loving one another (Chapman, 2007, p. 10-11). Their concept is supporting a strong culture of caring for their patients and caregivers. Healing Hospitals use the three symbols of loving services which are: a Golden Thread that symbols faith in god to represent positive tradition of healing, a pair of intersecting circles...
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...University of Phoenix Material Career Spectrum Scavenger Hunt Part 1 Find, and list, at least 10 different careers from various sectors in the health care industry. Describe the role of each career and explain what makes that profession different from the others. You can include, but are not limited to, factors such as education and experience requirements, services rendered or products offered, licensure, pay, involvement with other health care sectors, and type of work duties. Career | Description | Differences | Optometrist | A doctor in charge of assessing a person’s vision and eye health. | Optometrists prescribe glasses and contacts for patients who need corrective lenses, and they provide treatment options for patients with eye conditions. Annual salary, hourly wage: $109,810 a year, $47.03 an hour. Suggested education: Doctor of Optometry | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist | Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, known as MRI techs, operate MRI machines and present test results to physicians. | They monitor the patient as he goes through the machine and verifies that the images are coming through clearly. If any adjustments need to be made, the tech must help the patient get through them. Annual salary, hourly wage: $65,410 a year, $31.42 an hour. Suggested education: Trade school or technical college training. | Obstetrician | An obstetrician, gynecologist, or OB-GYN is a doctor who helps pregnant women before and after the birth of their...
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...changes has occurred in technology at Methodist Hospital. Each nurse’s station has computers that are never idle. Technology has improved patient care by leaps and bounds. Patient information is readily available to caregivers with a click of a little button and the help of information technology (IT) and the electronic medical record (EMR). Changes seen from charting to receiving information about a patient . Computers has changed from using a large central computer with many dumb terminals to the microcomputer (Kidd, 2010). Centralized computer services supported by Information Management Services (IMS), which is under the umbrella of information technology (IT). When the microcomputer showed up in the workplace, they connected to the mainframe as a dummy terminal, it did not take long before the development of Local Area Networks (LANs) took over providing a wider area for computers to talk to one another. Today Wide Area Networks (WAN’s) communicate over a wider area in hospitals and businesses. The 90s saw the introduction of the Internet, which enabled communication and collaboration across distances (Ozbolt & Saba, 2008). Billing patients improved as the computer have changed. Billing the customer was the beginning for the need to use computers. The primary focus was to collect funds in a timely manner (Wager, Lee, Glaser, 2009). If the bills went out quickly, the hospital would be paid more quickly. The larger hospitals had no problem instituting computers...
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...Assessment of Non-acute Health and Social Services in Ponchatoula, Louisiana Laura K. Ogden Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences School of Nursing NLAB 334 October 29, 2014 Assessment of Non-acute Health and Social Services in Ponchatoula, Louisiana The community assessed was Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The focus of the assessment was non-acute health and social services. The community-as-partner model was used as a guide in understanding how the different parts of Ponchatoula’s community make up its core, and to apply the steps of the nursing process (Anderson and McFarlane, 2011). The assessment was based on observations of the community, interview data from a nursing home director, and selected published data related to the healthcare and social services assessed. Assessment data was analyzed, and conclusions and inferences drawn from the analysis will be presented in the paper. Windshield Survey On October 28th at approximately 4:00 pm an observation of Ponchatoula was conducted while driving through the city’s limits. This survey was done to acquire an overall health assessment of Ponchatoula’s environment including buildings and people out and about. The city itself appeared dated as evidenced by the architecture, especially on E. Pine St. However, for being the age they are, the buildings appeared well kept with clean paint jobs. Sidewalks lined each side of E....
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...Whenever I glance down and find the surgical scars on my abdomen, my mind floods with memories of a hospital visit that almost ended my life in the 6th grade. My first year in middle school had just begun and resembled an incredible beginning. I was the only student in my class to be invited to play with the Varsity soccer team, while still being able to participate in the Science Club and the Mars Rover team. As soon as we finished our experiment in the Science Club, I ran over just in time to join my soccer team for our routine stretches. A sharp pain started to attack my lower abdomen, which I immediately presumed were pre-game butterflies. As our first game commenced, I remember having to walk off the field due to the growing pain in my stomach. Since my...
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...Course Project HR 595 Negotiations IUHealth North is a full service healthcare facility located in Hamilton County. It has just celebrated its 5th year as a leading health care provider in Central Indiana. IUHealth North is a small part of a bigger network that includes 16 other hospitals ranging from Northern Indiana (Laporte) all the way to Southern Central Indiana (Paoli). IUHealth is most known for its complex of hospitals in downtown Indianapolis that include Indiana University, Methodist and Riley Hospital for Children. According to US News and World Report, IUHealth is Indiana’s only healthcare system to be nationally ranked 14 years in a row. IUHealth has innovative technology, incredible amenities, and a service culture that goes above and beyond expectations. With all of these areas IU feels they create a totaling healing of a patients mind, body and spirit. IUHealth North provides a catering service for internal and external events. There are over twenty-five departments internally that have access to our service and to our department but choose to use both internal and external catering sources throughout the year for special occasions. The Nutrition and Food Service Department is incredibly talented and are able to create, copy, or mimic any outside catering vendor and at a portion of the price of an outside caterer. There are six associates that have graduated...
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