Risk and Quality Management Assessment Summary HCS/451 Barbara Smith 11/16/15 Alanna Vanderpool The organization selected to review is Milestones Management Group. Milestones is a management company that contracts with various long term care facilities and provides general oversight from a corporate level. Their primary focus and target type of facilities are Assisted Living and Memory Cares. The offer nursing and clinical oversight, operations management, growth and development support, quality
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1: Introducing Barts Health NHS and its industry and knowing its environment. 4 P1.1 Knowing the background and nature of Barts Health NHS. 4 P1.2 Competitive position of Barts Health NHS in the health care industry. 6 Task 2: Evaluate and explain how managers try to motivate their staff, in order to retain and improve their position in the sector that they compete. 7 P2.1 Use of two factors theory and X&Y theories and Vroom’s theory to motivate staffs of Barts Health NHS. 7 P2.2 Steps taken
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HCS/325 December 14, 2015 Effective Communication Paper When we think of management roles, we typically think of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or executive director of an organization. But the truth is, there are numerous managerial roles that we often do not think about including supervisors and team leaders. Managerial roles differ among different health care settings and include lower, middle and upper-level management. A physician’s office may have a practice manager, director of medical records
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Banner Healthcare Network (BHN) is one of the leading, nonprofit organizations in the United States that was established in 1999 (Banner Healthcare, 2013) and recognized as one of the top fifth teen health systems in the United States in 2013 for quality outcomes, patient care and efficiency by Truven Health Analytics (Banner Healthcare, 2013). This organization is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and also operates in six additional Western states such as Alaska, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada
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Care Management Model Based on My Philosophy Care Management A shift from encounter based care to continuums of care is one of the biggest changes occurring in health care today. This change is driven by governmental legislation, payer incentives, and the recognized need by providers and healthcare systems. The lack of coordinated care results in medical errors, unnecessary procedures, and other forms of waste. This also creates higher costs for the patient, lower quality, and produces an unsatisfactory
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The purpose of risk management is to identify problems before they happen, analyze, create a plan of action, implement risk reduction and retention plans, and operational risks through risk avoidance. Risk management process includes ongoing decision making, protect financial, human, and tangible assets of the nursing home facility. Risk management addresses issues that may causes problem within the organization by collaborating with stakeholder that builds strong leadership among all stakeholders
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patients and families must make a decision on how to select the adequate level of care. Regulatory agencies, providers, and the government present sufficient information to guide the consumer’s decision. This article will illustrate the purpose, type of care, and quality improvement (QI) mission in an out-patient surgical center. The writer will describe the differences between performance measurements and quality improvement processes. The student will explore three external indicators and how
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the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations. Joint Commission accreditation can be earned by many healthcare facilities. These include hospitals, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, office based surgery centers, behavioral health treatment centers, and home care providers. The Joint Commission also awards Disease Specific Care Certification to health plans, disease management service companies, hospitals and other care delivery settings that provide disease management and
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Health Care Organization Management Plan Learning Team D HCS/413 January 31, 2011 Rhoda Banks Health Care Organization Management Plan Introduction According to Lombardi and Schermerhorn (2007), a successful work environment “promotes participation, empowerment, involvement, teamwork, flexibility, self-management, and more. Along with these ideals, there are continuing calls for higher performance, greater efficiency, and lower costs” (p. 2). Health care organizations are faced with
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Health Care Industry Lauretta Montgomery HCS/449 July 31, 2013 Kelli Haynes Health Care In today’s health care, change is persistent, pervasive, and constant. Clear and critical understanding of change theory and the stages of change is vital for leaders to have an effective plan to manage the changes occurring in the world of health care. Leaders must utilize change agent skills to initiate commitment to move forward with positive change. Leaders must also have an understanding that resistance
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