more than 34 million people. The Leapfrog Group has focused on measuring and reporting hospitals’ adoption of evidence based practices to improve patient safety. Through annual surveys‚ the program measures whether hospitals have adopted these practices and make the data publicly available on the Leapfrog Group Web site (http://www.leapfroggroup.org). One goal of the program is to direct consumers to hospitals that have adopted Leapfrog’s patient safety practices. Overall‚ I think it is useful for
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Taking part in the Independent Clinical Project (ICP) for this class has been eye-opening‚ challenging‚ and fulfilling. The topic I chose involves implementing a measure that will help in the efforts toward decreasing the hospital readmissions of a specific patient population. The QSEN competency for my project is quality improvement (QSEN Institute‚ 2014). For this discussion‚ I will review my ICP‚ explain why I selected it‚ discuss my selected organization‚ and provide the proposed solution. The
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nurse involve in the care of the congestive heart failure patient. The ethical implication is that the patient has the right to refuse‚ but the education must be offered. The intervention plan proposed is that a program that involves input from the hospital nurse to develop an education plan that satisfies the needs of the congestive heart failure. The plan must involve written material as a method to help the congestive heart failure patient to recall the important details of self-care management.
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| Introduction Using the seven key principles of the hospital discharge process devised by the Department of Health (DH‚ 2003)‚ this case study will critically analyse the process of an elderly patient who was discharged from a local acute trust. It begins by providing a definition of discharge planning‚ before providing a brief biography of the patient‚ including a rationale of why this patient was selected‚ details of her past medical history‚ reason for current admission‚ any issues raised
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reimburse hospitals in the case of patients that have suffered these events. Patients are also not allowed to be billed for these incidents; it is the responsibility of the hospitals to pay for harm and damages. By doing this Medicare has made sure to improve the safety and value of patients’ lives (Lippmann‚ 2008). An example of a never event is the following: someone suffering from a spinal injury in an ambulance is being rushed to the emergency room. When the patient reaches the hospital‚ they
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technology continues to improve and more ASCs are available‚ the popularity of this type of medical service grows. Plus‚ many of these settings are quite luxurious in comparison to the state hospital counterparts and patients often prefer the environment. Furthermore‚ advanced technology has resulted in shorter hospital stays and fewer complications‚ so it only makes sense that care adapts to allow patients to go home sooner following surgery. Core principles behind
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cardiovascular symptoms for patients with comorbid condition of heart disease and depression. For example‚ a study conducted by Pizzi‚ found that when considering all observational studies‚ “SSRI use was associated with a significant decrease in CHD readmission and all cause mortality rates” (Pizzi et al.‚ 2010). Interestingly enough‚ there are some studies that suggest the opposite that SSRIs could lead to serious cardiac events such as hospitalizations. In a study done by Glen Xiong et al.‚ it was found
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) defines medication reconciliation as “a formal process in which healthcare providers work together with patients‚ families and care providers to ensure accurate and comprehensive medication information is communicated consistently across transitions of care.”1 It is based on “a systematic and comprehensive review of all the medications were taking by patient and to ensure that medications being added‚ changed or discontinued are carefully
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good day because the hospital has chosen to have enough nurses for patients. Tom’s story is not unusual. Many nurses have been put in positions that to take care of patients‚ they must disregard other duties or even other patients. This short changing of patient care is not in the best interest of patients or the healthcare institution the patient choses to visit. Nurses are at the core of patient care. They are also the largest
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the prospective payment concept for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare payments to hospitals grew‚ on average‚ by 19 percent annually (three times the average overall rate of inflation). The Medicare hospital deductible expanded‚ creating a burden for Medicare beneficiaries. 2. How do MS-DRGs encourage inpatient facilities to practice cost management? Linking like patients with like-resource consumption allows hospitals to perform cost management by DRG or DRG groupings. 3. Why was a severity of illness
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