Governance of a Healthcare Setting

How does the leadership and governance of a health care organization influence the development and implementation of risk-management and quality-management policies? Risk Management A company's risk management strategy is largely governed by the degree to which company leadership emphasizes its importance. This denotes that organizational governance must prioritize risk-reduction as a leading operational imperative. Leadership should be directly involved in making difficult decisions that will…

This essay aims to examine leadership in the healthcare setting. According to Weihrich and Koontz (2005), Sullivan and Garland (2010) leadership entails guiding others to realize, a particular goal using interpersonal skills. Therefore leadership is the art of influencing others to readily and actively endeavour towards meeting goals set by the team. As noted by Spector (2006), there is a shared theme that leadership entails influencing others individual belief systems, behaviours and feelings…

cell phone was unacceptable and against the law, mobile devices in the healthcare setting prove to have some beneficial uses. The Advantages of Smartphones in the Healthcare Setting Since 2009 there has been increase of technology use in the healthcare setting. Approximately two-thirds of physician’s have adapted to the use of smartphones. (Kahn- Sarasohn, 2010). Some tools that are being implemented in the hospital setting are patient record programs, alerts, medical reference tools, diagnostic…

Governance in Non-Profit Healthcare MGMT 640 Executive Summary Good leadership, financial management, and governance are the essentials for success in any organisation, whether the organisation is a non-profit organisation or a for-profit organisation. In non-profit healthcare the seamless interaction of all the parts makes the organisation successful as a whole. Service provided must be consistent with the goals of the organisation…

Creating a Safe Environment in a Healthcare Setting In order to create a safe environment in a healthcare setting, it would be necessary to apply all four of the characteristics of a culture of safety. This would include psychological safety, active leadership, transparency, and fairness. Without ensuring that all four of those characteristics were addressed, there would be a high possibility of not having an environment that could be considered safe. It is not enough to say all of these conditions…

Eletha Fields Delegation Example in a Healthcare Setting Delegation in the health care setting is very important for the nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel, and for the patients. The delegation of indirect and direct patient care allows the Registered Nurse (RN) to spend more time toward the patient care, education, and patient advocacy. This delegation of patient care helps to improve patient outcomes and increases satisfaction…

LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS This essay aims to examine leadership in the healthcare setting. According to Weihrich and Koontz (2008), Sullivan and Garland (2010) leadership entails guiding others to realize, particular goals by using interpersonal skills. Therefore, leadership is the art of influencing others to readily and actively endeavour towards meeting goals set by the team. As noted by Spector (2006), there is a shared theme that leadership entails influencing others individual belief…

Information is the center of the healthcare industry. All healthcare organizations utilize information whether in written or oral form. Safe and accurate information are some of the keys to quality care. With the industry constantly changing and with several ways of accessing processed data, safeguarding patient information is top priority. Information governance (IG) seeks to improve how information is handled (Hutchinson & Sharples, 2006). IG includes the protection of data, personal health records…

defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the disruptive behavior is intentional actions that disrespect others and create unsafe environment in delivery of patient care (Juengel). Many factors contribute to the disruptive behavior in the work setting, for example, stress, fatigue, frustration or burn out. This type of behavior causes trouble in achieving desired goals and may delay in patient treatment. This paper will briefly explore how a healthcare professional shows disruptive…

for the healthcare professional to be educated about the culture of their patients. It can be seen that the number of patients who are Muslim are increasing throughout the healthcare system. It is challenging for healthcare workers to care for the needs of Muslim patients when they don’t understand their cultural beliefs. Muslims don’t necessarily have the same health beliefs, outcomes, or priorities that their providers have, therefore making it more difficult to come to a final healthcare decision…