Meaningful Use: A Case Study

As part of my Higher National Certificate course in healthcare I am required to provide evidence of achieving the following principle aims in the form of a graded unit;

Industrial improvement science (IPS) advises where possible to rigorously pursue the customer or the case of this paper – patient, ‘value’ in as much service planning as possible: many of the processes that provide little or no value to the patient are usually the cause of wasted time, resources, capacity and finance and can in places lead to sources of potential harm that take away from the improving health agenda. In order to really understand what provides value, quality and high level care to the patient, we need to consider improvements from the patient’s perspective, as they are the expert by experience.

b) Evaluate measures which may be used to inform patients of their rights and responsibilities and recommend areas for improvement within your organisation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Meaningful use sets specific objectives that eligible professionals or hospitals must achieve to qualify for the incentives. Incentives will be offered until 2015. Grants for training centers for the personnel required to support the HIT infrastructure were established.

The identification of the appropriate binding and persuasive criteria (through criteria analysis) is critical to establishing Risk and Standard analysis. Case law, State and Federal Courts, Commercial carrier contracts (Provider/Subscriber) and incorporated standards (CPT/CMS), Federal Statutory, Medicare Statutes, HHS regulations, CMS interpretive guidance (Internet Only Manuals), local contractor rules (LCD’s) are all types of controlling standards. Persuasive standards are used to provide guidance in the absence of a binding statutory standard. In workers’ compensation jurisdictions with unclear or non-existent statutory standards, I developed the persuasive standards of the Commercial Insurance Clinical audit product to ensure persuasive audit criteria was credible, sourced, and applied appropriately with a robust quality

Four weeks into the observation period, the following has been determined: there are no training protocols for employees, unused job descriptions, an outdated procedure manual, little staff oversight, no formal collection of demographics and statistical patient data, no formal operating/marketing budget, no centralized tracking of monies coming and going, no client follow up, no client engagement, and no staff reviews. While this consulting project will take almost 2 years to complete and will be the focus project of my degree program, the purpose of this assignment at Alverno College, I will focus on the task assessment, addressing: job descriptions, oversight, training, and reviews. Due to the nature of the above tasks and the amount of time for development and testing of implemented tasks, some of the information presented will be theoretical and purely conjecture, at this

This would include physicians, nurses, directors, and any other support staff. Getting the input of coworkers can help find if the mission, vision, and values of the facility are correctly understood and to evaluate how they are received by the organizations staff. After completing this task, seeking input from those outsides of the facility should be received. This could contain input from the community, patients, family of those patients, or other facilities within the surrounding areas. After collecting the information from both, internal and external sources, the outcomes need to be evaluated to find mutual themes and then compare them to the existing values that the practice holds presently. Next, removing obsolete information and reports that presently do not line up with the organization will then permit the usage of the Teals process of refreshing the way the practice can keep up with current medicine. Customers and coworkers need to be able to see how every value is signified and how each value will line up with the practices mission and vision statement. The organization needs to continue to communicate the values constantly because it will allow the staff to have a better and more concise understanding of what they stand

In the space provided after each term’s definition, summarize a health care management scenario that illustrates the importance of the skill, concept, procedure, or tool to which the term refers. In the scenario, you may wish to consider the following:

Based on the information provided there are a few red flags regarding practitioner's application. There does not appear to be any time gaps. The practitioner showed frequent shift in positions,he relocated immediately after he changed to practice full scope of plastic surgery following opening his own practice. The practitioner fail to provide three creditable references. He also held a malpractice lawsuit alleging he failed to use drains after a breast reduction. The practitioner has prior disciplinary action that resulted in a investigation which lead to probation or suspension. The practitioner's board certification or eligibility were revoked. He also failed to answer all question in the application.. In the addendum practitioner stated

As a HNC Health Care student I am required to provide evidence of the following principal aims and objectives: to integrate knowledge, theory and practice, to develop and apply a broad knowledge and skills and to have an individual patient/client focus in my practice. To achieve all of the above I am required to complete project in a form of Graded Unit which consists of three stages: planning, development and evaluation.

I achieved meeting this standard by ensuring that I was talking to and encouraging the residents to perform the task. It is an important process that

The health care industry is one of the most dynamic and delicate industries in the U.S. having experienced healthy and substantial changes for the last thirty years most of which have aimed to improve health care management and services delivery to the patients. The changes have enabled the integration of technology into the industry such as in the area of informatics, science and research and payment services and clinical treatments. The health care sector has introduced various changes to address disease and health care management such as the Modernization Act of 2003, the Patient Protection Act and Affordable Act, which aim at improving health provision and most

Thank you for your feedback on my discussion post. It can be frustrating to take on extra work to meet Meaningful Use requirements; however, many of the requirements are in place to improve quality of care. I would try highlighting the fact that thorough documentation, patient education, and patient assessments are not only done to meet Meaningful Use, but also to improve quality of care for our patients. This may assist your coworkers in viewing Meaningful Use requirements as positive measures. I currently work in a rural health clinic, where we must also meet Meaningful Use requirements. We try to always ensure that we document patients' compliance and non-compliance with recommendations. Accurate documentation helps to demonstrate why a

of need to develop personal value base to support and promote good practice, awareness of the impact

In order to, differentiate between utilization management and case management using the seven case management standards, it is first important to define each individual component. To begin with, a key component of quality and cost effective care is Utilization Management (UM). Utilization management is a way to assure that the appropriate care is medically efficient, a suitable use of health care services, proper procedures, and is applicable with provisions aligned in the health benefits plan. Case Management engages quality services in a timely coordination of patients’ specific needs in an approach that promotes positive outcomes by means that are cost effective. Case management may be developed during a single health care setting that may then transition throughout the care continuum. The seven standards are key components that described to maximize benefits and minimize the opposition.