National Home Health Care Survey

at both federal and state levels which affecting healthcare facilities and agencies to manage their operations. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)  is designed to reduce the overall cost of healthcare while increasing the quality of care. With this in mind, it is critical for all health care facilities to provide appropriate levels of care as defined under this new law. It is then imperative to ensure all healthcare facilities has the staffing resources necessary to meet patient needs

Evaluating hospital quality data is part of the evolution of health care today. There are publicly reported statistics from every surrounding health care system and can be found on reliable websites like www.Hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. This paper will review a local hospital and two of its competitors and evaluate the pros and cons of these publically reported indicators for the Process of Care. Local Hospital Banner Baywood Medical Center (BBMC) was selected as the local hospital. When reviewing this

treated at home depending on their nature of illness. Although the start off for these programs can be costly, the benefits outweigh the cost as community paramedics can benefit the health system by preventing illness and reducing the amount of emergency transfers to the hospital.

involved in their plan of care and gain power and understanding to their ongoing care in a SMART goal manner. This will be carried out by making the patients and families feel comfortable warm welcoming when it comes to making decisions in the healthcare setting. I will help them understand to their level of comprehension by involving them in activities related to self management in their health and care. By being there to assist the patient and family during the time of health support will help decrease

doctors. Even that provides a notification of appointment and several updates with your current doctor. Technology as an Enabler, at the Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC), a data-driven approach was essential in improving the patient experience. Based on a data driven model, OSUMC focused on two strategies, nurse rounding and patent discharge calls to generate significant improvements in patient experience. Leveraging the use of HIT to sustain and hardware the strategies, OSUMC experienced

of research topic: Staff turnover within the long-term care industry continues to increase at a significant rate (Castle, 2003). National averages show the overall turnover rate ranges from 38% to 50% for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), registered nurses (RN) and administrators and 66% for Certified Nurses Aides (CNA) (American Health Care Association [AHCA], 2008). Turnover increases cost associated with recruitment and training as well as affects quality of care and customer satisfaction. For example, a turnover

face as well offer ways to help them. National data showed these caregivers estimate an average of 8.3 hours a day providing care near 13.7 months. 5 Along with innumerable physical changes, sleep disturbances, and changes financial well-being, psychological impairment and moods disturbance were a great topic of research. In several

residents are entitled to publicly-financed health care. There is a population of 9,189,164 people in Sweden. According to the source International Health Care System Profiles

Texas Health Prysbeterian Hospital Allen. I chose these two acute care hospitals not only for their geographical location but moreso on the similarities of services they catered to the locals. My focus is on the structural and process of care measures under the category of Patient Experiences specifically on the survey question, “Patients who reported that they Always received help as soon as they wanted. According to reports from Hospital Compare Baylor got 67% compared to Texas Health which

Patient Centeredness: Measurement Tools and Data Analysis What is a patient centered care? People have subjective views what a quality, patient-focused care might be, but certainly it can be summarized into two main aspects of care affecting the healthcare challenge: the overuse and underuse of services. According to some estimates, thousands of Americans die annually because they were not provided proper care. These patients would often be treated for symptoms and not serious, underlying problems