Queuing theory and model analysis has been a global challenge, In United States of America, after several years of health sector restructure and the number of hospitals continues to decrease in number. This has led to crowds, particularly in emergency department and Intensive Care Units (ICUs). (McManus.M.L, Long M.C and Litvak.E., 2004.) In the past, attempts have been made to apply queuing analysis to a variety of hospital activities, including cardiac care units and emergency departments. (McManus.M.L, Long M.C and Litvak.E., 2004.)
Health Care - The act of taking preventative or necessary medical procedures to improve a person 's well-being. This may be done with surgery, the administering of medicine, or other alterations in a person 's lifestyle. These services are typically offered through a health care system made up of hospitals and physicians. Purpose Health systems around the world are struggling to meet the needs of aging populations and increasing numbers of clients with complex health conditions. Faced with multiple health system challenges, governments are advocating for team-based approaches to health care.
A STUDY ON THE DISCHARGE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AT COIMBATORE Dheebika.G, MBA, KCT Business School, Coimbatore dgdheepak07@gmail.com Contact-9597802719 ABSTRACT In the present competitive world, quality of health care is playing an important role in the modern society. Among various factors affecting the health care system, discharge process is one of the important factors related to patient satisfaction. Hospital discharge process is one of the very lengthy procedures. The process of discharging patients is complex requiring the coordination of multiple different groups including physicians, nurses, ancillary service staff, patients, their families and in some settings the finance/billing department. Creating a more
Significance of the Study: It has been documented in several epidemiological studies that healthcare workers such as physicians, dentists and nurses are concerned in the transmission of nosocomial infections.Nurses knowledge and practices about nosocomial infection is limited. Therefore, it is necessary to further investigate the level of knowledge and practices of nurses about nosocomial infection. In health care settings it is necessary to assess the compliance about control of nosocomial infection.. Regular updating and strengthening of infection control practices should be one of the priority function of all health care settings.The findings from this study will add to the existing literature and may be used in developing interventions to increase infection control and prevention practices. Research question: What are the level of nurses’ knowledge, and practices about the control and prevention of nosocomial infection in government hospitals Lahore?
Revision of Hospital and Post-acute Care Policies is Essential Hospitals and post-acute care facilities need to adjust practices so as to promote malnutrition screening and assessment consistently throughout a senior’s hospital stay or added to the routine blood work for seniors residing in assisted living communities. If these assessments are disregarded, an individual may be released from the hospital and then readmitted shortly thereafter; furthermore, a resident in an assisted living community may be admitted to the hospital due to complications related to
This is extremely important because at a hospital you want doctor, and nurses to answer any questions they might have. Also you can find information on how the hospital gives the correct treatment to patients that have the flu, were diagnosed with cancer, acute myocardial infarction, and the treatment for thrombus. This meaning, how quickly were the correct treatments for these conditions administered to that patient.
Interviews with key medical laboratory personnel in hospitals in the nation and in in the province showed occurence of transfusion reactions. Considering the critical role of blood transfusion as remedy in the medical field, it is important to analyze the profile of transfusion reactions in transfused patients and investigate the associated factors. The result of such investigation will contribute to the enhancement of laboratory management particularly in blood banking and ultimately the reassurance for a safe and successful blood
Physiological issues is one of them and there are doctors for curing these problems. Being aware that these issues are associated with many factors including stress, there are studies performed. A research by researchers at the Duke University shows that the recent exposure to race-related stress can have a sustained impact on physiological stress responses for African Americans ( Duke University, 2008). Although the source is from 2008 it shows a reliable study on drastic growing race related stress in people. In addition to psychological issues associated with race, there was a research report on blood pressure, which showed various experiments and results.
Introduction: The health care industry is undergoing transformation to meet the demands of the patients. Hospitals are shifting from viewing patients as illiterates and with little health care choice, to that of educated consumer who has wider health care choices. Patient satisfaction is regarded as an important indicator of quality of care and survey is one tool for measuring consumer experiences in hospital. Objective: To study “Patients’ perceived satisfaction with diagnostic MRI services” in a Teaching hospital situated in Hyderabad. Material and Methods: A cross–sectional survey, conducted in 200 respondents attending hospital for MRI investigation.
It is of utmost importance for the care of patients to be prioritized but nurses have been taking to many hits from many different variables. And these have deterred with the patient 's overall care. The care of the patients have been decreasing over the years due to aspects. These aspects are caused by hospitals themselves which are not taking care of the nurses. These nurses experience illnesses themselves and guidelines and precautions are not takes.