HMGT 372 FINAL RESPONSE
ASHLEY
) The rising cost of health care: With the aging population and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the cost of health care is expected to continue to rise. This will put pressure on health care organizations to find ways to cut costs without compromising quality of care.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53390
2) The shortage of health care workers: The health care industry is already facing a shortage of workers, and this is expected to get worse in the coming years. This will make it difficult for health care organizations to organizations to meet the needs of patients.
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nec.pdf
Describe how each challenge will impact specific HCO settings, specific services, and specific patient populations.
1. The rising cost of healthcare will impact all HCO settings, as they will be under pressure to find ways to cut costs without compromising quality of care. This could lead to cuts in services or staff, and it could also cause patients to delay or forego treatment due to cost concerns.
2. The shortage of healthcare workers will impact all HCO settings, as they will find it difficult to meet the needs of patients. This could lead to longer wait times for appointments, and it could also lead to a decrease in the quality of care.
Identify how you, as HCO manager or Nurse will keep up to date on these important challenges.
There are a few ways to stay up to date on healthcare challenges:
-Read healthcare news sources: This can help you stay up to date on the latest developments in the healthcare industry.
-Attend healthcare conferences: Attending healthcare conferences can help you network with other professionals and learn about new trends in the industry.
-Talk to colleagues: Talking to colleagues can help you stay up to date on the latest challenges in healthcare.
Explanation:
Approach to solving the question:
Some approaches to answering these questions include:
-Identify the key stakeholders: When addressing a healthcare challenge, it is important to identify the key stakeholders who will be impacted by the issue.
-Develop a plan of action: Once you have identified the stakeholders, you can develop a plan of action to address the challenge. This plan should include a timeline, goals, and a budget.
-Evaluate the results: After implementing the plan, it is important to evaluate the results to see if the challenge has been addressed.
references:
1. Congressional Budget Office. (2017). CBO's 2017 Long-Term Projections for Social Security and Medicare. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53390
2. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2018). National Employment Matrix. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nec.pdf
3. American Hospital Association. (2018). Healthcare Conferences. https://www.aha.org/events-and-education/2018-healthcare-conferences
Chenelle
Overcrowding and staff/bed shortages are extreme challenges that healthcare organizations face regularly. Overcrowded emergency departments are usually ill equipped and not able to handle mass demand. Sick patients must wait too long to receive care, boarding increases total length of stay in the hospital, boarding increases walkouts for patients that seriously need to be admitted, overcrowding reduces the quality of care and increases medical errors. Patients who are seen and discharged from the ED during periods of overcrowding have higher risk of mortality and hospitalization within 7 days as compared to patients who are discharged during non-overcrowded times (Jeanmonod & Jeanmonod, 2017). Staff/bed shortages create challenges with consumer experience and a break in interaction between the organization (hospital) and the customers.
As a Healthcare Organizational Manager, I will keep up to date on important challenges such as overcrowding and consumer experience issues by adding capacity to the current hospital resources. This will be done by designing new initiatives (Ex: short stay observation units & post discharge follow-up), obtaining a detailed analysis of arrival rates, process times, census, staffing, managing patient flow, and monitoring the performance of existing systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency within the healthcare organization and enhance the patients overall care experience.
Reference:
(Source Reference): Derlet RW, Richards JR. Ten solutions for emergency department crowding. West J Emerg Med. 2008 Jan;9(1):24-7. PMID: 19561699; PMCID: PMC2672221.
Jeanmonod, D., & Jeanmonod, R. (2017). Overcrowding in the emergency department and patient safety. Vignettes in Patient Safety. 2. https://www.intechopen.com/books/vignettes-in-patient-safety-volume-2/overcrowding-in-the-emergency-department-and-patient-safety
Vicky
Thanks for the post. What would you propose for the challenge of an aging society? Do you think we can learn any lessons from other countries that have dealt with this issue of an aging population for a long time ie., China, Japan, etc?