Benchmark - Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal Final

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Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

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Asamrew, N., Endris, A. A., & Tadesse, M.

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2020/2473469/

sheim, A., Nilsen, S. M., Carlsen, F., Næss-Pleym, L. E., Uleberg, O., Dale, J., et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31135613/

Boehm, L., & Petty, K. https://vocera.com/sites/default/files/resources/CXO_Survey_2016_Report_Vocera_Experience_Innovation_Network.pdf

Boulos, M. N., & Berry, G. https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-072X-11-25

Introduction

The article is about the healthcare industry going through a rapid transition to cater to the needs and demands of the patient population. The paper shows that healthcare quality has become a prevalent issue discussed across the globe. However, current studies have showcased that the healthcare personnel view that patients are better positioned to judge; who evaluates and gives inputs to aid in the overall enhancement of quality health care provision via rectifying the system weaknesses (Asamrew et al., 2020).

The study focuses on a reduced length of stay in medical emergence department patients, a prospective controlled study on emergency physician staffing. It is crucial to acknowledge that patients, emergency department staff, and hospital managers experience long hours of emergency department patients. As a result, it had triggered considerable crowds in the emergency departments. That is why the articles aim to devise effective ways to reduce the number of hours that the mentioned group would stay in the emergency room.

The paper addressed the rise of the healthcare chief experience officer. It looked at the 2016 study concerning patient's experience to human experience. The study displayed various recommendations such as attention to physicians, nurses, and other relevant care provider's well-being to combat initiative fatigue and drive sustainable changes.

Real-time relocating systems have become a vital element of several existing ubiquitous location-aware systems. RTLS are local systems that help identify and track the location of assets and persons in real(or near-real-time). It entails specialized fixed readers that receive wireless signs from ID badges connected to objects of interest or people.

Search Methods

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Geographical data

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Synthesis of the Literature

The study was conducted in Black Lion Specialized Hospital (Addis Ababa), Ethiopia. It aimed to measure patient satisfaction in a specialized health facility (Boulos & Berry 2012). In the hospitals in Addis Ababa, the healthcare services are scarce, and majorly, they are of poor quality. The challenges depict the socioeconomic status of the country. However, the nation has taken significant steps to improve its healthcare firms and the quality of health service delivery over recent years.

Emergency department crowding a point in time. It was essential to identify a prevalence study to evaluate the degree of physical crowding, including staff shortage. The research centered on the consecutive patients managed in a medical emergency department by internal medicine residents during the evening shift. The study utilized an Experimental design whereby relevant information was collected on patients managed prior(n=200) and after (n=160) the addition of a second physician on the shift (Boehm & Petty 2016).

The study focused on chief executive officers' rise in number in the healthcare facilities. It was noted that experienced leaders possess the ear of the C-suite. The study also highlighted that engagement with the CEO is fundamental to success and that experience triggers parity with quality, safety, and performance improvement.

The study aims to look at RTLS elements and technologies. RTLS are local systems that help identify and track the location of assets and persons in real(or near-real-time). It entails specialized fixed readers that receive wireless signs from ID badges connected to objects of interest or people. It is crucial to note that RTLS location data does not entail complete information of speed, direction, the spatial orientation of tracked objects or people. Nevertheless, it can play a considerable role in emergency response in the healthcare sector and health facilities in general. Also, at home, it provides a substantial benefit while integrating RTLS solutions.

Comparison of the articles

The article used quantitative research, which involved 398 participants.

Unlike the first article, the present research followed an experimental design to conduct its study.

The article utilized a mixed research design as opposed to the first two. Besides, the paper also focused on the CEO compared to the first two, which centered on a patient's well-being.

The article is different from the first three in terms of the method used. It focused on RTLS components and technologies and how they can be applied in the healthcare system.

Suggestion for Future Research

There should be an improvement on quality connected to timely and valuable feedback from the participants and other related people. It will answer few questions on whether the initial research would have achieved its intended goals.

The research should expand its objectives and utilize another research design to extract relevant information from the chosen participants, such as a survey or mixed study to get intended results.

There should be a practical engagement with the stakeholders like the physicians, board members, patients, and families to express their concerns and possible adjustments.

Future research should also focus on the broader vision across the continuum of care, especially in the selected area. It will ensure effective improvement, and focus will be directed to the inpatient hospital surrounding.

Future studies should focus on RTLS drawbacks and how healthcare workers can overcome them (Boulos & Rhoads 2011).

How can RTLS help provide prompt feedback, especially those patients with critical illnesses like Alzheimer's disease.

Conclusion

According to the findings, 46% of the participants in Addis Ababa expressed their satisfaction with healthcare services, and 37.7% were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. However, the general patient satisfaction was recorded as low than the other healthcare facilities in the nation, including a comparison with services given in the healthcare.

An additional physician fundamentally decreased the period of stay of medical emergency department outpatients.

The study concluded that experience is crucial and is perceived as a strategic priority and that effective engagement with chief executive officers is essential for guaranteed success. For it contributes a lot to quality, safety, and performance improvement in the healthcare sector. Also that more than 39% of experienced leaders report directly to CEO or the president.

The study concluded by highlighting few recommendations such that the healthcare facilities should focus on enhancing the technology in modest procedural changes on behalf of its users. Also, the selection and procurement personnel should focus on achievable and illustrate real-world benefits like cost savings, enhanced efficiency, staffing, and patient satisfaction.

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Article 8

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Drazen, E., & Rhoads, J. https://www.chcf.org/publication/using-tracking-tools-to-improve-patient-flow-in-hospitals/

Heath, S.

https://patientengagementhit.com/features/patient-satisfaction-and-hcahps-what-it-means-for-providers

Prakash, B. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047732/

Son, H., & Yom, Y.-H. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jjns.12132

Introduction

The study aims at utilizing tracking tools to enhance patient flow in hospitals. It was evident that healthcare facilities in the US go through financial and operational stress. The followed a qualitative design, and some of the tools proposed for improvement include RTLS, which will help increase patient flow and essential tract data.

As the healthcare sector transits towards patient-centered approaches, healthcare workers need to comprehend patient satisfaction techniques and practices. Patient satisfaction involves how sick clients get happy with healthcare services, including inside and outside the doctor's office.

Patient Satisfaction is critical and commonly used indicator for assessing the quality of healthcare. However, practice in the healthcare system has developed over many decades, such as establishing corporate hospitals combined with the latest facilities, increasing litigations for unsatisfying feedback, and others. Those factors have triggered a challenging profile for the healthcare industry.

The aims to look at the factors impacting satisfaction with emergency department medical service: Patients' and their companions' perspectives using a cross-sectional design.

Search Methods

Through specified and manually enter the area of interest by choosing specific search terms.

Use of Zipcode

Using search terms and manually typing to locate articles with the same content interested in.

Using search terms and manually typing to locate articles with the same content interested in.

Synthesis of the Literature

Examine the variation of the relevance of tools such as RTLS to patient care. It because the US experiences both financial and operational stress (Drazen & Rhoads 2011). Specialists have projected the need for new bed capacity to rise 20 percent by 2012.

Examining patient satisfaction and HCAHPS: What it means for a care provider (Health, 2016). The study highlighted that technology advancement that introduces unique tools for services could help satisfy patient's needs and concerns. In addition, technology help boosts patient satisfaction by improving efficiency and developing effective strategies to enhance patient satisfaction.

The literature review talked of particular features of dermatological practice. The second issue involved evaluating the quality of health care (Prakash, 2010). The article centered on patient satisfaction, its evaluation, and its influence on health care delivery concerning dermatological and esthetic practice.

The study examines personal determinants that impact satisfaction with medical services at the emergency department and compares the factors that influence patient satisfaction compared with their companions.

Comparison of article

The articles hold similarities with article four due to their focus on the tools like RTLS and their effectiveness on healthcare and patient care.

The article was related to the first two articles, focusing on patient's wellness and satisfaction.

The article also related to article 6, 1, 2, that talks about patient's satisfaction. But the present study assesses the unique features of dermatological practice.

The article relates with 1, 2, 6, 7, although this article 8 expands the content further by highlighting the determinants that might influence satisfaction, especially medical services.

Suggestion for future

It was evident from the article that there were benefits in developing patient flow solutions, for they generated positive outcomes. But I would suggest that future research focus on the feedback of patients who utilized the tools and how they impacted them.

No suggestions for future research. The information was enough and clear for comprehension.

The future study should focus on patient satisfaction at different levels of care such as mental status, physical health, and emotional health—also, patient satisfaction in terms of intervention utilized, whether pharmacological or non-pharmacological intervention.

The future study should focus on patient satisfaction on different levels of care such as mental status, physical health, and emotional health. and utilize mixed methods to evaluate all the determinants.

Conclusion

The tools improve the patient's capability to enhance the patient's flow. As a result, the healthcare facilities reported a decreased number of patients who visited for long periods and reduced the number of patients leaving without getting seen. The study, therefore, concluded that patient flow solutions such as RTLS have improved patient and staff satisfaction.

The study concluded that healthcare givers ensure the patients are well satisfied despite the technical quality of care delivered. The study followed a survey design which proved that 50% of patient participants expressed their satisfaction with care, 28% described their dissatisfaction, and 125% were neither satisfied nor unsatisfied.

Patient satisfaction involves an attitude, although it does not determine if the patient will remain loyal to the doctor or the hospital.

The study concluded that different factors contribute to the satisfaction with the services for the patients and their companions. From the study, the author reported that it was necessary to consider more precise models that showcase different perspectives of the visitors to the emergency department (Son & Yom 2016).