Type: AssignmentSubject: ManagementPages: 1 , Double Spacing (275 words/page)Academic level: UndergraduateSources: 2Style: APAQuestion #1 (Evidence-based Medicine): This week utilize what you have
Question #1 (Evidence-based Medicine):
This week utilize what you have learned about Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and relate it to a quality indicator of your choice in the health care field (e.g., surgical site infection, hospital-acquired infection, LOS). Review the literature and discuss how EBM supports improving the particular indicator you chose. Also, discuss how this is currently (or should be) marketed to the consumer (you can define consumer as the patient, provider, insurance provider). Be specific and think critically about this. Avoid general statements and tap into the tons of literature out there regarding effective communication and aspects of marketing as it relates to health care delivery.
Question #2 (Patient Flow):
Research and discuss four (4) methods that healthcare organizations can use to improve the efficiency of patient flow.
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This booklet discusses the way that patient care is managed at the National Institute of Health Clinical Center and the standards the center applies in a range of patient care issues.
NIH Standards for Patient Care at the NIH Clinical Center
Both of these readings focus on the meaning of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and the skills physicians need to practice EBM. The articles also address the five-step model of EBM.
http://med.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page=medicalinformatics.ebmTutorial
This article summarizes the significant challenges that hospitals encounter in efficiently managing patient throughput and outlines some ways to manage patient throughput.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0099176714003195/
These articles take a look at the patient flow/capacity management problem from a systems perspective
https://www.hospiq.com/downloads/HIQ_PatientFlow_white_paper.pdf
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/or-efficiencies/5-strategies-to-improve-patient-flow-in-a-busy-hospital.html
International Survey Of Older Adults Finds Shortcomings In Access, Coordination, And Patient-Centered Care
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0947
