Medical error has been found to be one of the leading cause of death and injury, most people die in hospitals each year as a result of medical error. Medical errors are classified as human errors in health care, it occurs when a health care provider or specialist chooses the wrong approach to treating its patient or a situation whereby the care provider did not carry out the appropriate method the way it ought to. These two criteria are best defines medical errors, meanwhile when such a circumstance occur the patient bears the brunt, they are the ones that are open to the outcome of the event that has occurred when a medical error occur. Sometimes it is caused as a result of communication error, when one does not understand what is being said, then based the whole session on assumption, this is why in health care it is not right to base treatments on assumption, this idea is not legit. Many of medical errors are products of negligence which is common in the midst of inexperience health professionals. In some cases some patients get the wrong types of drugs because the physician has not written the prescription legibly. Sometimes medical error might pop up due to the patient disposition too. To ensure medical error is brought down to the lowest ebb proper documentation is needed; also health records should be properly tagged so that it will not be mixed up. This will help to fortify the health records security and usage.
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Quality organization; quality employees
The relationship between quality employees and quality organization can never be put away because together they bring about a feet sweeping achievement. It would be essential to be organized in the appropriately because it leads to employing the right kind of hands that will be needed to foresee a particular task or position effectively.
Having a quality organization leads to the achievement of the vision statement. Being organized appropriately will hastens productivity also It would become easier for managers to control their teams.
Having quality employees is the second best thing that could happen to an organization. This is the sole entity that can enable an organization to achieving their objectives that have been envisaged in the mission statement. Quality employees bring about great reputation to any organization where they are present. It must be understood also that quality employees needed a quality organization where they can show off their potential, should a very good instructor work in an institution that is not properly organized then all his/her effort might be meaningless since other workers might not be playing their part accordingly.
A quality employee does not just put up maximum effort to tackle difficult task but also understands the ideal reason behind maintaining the quality organization that has been in place.
Quality organization encourages quality employees, a quality organization has all it takes to ensure that an employee becomes a better worker, perform at optimal level and get appropriate earnings, they achieve this feat through the use of trainings, profit sharing and more. Every employee's dream is to work in a quality organization and vice versa.
Who's playing honest graft in Nigeria?
In the book of HONEST GRAFT, according to George Washington the difference between honest graft and dishonest graft is that with honest graft one pursues the interest of one’s party, one’s state and one’s personal interest while with dishonest graft one work solely from one’s interest.
A typical example of honest graf is if you knew there was going to be a new park at a certain place, then you purchased all the lands in that neighbourhood while that of dishonest graft would be politicians and city officials robbing and stealing the city money or property by using their political power.
If properly looked into, you would realize that this differentiation between honest and dishonest graft as stated by George is not 100% honest. However, this form of machine politics clearly does still exist, and it does have at least one merit, individuals who understands that they can get rich from doing a task by putting their money at risk initially, let us say, off the building of a park, they will build that park and make the money off of it, but at the expense of tax payers, the land would eventually be purchased at an inflated rate. If you do not pay much in taxes, then it is not your concern since services would be delivered to the public at the expense of the rich and average.
Are politicians in Nigeria playing the honest graft at all ?
At the expense of tax payers money if infrastructures were raised and social amenities were put in place; the citizens might not have to curse and neglect their duties to constituted authorities.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
In Nigeria privacy should be taken serious in Healthcare.
Privacy is to be taken seriously, there are some vital information about patients that must not be disclosed no matter the occurrence, everyone wants to feel secure. Should certain information be disclosed be it intentionally or unintentionally persons who such information belong to, will find it difficult to move around without covering up their faces; realistically all records must be stored in a retrieval system whereby the can be safeguarded out of reach of anyone.
Confidential heath care is a human right enshrined in law, therefore it has been taken seriously, if the health records of an individual is lost completely then they would not find healthcare secure and meaningful, people like to see their files and information kept for years even after a tenure when they are not going to need them anymore, it is now a thing of advantage that there has been various electronically methods of keeping information.
Should a patient request for their health record and it cannot be provided due to the natural disaster that has destroyed the copies that have been kept, then the patient should be explained to by management and it would be assured to them that there is a kind of format used by the organization that could not be deciphered by anyone outside the health care organization.
Teenagers must be seriously remembered in this occurrence because they do not want their health information to leak out to their parents, friends and strangers. A teenager who sits in a consulting room with his or her doctor can rely on their doctor to keep confidential any information that has been disclosed except an exemption applies.
Permissions for uses and disclosures of facts about any patient, their ailment and treatment are not to be shared except they are permitted or required as stated by health care law, a covered entity may not use or disclose protected health information without a permission that is equitable under the law, meanwhile when a covered entity obtains or receives a legitimate permission for its use or disclosure of protected health information or report, such use or disclosure of preserved health information must be constant with such permission. Permission is not required in some instances such as in the cases listed below
1. Uses by the creator of the analysis for treatment
2. Uses for training programs in which trainees learn under the supervision to practice and improve their skills in group or individual counseling
3. Use or disclosure by the covered entity to defend itself in a legal action or other proceedings brought by owners of such ingotmation.
But for every other use permission from patient is expected to be granted before usage, some might agree to, without any terms with the physician while other might decide to give conditions with which such facts can be used. If disclosures are done without following the necessary procedures then the owner of such a fact has the right to take it up in the law court for the charge of breaching over privacy.
Every health professional is expected to know the basis of disclosing health information and they are to follow the legal procedures so as to safeguard them from facing the wrath or the law.
Health care has not been a static, so much changes have been made in health care over the years, most of which are benefitting to the hospitals, professional health care workers and the patient alongside. It has also marked merit for the health care industry. In the last 10 years there has been the introduction of modern health care facilities which helps to facilitate the delivery of health care services. Technological advancement has also crept into health care which has made it easier for health professionals to carry out their function in a better way with the maximum amount of precision. There is now the use of syringes that are being controlled electronically by computers; much type of machines have been discovered and introduced by scientist which have made monitoring of patients easier and faster. This is not the area in which health care has developed, if health care facilities are considered, it would be identified that these facilities are better built, attractive and serving purposes. There are many electronically operated doors, beds, wheel chairs and more. Cameras are now used in every patient ward and waiting rooms so as to monitor and to record the way health care is being dispensed, this alone has helped to ensure that every health professional is not doing the wrong thing or treating patients in a manner that is not acceptable by the patients or that is out of healthcare ethics.
All of these are enough to ensure that a patient health records are intact therefore no matter the incidence/disaster heathcare is ahead. We are a modern health care organization so we must be able to harness all that we got in place.
ICT and HIPAA have improved healthcare.
Healthcare Reforms has redefined it totally.
Telemedicine refers to the provision of clinical health care over the internet using either an application or other means of communication that could connect health professionals and their patients on the go. Information technology has help to cut off the barriers which people from remote areas experience in getting medical assistance. Also it has helped health professionals to share information wirelessly. Public health professionals can reach out to much more people at a go than ever before at a cost convenient rate.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), has helped to improve healthcare delivery greatly in many ways, as a matter of fact it has helped to ensure that insurance policies are not flawed by insuring that mismanagement of funds is brought to zero level. Before HIPAA was established patients between 12-18 years were not granted privacy, this implies that every information about them would be released to their parents/guardians which relatively hinders how they relate with health professionals before now.
Friday, April 22, 2016
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