Category: Healthcare

  • Performance Appraisals in Healthcare Settings

    Performance appraisal is an annual examination of the results of the personnels performance that provides the chance to find the methods to improve operations and understand the role of each member in the organization. Although the purposes of this assessment are honorable, it often fails to follow this strategy. It makes some management experts question…

  • Healthcare Delivery Models in Germany, the UK, and the US

    Healthcare delivery system models are popular and are influenced by several factors, including financing, efficiency levels, and the significance of healthcare. These models have the objective of enabling citizens to receive quality healthcare services at a cost-effective rate. There are four major healthcare delivery models: the national health insurance model, the Bismarck model, the Beveridge,…

  • Quality Improvement and Measurement Tools in Healthcare

    In recent years, the public has paid more attention to medical quality, and risk management has received increasing attention. The broad health risk is present in all types of the treatment session, resulting in damage or disability uncertainties, including all unsafe events, such as medical malpractice, accidents, concurrent Disease, and so on. In reality, the…

  • Shared Decision-Making Principles in Healthcare

    Table of Contents Introduction Benefits of Shared Decision Making Principles of Shared Decision Making Conclusion References Introduction Shared decision making is an essential component of patient-centered healthcare. It is the process in which patients and health professionals work together to select treatments and healthcare plans and make decisions that balance the risks and expected outcomes…

  • The US Healthcare Delivery System and Role of Nurses

    Table of Contents Emerging Health Care Law and Nursing Practice Quality Measures and Pay for Performance Professional Nursing Leadership and Management Roles Emerging Trends in Nursing Practice References The health care delivery system in the U.S. has undergone significant changes within the past decades to meet the ever-growing demand for medical care. Economic, social, and…

  • Comparing the American and Australian Healthcare Systems

    Table of Contents Introduction Comparison of Costs Comparison of Quality Comparison of Access Recommendations for the United States Conclusion References Introduction Every country does its best to provide its citizens with a highly effective healthcare system. This phenomenon is essential because it ensures that the populations health is at a decent level, leading to a…

  • Mintzbergs Configuration in a Healthcare Organization

    The management of a healthcare organization is a constantly evolving concept. For this reason, there is no definitive answer to the question of the best organizational configuration. For instance, the traditional approach to governance with a strict hierarchy would certainly require a simple structure. However, it is mostly viewed as obsolete by now. Thus, given…

  • Lack of Staffing and Training in Healthcare

    Introduction Inadequate staffing and training of nurses is a serious problem that causes nursing shortage in health care organizations. Most health care facilities do not meet the recommended nursing staffing levels. It therefore becomes difficult to provide quality health care as there are fewer nurses in each section or to offer particular service. Lack of…

  • Maternal Healthcare Overview

    Maternal health is a field that focuses on the well-being of women while pregnant, during, childbirth, and throughout the postnatal period. Professionals in the fields of nursing and maternal health should be aware of the ever-changing cultural issues and trends. The nursing theory identifies cultural competence as an evidence-based practice whereby caregivers work in diverse…

  • Staffing Process in Healthcare

    Recruitment is the procedure of persuading individuals to apply for a job in the organization. The staffing process in healthcare includes three stages. All of them are equally important to human resources management and the benefit of the organization (Cable, 2013). These three stages are acquisition, retention, and separation. The acquisition stage starts with the…