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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH EVALUATION
Quiensala Hamilton
University of Phoenix
HCS/365
Yvette Mallory
10/18/2023
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Explanation of the Purpose Research Study
This study's goals are to categorize the medical processes that take place in a health care
facility, highlight the basics of critical medical process, and to give specific quality-improvement
techniques for the advancement of critical medical process. The peer-reviewed research studies
offer several suggestions for how to enhance medical process and quality control in healthcare,
including. decision-making strategies and areas for improvement from peer-reviewed research
studies.
Explanation of the Purpose Research Study
The research aims to find effective solutions to enhance the quality of healthcare, reduce
the number of medical incidents and insure the control of critical medical processes in a
healthcare setting. The authors investigated the causes and potential solutions by evaluating the
effectiveness in reducing HAI in hospital organizations. The study helps to develop solutions that
can reduce risks and improve the overall quality of care by identifying the causes and effects of
HIA. The goal of the study is to raise the standard of care given while also enhancing patient
safety.
Implemented communication systems can improve communication through out
the healthcare industry which can reduce HAI. Training as well as training tools
can change the mind set of healthcare professionals.
Training and education can enhance the knowledge and skills reducing the impact
of HIA.
Problem Associated with HAI
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The problem in this article is the increase of healthcare associated infections. According
to National Library of Medicine it is reported by the US Center for Disease and Control and
Prevention that 1.7 million patients who are hospitalized acquire healthcare-associated
infection annually and one in seventeen of those patients die as a result.
(Haque et al., 2018
,
1
).
Healthcare associated infections can have negative effects on patients leading up to death
There were an estimated 687,000 HAIs in U.S. acute care hospitals in 2015. About 72,000
hospital patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations
.
(Healthcare-Associated
Infections (HAIs), n.d.
, 1
).
Why is the Problem Important to Study
Recognizing and applying evidence-based procedures to prevent HAI and protecting
healthcare professionals is essentials. As a healthcare manager it is my responsibility to apply
infection control practices to prevent infections and transmission of infections. Research is
important so that the problem can be identified and corrected with evidence base
interventions, it provides the process for quality improvement and provides a foundation for
interventions that has had a positive impact in other healthcare organizations.
Purpose of the Research Study
The purpose of this study is to find the cause, impact by evaluating information that can
potentially improve, reduce the number of critical medical process. The authors of this essay
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Approached the study to find solutions to get around the weaknesses of quality improvement
methodologies.
Variables
The objectives of this research are to categorize the processes that take place in a health
care facility causing increase, highlight the basics of medical process, and to give specific
quality-improvement techniques for the advancement of critical medical process. The article
offers number of suggestions for how to enhance medical process and quality control in
healthcare, including decision-making strategies and areas for improvement from peer-reviewed
research studies information in the health care system and interview.
The study includes several characteristics pertaining the increase in associated infections.
In a clinical environment, the reasons of adverse events are examined including the cause of
increased infection. It was categorized by patients, medical assistants, physicians, and healthcare
organization setting from CECHTM staff that can potentially cause healthcare associated
infections. The independent variables are categorized as follow which the dependent variables
that it causes is Health associated infections.
Patient
Data transmission
Contact precautions.
Hand hygiene
Medical assistants
Hand hygiene
Insufficient training
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Lack of reporting stimuli
Physicians
Hand hygiene
Lack of reporting incentives
Lack of protocol
Research Questions
What is the primary cause of HIA in hospital setting?
How can HIA be mitigated to improve patient safety?
Hypothesis
The hypothesis could be that education and training and investing in management
system and programs could enhance knowledge and communicating information
will reduce HIA in hospital settings.
Research Methodology, Design and Analyses
A mixed method approach was used combining qualitative and quantitative data. The
research design in the study used retrospective charts to highlight the most elements of adverse
events using the Pareto diagram. Quantitative data has been collected from the County
Emergency Clinical Hospital in Targu Mures and the PubMed database. Qualitative data was
collected by interviews and discussions to analysis the cause of associated infections using the
Ishikawa diagram. With the process of collecting data, descriptive research "aims to shed light
on current issues or problems in 2020 that were defined and classified according to causes
defined by the National Authority for Quality Management in Health. Hospital system analyzed
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was information system, clinical system. monitoring systems. The article did not specify a
particular population although United States literature base system was used. Samples was used
withing the hospital setting located in The United States.
Findings
The Ishikawa diagram used in the research study's findings shows that those involved in
the medical act is the main cause of healthcare associated infections. This includes information
systems like databases and the data entered by medical professionals like doctors and nurses,
among others. Healthcare facilities is dedicated to enhancing patient safety place a high premium
on preventing these infections because they pose a serious threat to patient safety. The study's
finding can be utilized for a positive impact and guarantee that risk management programs are
successful in lowering the probability of adverse events or incidents. Making sure the initiatives
are successful in reducing the chance of adverse events or incidents will help achieve these aims.
Conclusion
Quality improvement programs are crucial for healthcare organizations to lower the risk
of infections linked to their service. This will enable the organizations like the o remain current
on the most recent guidelines. As a result, throughout the healthcare system, organizations
continue to worry about HAI patient safety. Reducing the cause of HAI is one of the benefits of
putting quality improvement programs into place. Since hand washing is the most efficient
approach to stop the spread of some infections, this system can provide interventions on proper
hand washing techniques. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HAI are
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a threat to patient safety and to prevent this they provide national leadership in surveillance,
outbreak investigations, laboratory research and prevention of health associated infections which
has led to improvement and the control of HAI (
Preventing healthcare-associated infections, n.d.
)
Impact of the Research to Risk Management and Quality
The research discovered effective data and provided information that can have a positive
impact on healthcare organizations It provides knowledge on how to aim for improving adverse
reaction events and shows the effectiveness of using it to enhance the quality of care and safety
within the healthcare organizations.
The research provides management programs such as lean manufacturing to help improve the
company overall performance and challenges. To enhance the quality management of other medical
facilities, these insights can be utilized to guide the implementation of risk management programs.
References
Moldovan, F., & Blaga, P. (2021). Applying Quality Improvement Approaches for the Control of Critical Medical
Processes in a Healthcare Facility.
Acta Marisiensis. Seria Technologica
,
18
(2), 19–23.
https://doi.org/10.2478/amset-2021-0013
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