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AHS 200
Intro to Integrated Health Sciences
Assignment #10
Readings: Health Care Quality Glossary, Project Integrate article (International Journal of
Integrated Care)
1)
Review the Health Care Quality Glossary pages 1-2 and pages 31-36. Be
familiar with all the other pages in between including the different
health terms and what they mean. This is a great resource for you to
refer if you need the definition of a health term. a. Write a summary and takeaway message of pages 1-2 (5-8
sentences). The main takeaway of the article was to how to utilize limited
resources and provide the best quality care at the same time. The main
components to ensure maximum efficiency is communication and
collaboration. Comparing health care internationally increases data
and leads to the improvement of healthcare all around the world. For
health data and information to be properly communicated and
translated there needs to be a universal use of language. By ensuring
all these factors we can improve health data and health care quality
greatly for all people. i.
What is the definition of “quality of medical care”?
The quality of medical health care refers to the understanding
and application of efficient healthcare and medical care which
increases the improvement of health in patients. ii.
What are the quality characteristics?
Availability, accuracy, effectiveness, efficiency, safety,
timeliness, satisfaction, stability, improvement, and timeliness.
iii.
How is quality measured? Quality is measured through evidence generated research and
clinical practices to see the outcomes.
iv.
What are the quality standards? Quality standards are good management practices, methods,
systems, requirements, guidelines, and certifications given to
show and preform quality in healthcare. 2) Review Project Integrate article of the International Journal of
Integrated Care: a. Please share a takeaway message or summary of what you
learned? (3-4 sentences)
AHS 200
Intro to Integrated Health Sciences
The article talks about how the usage of case studies in health service
research has proven effective for understanding the organization and
delivery of health care. The article addresses multiple case studies that
were compared health care before and after integrated approach. The
best method was the common mixed methods. The common mixed
methods were a framework that helped tackle the challenges faced
when working with integrated health care.
3) Research how COVID-19 affected hospitals/ healthcare organization’s
quality improvement projects and initiatives. Did the pandemic bring
about any new quality improvement ideas? (cite your sources) Quality improvement teams conducted many research and experiments post
COVID-19 pandemic to treat patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-
19 and protect providers. They organized groups to initiate procedures for
airport and travelling safety, patient transport, protection equipment, and
pharmaceuticals in limited supply. They also increased the number of team
meetings in order to make sure all data and quality is up to date. They also
developed online communications and informational sessions for all
healthcare providers to make sure they did all the procedures safely and up
to date. The COVID-19 epidemic has improved and altered how primary
care treatment is given in medical areas. Providers reduced appointments to
reduce the possibility of spreading of the virus to their patients and others.
https://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/06/01/ccjm.87a.ccc041
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