Can mindfulness in health care professionals improve patient care? An integrative review and proposed model

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ellen Braun ◽  
Patricia Anne Kinser ◽  
Bruce Rybarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Improve Patient

scholarly journals Can computers improve patient care by primary health care workers in India?

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 437-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Peters ◽  
Manish Kohli ◽  
Maya Mascarenhas ◽  
Krishna Rao
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Improve Patient

scholarly journals Pediatric and adult neurologist perspectives on the challenges of sustaining a transfer clinic

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeu A. Fantaneanu ◽  
Claire S. Jacobs ◽  
Claudio De Gusmao ◽  
Ann M. Bergin ◽  
Tracey A. Milligan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
North America ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Transfer Of Care ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Adult Health Care

We present a novel epilepsy fellow–driven transfer clinic model and discuss the challenges experienced in finding sustainability; this is timely as many pioneering transition clinics are dissolving across North America. The goal of this clinic was to improve patient care and satisfaction, as measured by a post-visit telephone survey. Unfortunately, our transfer clinic model proved unsustainable due to several factors, broadly categorized as (1) cultural-societal differences between the pediatric and adult health care environments, (2) staffing issues, (3) lack of an established standardized process for transfer of care, and (4) financial and administrative barriers. We suggest potential solutions to these challenges, but the fate of transition and transfer of care clinics may ultimately depend on implementation of practice, policy, and/or financial guidelines.

Pharmacist-Initiated Prior Authorization Process to Improve Patient Care in a Psychiatric Acute Care Hospital

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari N. Allen ◽  
Mebanga Ojong-Salako
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Prior Authorization ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Effective Manner

A prior authorization (PA) is a requirement implemented by managed care organizations to help provide medications to consumers in a cost-effective manner. The PA process may be seen as a barrier by prescribers, pharmacists, pharmaceutical companies, and consumers. The lack of a standardized PA process, implemented prior to a patient’s discharge from a health care facility, may increase nonadherence to inpatient prescribed medications. Pharmacists and other health care professionals can implement a PA process specific to their institution. This article describes a pharmacist-initiated PA process implemented at an acute care psychiatric hospital. This process was initiated secondary to a need for a standardized process at the facility. To date, the process has been seen as a valuable aspect to patient care. Plans to expand this process include collecting data with regards to adherence and readmissions as well as applying for a grant to help develop a program to automate the PA program at this facility.

scholarly journals Implementation of Electronic Medical Records System EQUALI to Improve Patient Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Tula Espinoza-Cordero ◽  
Katherin Ortiz-Cotrina ◽  
Carlos Carranza-Llanos ◽  
Juan Carlos Cotrina-Aliaga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Electronic Medical Records ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Medical Records System ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
The Way

In the present, where we live a pandemic because of Covid-19, it presents a challenge and change in the way we live for all, in which a different way of being able to receive health care must be created. in this research aimed to implement the electronic medical records system to improve patient care, such research is descriptive-explanatory in which a population of 67 patients from a health center is sampled. In conclusion, the implementation of the Electronic Medical Records System improved patient administrative care at the Health Center.

scholarly journals A Web- and App-Based Connected Care Solution for COVID-19 In- and Outpatient Care: Qualitative Study and Application Development (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Schinköthe ◽  
Mariano Rolando Gabri ◽  
Manfred Mitterer ◽  
Pedro Gouveia ◽  
Volker Heinemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Absolute Minimum ◽  
First Choice

BACKGROUND From the perspective of health care professionals, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) brings many challenges as well as opportunities for digital health care. One challenge is that health care professionals are at high risk of infection themselves. Therefore, in-person visits need to be reduced to an absolute minimum. Connected care solutions, including telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and secure communications between clinicians and their patients, may rapidly become the first choice in such public health emergencies. OBJECTIVE The aim of the COVID-19 Caregiver Cockpit (C19CC) was to implement a free-of-charge, web- and app-based tool for patient assessment to assist health care professionals working in the COVID-19 environment. METHODS Physicians in Argentina, Germany, Iran, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States explained their challenges with COVID-19 patient care through unstructured interviews. Based on the collected feedback, the first version of the C19CC was built. In the second round of interviews, the application was presented to physicians, and more feedback was obtained. RESULTS Physicians identified a number of different scenarios where telemedicine or connected care solutions could rapidly improve patient care. These scenarios included outpatient care, discharge management, remote tracking of patients with chronic diseases, as well as incorporating infected physicians under quarantine into telehealth services. CONCLUSIONS The C19CC is the result of an agile and iterative development process that complements the work of physicians. It aims to improve the care and safety of people who are infected by COVID-19.

Using Health Care Outcomes to Improve Patient Care in the NICU

1994 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Wirtschafter ◽  
Katherine R. Jones ◽  
Janet T. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Health Care Outcomes ◽  
Care Outcomes ◽  
Improve Patient

scholarly journals Electronic Medical Records in the American Health System: challenges and lessons learned

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1293-1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Janett ◽  
Peter Pano Yeracaris
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Electronic Medical Records ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Improve Patient

Abstract Electronic medical records have been touted as a solution to many of the shortcomings of health care systems. The aim of this essay is to review pertinent literature and present examples and recommendations from several decades of experience in the use of medical records in primary health care, in ways that can help primary care doctors to organize their work processes to improve patient care. Considerable problems have been noted to result from a lack of interoperability and standardization of interfaces among these systems, impairing the effective collaboration and information exchange in the care of complex patients. It is extremely important that regional and national health policies be established to assure standardization and interoperability of systems. Lack of interoperability contributes to the fragmentation of the information environment. The electronic medical record (EMR) is a disruptive technology that can revolutionize the way we care for patients. The EMR has been shown to improve quality and reliability in the delivery of healthcare services when appropriately implemented. Careful attention to the impact of the EMR on clinical workflows, in order to take full advantage of the potential of the EMR to improve patient care, is the key lesson from our experience in the deployment and use of these systems.

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