scholarly journals Management of peritoneal dialysis under COVID-19: The experience in Sichuan Province People’s Hospital, China

2020 ◽  
pp. 089686082093529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Chen ◽  
Lijuan Yin ◽  
Xiuling Chen ◽  
Hui Gao ◽  
Qin Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Patient Survey ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Dialysis Treatment ◽  
Medical Safety ◽  
Patient Care Quality ◽  
Improve Patient

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is becoming a severe challenge to China and the whole world. By now, there is no report about medical support to peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient during COVID-19 pandemic. In this essay, we summed up our safety measures on how to protect PD patients and our staffs, and our experience on how to ensure the dialysis treatment of PD patients during the pandemic period. Using of telehealth has potential to improve patient care quality. As a result, by applying all the actions and efforts above, most of patients got enough medical support. According to the patient survey, 11 patients (3.3% of the total) reduced their treatment of dialysis exchange due to the shortage of PD solution or the affection of the pandemic. None of the PD patient and staff reported COVID-19. We successfully prevented COVID-19 transmission and ensured medical safety in our PD patients during the crisis.

An Empirical Examination of Antecedents and Consequences of IT Governance in US Hospitals

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy V Bradley ◽  
Terry Anthony Byrd ◽  
Jeannie L Pridmore ◽  
Evelyn Thrasher ◽  
Renee ME Pratt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
It Governance ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Hospital Performance ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Technological Turbulence ◽  
It Capability ◽  
Patient Care Quality ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Improve Patient

Intense pressure to control costs and improve patient care quality is driving hospitals to increasingly look to information technology (IT) for solutions. As IT investment and IT capability have grown in hospitals, the need to manage IT resources aggressively has also increased. The rise in complexity and sophistication of the IT capability in hospitals has also increased the importance of IT governance in these organizations. Yet, there is limited empirical data about the antecedents and consequences of IT governance. We draw upon extant literature related to power and politics and capability management to propose, operationalize, and empirically examine a nomological model that explains and predicts IT governance and its ensuing impact on risk management and IT contribution to hospital performance. We empirically tests our hypotheses based on survey data gathered from 164 CIOs of US hospitals. The results have implications for hospitals’ readiness and predisposition for IT governance, as their structural and relational mechanisms can affect IT governance and, indirectly, IT value creation. A contribution of this study is that it is one of the first to empirically examine antecedents to IT governance and its impact on IT performance in a high-velocity environment that is riddled with technological turbulence.

scholarly journals A community integrated respiratory team can improve patient care, quality of life and reduce hospital stays

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. s33-s33
Author(s):  
Michael Apps ◽  
Jan Minter ◽  
James Whitfield ◽  
Sue Field ◽  
Ronni Pearce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Patient Care Quality ◽  
Hospital Stays ◽  
Improve Patient

Manufacturer-Hospital Collaboration to Improve Patient Care Quality

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Peggy DeGasparis ◽  
Kathleen A. Magill ◽  
Tony Milone
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Patient Care Quality ◽  
Improve Patient

The past and the present of peritoneal dialysis treatment

2008 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kálmán Polner
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Dialysis Treatment ◽  
The Past

A szerző rövid áttekintést ad a peritonealis dialíziskezelés történetéről, kiemelve két magyar nefrológus, Stephen I. Vas és Taraba István munkásságának jelentőségét. A peritonealis dialíziskezelés fejlődése oda vezetett, hogy mára a hemodialízissel egyenrangú vesepótló kezelés lett. A maradék vesefunkció megőrzésével az első két évben a morbiditási, mortalitási mutatók és a betegek életminősége vonatkozásában felül is múlja azt. Gazdasági szempontból egyértelműen előnyösebb a hemodialízisnél, ezért az egyre több veseelégtelen beteg ellátásában várhatóan még nagyobb szerepet fog kapni. Az utóbbi években a technológia fejlődése és az automata peritonealis dialíziskezelések elterjedése is a minőség javítását segíti. A peritonealis dialíziskezelés a beteg önkezelése révén új kapcsolatrendszert alakít ki a betegek és az egészségügyi személyzet között, fokozódik a betegoktatás igénye, javul a betegek önbecsülése, együttműködése, ami összességében jobb rehabilitációs esélyeket és jobb életminőséget eredményez. A hazai peritonealis dialíziskezelés még elmarad az európai átlagtól, de a fejlődés dinamikus, és várhatóan a betegek száma is tovább fog növekedni.

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