scholarly journals Implementation of the Humanitude Care Methodology: contribution to the quality of health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Vanessa Lúcio Henriques ◽  
Marilia de Assunção Rodrigues Ferreira Dourado ◽  
Rosa Cândida Carvalho Pereira de Melo ◽  
Luiza Hiromi Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Data Content ◽  
Convenience Sampling

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the contribution of the implementation of the Humanitude Care Methodology to the quality of health care in a Continuing Care Unit. Method: an action-research study with a non-probability convenience sampling, involving 34 health professionals from one unit in Portugal. Data was collected through a questionnaire and an observation worksheet for the Structured Sequence of Humanitude Care Procedures. We used data content analysis with the Statistical Package for Social Science, version 17.0. Results: health professionals demonstrated difficulties to provide care for people who are agitated, confused, disoriented, aggressive and who refuse care, and to communicate with patients who do not communicate verbally. The professionals valued the accomplishment of the stages of the observation worksheet. There were discrepancies between the perception of accomplishment and the actual practice. Throughout the implementation of the methodology, there was an increase in the practical application of the procedures, with positive repercussion for the patients and for the professionals. Conclusion: the results allowed to perceive the contribution of the process of implementation of the methodology, through the positive transformations in health care delivery.

scholarly journals The impact of the use of health information and communication technology on health care delivery in Manitoba, Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel R Kabashiki ◽  
Ngozi I Moneke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Wait Times ◽  
Information And Communication

Background: Health Information and Communication Technology (HICT) has the potential to reduce patient wait time and improves patient satisfaction. The Long wait times for patients to receive medical services are a big issue in Canada. The Canadian government has invested in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to shorten patient referral wait times for medical services. Little was known about the association between ICT investments and the quality of health care delivery, and particularly between the use of ICT and referral wait times in the Manitoba Health System (MHS). Methods: The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if a relationship existed between the use of HICT and the quality of health care delivery in the MHS. The quality of health care delivery was measured in terms of referral wait time, health information sharing effectiveness, physicians’ satisfaction, and patients’ satisfaction. Conclusion: Findings indicated the absence of a significant association between HICT use and referral wait times. Significant correlations were found to exist between (1) HICT use and health information sharing effectiveness, (2) HICT use and physician’s satisfaction, and (3) HICT use and patient’s satisfaction. Four recommendations emerged from this study: First, patient satisfaction should be used as an indicator of the quality of health care delivery. Second, health knowledge repository and expert systems should be integrated into health ICT systems to minimize unnecessary referrals. Third, a mixed health system should be implemented to shorten wait times. Fourth, the portability of the Canadian Medicare should be enhanced to allow Manitobans in particular and Canadians in general to seek medical services abroad. This study was intended to contribute to the existing body of knowledge associated with ICT investments’ outcomes and health care delivery in the MHS.  

scholarly journals Assessment of multiculturalism in nursing based on a survey’s experience

2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (43) ◽  
pp. 1711-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Pop ◽  
Sándor Hollós ◽  
Judit Mészáros
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Intercultural Skills ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Very High

Introduction: The internationalization of societies and the processes of globalization raise new challenges towards health provision systems, including professional, ethical, social, cultural and communicational references of nursing and nursing education. Aims: In this study the authors wanted to answer the following question: To what extent are health care professionals aware of and able to respond to the new challenges? Methods: As an investigation method, the authors used a questionnaire and made a comparative analysis of answers related to the knowledge, skills and attitude of BSc nurses and other health professionals who possess a secondary qualification. The questionnaire was compiled based on the internationally accepted and validated Transcultural Self Efficacy Test. With the permission of the authors of the test, some questions were adapted to the national conditions. The responses were evaluated by statistical methods. Results: There were better results in the components of skills and attitude of BSc nurses but there was a very high number of professionals in both groups who either failed to have or could not meet the requirements and phenomena related to intercultural skills. Conclusions: The survey performed among nurses proved that there is a real demand for intercultural skills and knowledge related to expectations of the society. In order to improve the quality of health care, the development of these skills is necessary. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 1711–1718.

scholarly journals Changes in Quality of Health Care Delivery after Vertical Integration

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1043-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline S. Carlin ◽  
Bryan Dowd ◽  
Roger Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery

Implications of Negligent Selection and Retention of Physicians in the Age of ERISA

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-418
Author(s):  
Torin A. Dorros ◽  
T. Howard Stone
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Insurance Reform

Enormous and fundamental changes are currently taking place in health care delivery. These changes include the consolidation of health care providers—from hospitals, physicians, and insurance companies, to medical supply businesses, managed care networks, and other health care providers—and numerous health care and insurance reform efforts by government at all levels. These changes pose significant implications for the delivery of health care in the United States, and will impact the manner, cost, and accessibility of health care delivery. These changes will almost certainly affect the quality of health care services as well. The quality of health care in the United States has for many years been a central concern of government, industry, health care providers, payors, and consumers. Quality in health care is essential to overall national health, the guarantor of a productive and healthy populace, and an important indicator of United States social and technological preeminence.

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