Greenville Healthcare System: A Case Study
Healthcare Quality
HSA 405
May 17, 2015
The goal of Greenville Healthcare Systems is to improve outcomes, create more satisfied patients and better value all across the hospitals system. We are focused on developing data-based, patient-focused metrics for every aspect of quality that includes clinical care, patient satisfaction and safety and improving our process development. We are dedicating our teams of top professionals to find better ways to achieve those goals.
As a Quality Officer for Greenville Health Systems, my goal is to improve outcomes, create more satisfied patients and better value, throughout the hospital system. One quality initiative is to use computerized information technology. Once health care providers have access to complete and correct data, patients will receive better medical treatment. Electronic health records (EHRs) can increase the ability to diagnose illnesses and reduce or prevent medical errors, which will improve patient care. In addition, EHRs can uncover potential safety issues and will help the organization to prevent further serious consequences for patients and will lead to better patient results. The second initiative is to improve communication with mobile technology. Communication between providers and patients is complicated. Currently, hospitals in the U.S. waste over $12 billion a year because of the inability to communicate with …show more content…
Each year an estimated $5 billion will be spent due to the implantable device supply chain as a result of waste, ineffectiveness and lack of visibility (hitconsultant.net). Organizations that can get a better grip on managing their healthcare organization’s supply and demand will save a numerous amount of money the organization and increase constructive patient
HSA 405
May 17, 2015
The goal of Greenville Healthcare Systems is to improve outcomes, create more satisfied patients and better value all across the hospitals system. We are focused on developing data-based, patient-focused metrics for every aspect of quality that includes clinical care, patient satisfaction and safety and improving our process development. We are dedicating our teams of top professionals to find better ways to achieve those goals.
As a Quality Officer for Greenville Health Systems, my goal is to improve outcomes, create more satisfied patients and better value, throughout the hospital system. One quality initiative is to use computerized information technology. Once health care providers have access to complete and correct data, patients will receive better medical treatment. Electronic health records (EHRs) can increase the ability to diagnose illnesses and reduce or prevent medical errors, which will improve patient care. In addition, EHRs can uncover potential safety issues and will help the organization to prevent further serious consequences for patients and will lead to better patient results. The second initiative is to improve communication with mobile technology. Communication between providers and patients is complicated. Currently, hospitals in the U.S. waste over $12 billion a year because of the inability to communicate with …show more content…
Each year an estimated $5 billion will be spent due to the implantable device supply chain as a result of waste, ineffectiveness and lack of visibility (hitconsultant.net). Organizations that can get a better grip on managing their healthcare organization’s supply and demand will save a numerous amount of money the organization and increase constructive patient