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The wait time improvement alone could potentially greatly improve the community health by allowing people with limited means access to care in a way that does not further tax their time and health (p. 699).
Improve access to preventative care
Health care interventions that occur prior to the development of more serious healthcare issues is much more accessible and common when individuals are receiving care on a more timely basis. This is especially true in the case of CCP as the initial process of enrollment involves the use of a head to toe physical and health assessment that provides both a baseline for the individual as well as a demonstrative look at any real potential problems the individual might develop as part of their health. These early assessments as well as those that occur on a primary care level are essential to spotting potential health problems before they occur or worsen and formulating proactive treatment approaches ("Columbia School of Nursing…" 2005).
Improvement of access to primary care providers
It is acknowledged throughout the healthcare industry as well as elsewhere that access to primary care provides greater patient outcomes as services provided by a single provider are often more comprehensive and holistic, and follow a known pattern to both the provider and the patient that allows greater overall health and wellness as well as allowing treatment for chronic conditions and problems on a regular basis ("Columbia School of Nursing…" 2005).
Improve wait times and resource allocation on the part of patients
Due to the fact that clinics are located near patients and that patient loads, even at capacity are reasonable...
The structure of the hospital is therefore based on inpatient services, for space allocation and is limited in its ability to expand outpatient service spaces, such as waiting rooms and exam room numbers. Due to funding constraints, even though the hospital has additional square footage for expansion of outpatient services they have limited or no funding to provide such
Cooper Green Hospital like any other health care facility serving the indigent population is faced by several problems that interfere with their service delivery to the community. Some of these problems include; poor staffing, lack of funds, lack of resources, overwhelming number of patients, lack of workers motivation, poor service delivery Swayne, Duncan, & Ginter, 2006() Poor staffing is a big challenge since the ratio of medical personnel to patient is
Cooper Green Delivering health care to a population is a task taken aboard by many developed countries all over the world. Even though as an altruistic act, the act of being responsible for the health of the entire community is not an easy job. Along with political and economical barriers, greater barrier comes when the people in the community are not that concerned about their health. In United States of America,
health care to an indigent population. As illustrated by the case, there were many unique problems associates with delivering health care to the indigent population. First, communication was an issue plaguing all parties involved. Difficulty in regards to understanding overall objectives and health care plans made operations inefficient and costly. Massive errors resulted from communication issues that ultimately hindered the access and quality of health care to the indigent population.
The authors describe findings from a survey designed to gather baseline data about changes organizations experience after implementing the Clinical Practice Model framework, and report how the Clinical Practice Model Resource Center staff used the survey findings to build the capacity of individuals accountable for implementing this integrated, interdisciplinary professional practice framework into the organization's operations." (2002) The following model has been created for monitoring the progress of the
budget template that is being produced for Shatin Hospital, which is a rehabilitation hospital. This hospital is run by the Hospital Authority, which is the main health care provider in the country. The proposal is basically highlighting the issue of labor and increase stress on the hospital administration staff. The project proposal is therefore to reform one pair of the geriatric and the medical wards into a nurse led
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