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Class: Managerial Epidemiology in Healthcare Administration

 

This week, we will thoroughly review a major part of the control function of management by discussing how to measure the effectiveness of processes put in place to improve outcomes for the population served. Appropriate use of collected data by using specific surveillance techniques and tools will be discussed, since data drives decisions and plans that ensure quality of care. Finally, we will review how specific characteristics of populations can be analyzed using epidemiological tools. Common characteristics can assist leaders in targeting high-risk people in need of specialized education and care.

 

Your Learning Objectives for the Week:

 

Evaluate the factors that influence the health status of populations served.

Apply epidemiological methods to healthcare data.

Distinguish research study based on epidemiological evidence.

 

Review the following lectures:

 

Performance Improvement for Quality Care

Total Quality Management

 

As we have learned this week from our lectures and required textbook reading, leaders and managers in healthcare

must work diligently and continuously to assess the health and needs of the populations they serve. Total quality management (TQM) is a process that is used to analyze the available relevant data, plan for improvements where necessary, implement plans, and monitor the plans for effectiveness through formal processes adopted.

 

After thorough research of credible sources from the South University Library and the Internet, please answer the following questions:

 

Why do the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) believe that prevention of inpatient admissions will improve the quality of care in populations served by hospitals?

What specific age group and diagnoses does the CMS monitor for readmissions?

Does research tell us that so far prevention of readmissions has improved the quality of care for patients?

How has hospital reimbursement been affected by the readmission standard mandated by the CMS?

What recommendations (best practices) to decrease hospital readmissions have been suggested by experts in the healthcare field?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings

 

As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

 

Textbook:

Managerial Epidemiology: Case and Concepts

By: Steven T. Fleming

3rd Edition

Health Administration Press