REVIEW OF CURRENT HEALTHCARE ISSUES
If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption? Social Determinant such as environment/community, education, access/quality to healthcare?
These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there is no shortage of changes to be addressed.
In this Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
· Broome, M., & Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.
· Chapter 2, “Transformational Leadership: Complexity, Change, and Strategic Planning” (pp. 34–62)
· Chapter 3, “Current Challenges in Complex Health Care Organizations and the Quadruple Aim” (pp. 66–97)
Read any TWO of the following (plus TWO additional readings on your selected issue):
· Amalberti, R., Vincent, C., Nicklin, W., & Braithwaite, J. (2019).
Coping with more people with more illness Part 1: The nature of the challenge and the implications for safety and quality.
Links to an external site.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 31(2), 154–158.
· Bangani, R. G., Menon, V., & Jovanov, E. (2021).
Personalized stress monitoring AI system for healthcare workers
Links to an external site.
. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), 2021 IEEE International Conference On, 2992–2997.
· Carter, M. W., & Busby, C. R. (2023).
How can operational research make a real difference in healthcare? Challenges of implementation
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. European Journal of Operational Research, 306(3), 1059–1068.
· Dixon-Woods, M., McNicol, S., & Martin, G. (2012, October 1).
Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare: lessons from the Health Foundation’s programme evaluations and relevant literature
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. BMJ Quality & Safety, 21(10), 876.
· Gjellebæk, C., Svensson, A., Bjørkquist, C., Fladeby, N., & Grundén, K. (2020).
Management challenges for future digitalization of healthcare services
Links to an external site.
. Futures, 124.
· Greco, E., Graziano, E. A., Stella, G. P., Mastrodascio, M., & Cedrone, F. (2022).
The impact of leadership on perceived work-related stress in healthcare facilities organisations
Links to an external site.
. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 35(4/5), 734-748.
· Hale, K. (2021).
Benefits and challenges of social media in health care
Links to an external site.
. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 44(3), 309–315.
· Navaz, A. N., Serhani, M. A., El Kassabi, H. T., Al-Qirim, N., & Ismail, H. (2021).
Trends, technologies, and key challenges in smart and connected healthcare
Links to an external site.
. IEEE Access, Access, IEEE, 9, 74044–74067.
· Slonim, A. (2023).
Top challenges facing healthcare: Back to basics
Links to an external site.
. Physician Leadership Journal, 10(2), 12–14. https://doi.org/10.55834/plj.2064149664
To Prepare:
· Review the Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.
· Reflect on the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.
BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 1
Post a description of the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for analysis, and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor may impact your work setting. Which social determinant(s) most affects this health issue? Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the healthcare issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples.
BY DAY 6 OF WEEK 1
Respond to at least
two of your colleagues
on two different days who chose a different national healthcare issue/stressor than you selected. Explain how their chosen national healthcare issue/stressor may also impact your work setting and what (if anything) is being done to address the national healthcare issue/stressor.
Discussion: You will select a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.
Examples of the national healthcare issue. The list is not inclusive. Find a healthcare issue you can write about for the week 1 discussion. Your selected healthcare issue will be the same for the week 2 and 3 written assignments. Use current literature less than 8 years old. Make sure you can find enough current literature for your selected topic. Be sure to use the course and outside resources.
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Examples of Issues
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· COVID-19 and PPE
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Lack of Resources for Cares
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· Nursing Shortages and/or Appropriate Staffing
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Nursing Retention
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· Lack of Mental Health Resources
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Workplace Violence
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· Incivility
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Lack of Access to Healthcare
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· Out of Control Costs for Healthcare
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Decreased enrollment in healthcare providers
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· Lack of Patient Satisfaction
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Increased Readmission Rates
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Review the rubric for what is required. Review the due dates for the main posting and two peer replies. Our discussions end on Saturday, day 6. No grading of postings submitted on Sunday, Day 7.
