how to work as a team and collaborate with other departments, and ways to make the process better

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DESCRIBE HOW INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS AFFECT YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THAT USE YOUR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION.

Collaboration among health care professionals is the key to positive patient outcomes. Each member of the health care team has been trained with specific knowledge and skills, which allow them to do what they do best. Working together as a team brings specific strengths of each discipline to focus on the care of the patient and supplements any weaknesses of other teammates. Effective interdisciplinary relationships decrease costs and improve patient satisfaction, while improving overall health care worker satisfaction.
Research different health care interdisciplinary relationships (such as radiology, working with the emergency room, or working in a pharmaceutical company) that the marketing department needs in order to collaborate with the development department.
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper summarizing your findings.
Include ways to avoid and resolve conflict, how to work as a team and collaborate with other departments, and ways to make the process better. You may also include a personal experience with an interdisciplinary relationship and describe if it worked well or if there was a breakdown.
Describe how interdisciplinary relationships affect your organization and the patients and families that use your health care organization.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 Discuss advances in technology in that field of health care

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DISCUSS ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY IN THAT FIELD OF HEALTH CARE

Watch the video, Surgery’s Past, Present, and Robotic Future.  Read from Chapter 7, In the News: Surgical Device Poses a Rare but Serious Peril, and discuss the pros and cons to newer surgical techniques using robotics, lasers, and nanotechnology.  How can surgery be “minimally invasive”?  What is “telepresence surgery”?  In 250-300 words, summarize your thoughts with supportive references in APA style format the electronic version of the text, this article is not included due to licensing issues. Please access the full article, Surgical Device Poses a Rare but Serious Peril online.
 
Select either pharmacy or dentistry, watch the videos ScriptPro Safety and Accuracy or 3D Dentistry.  Discuss advances in technology in that field of health care in 250-300 words.  How does current technology support the delivery of services to the public?  Consider safety, efficiency, accuracy, effectiveness and cost, along with any other pros and cons you notice.  What are the future considerations or plans?  Support your comments with scholarly references in APA style format.

What role does customer satisfaction play in your decision to utilize the health care facility in the future based on the findings?

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IDENTIFY TWO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHOW A NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT IN ONE SPECIFIC AREA. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR FINDINGS, STATE THE NATIONAL SAFETY GOALS AND NATIONAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GOALS WHERE THE FACILITIES NEEDED TO IMPROVE. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO FACILITIES.

Visit the Quality Check page of The Joint Commission website, enter the name and state of a health care organization within 100 miles of your home, and select search. Take the following steps to find two health care organizations:

  • Under the column organization name or number, type the healthcare organization name and state (e.g., Hospital – Hurley Medical Center, Michigan).
  • Once the chosen organization appears, click the View Accreditation Quality Report link. Once the summary of the report appears, click on the Accreditation National Safety goals link in the left navigation bar. You will be able to view the patient safety goals that were measured for the organization as it is compared to the national average. You will be able to view information that is more specific by clicking the See Detail link for each patient safety goal measured.

Identify two health care organizations that show a need for improvement in one specific area. After reviewing your findings, state the National Safety Goals and National Quality Improvement Goals where the facilities needed to improve. Compare and contrast the differences between the two facilities. In addition, list two recommendations that you feel would improve that particular area.
Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library to justify your recommendations for improvement. Cite all sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Guided Response: Choose two classmates and respond as a patient who has experienced the issue identified in your classmates’ posts. What role does customer satisfaction play in your decision to utilize the health care facility in the future based on the findings? What would you expect as the patient? Explain your answer. List at least one scholarly source to support your explanation.

What are some factors linked with patient satisfaction?

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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW REGULATORY ISSUES INFLUENCE COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HCS 320 WEEK 7
The advantages and disadvantages of using different types of communication, including electronic communication, in health care organizations and how regulatory issues influence communication in health care organizations. Discuss in 150 words..
Describe how HIPAA has impacted your life. For example, obtaining a prescription, obtaining medical information regarding a family member, etc. Give two answers one your opinion and another answer using other sources.
What are some factors linked with patient satisfaction? Does anyone work in an organization that tracks patient satisfaction scores and if so, can you share the process and its impact on the organization? Give two answers one your opinion and another answer using other sources.
Discuss how you feel about your ability to send messages, both verbally and nonverbally. What are your strengths? What areas need improvement? Give two answers one your opinion and another answer using other sources.
Conduct an inventory of various communication channels used within your organization. Discuss in 150-200 words
Discuss the article, what are your concerns and view:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/30000665?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104883404201
Discuss the article, what are your concerns and view:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/25075094?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104883404201
Discuss the article, what are your concerns and view:
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2678624?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104883404201
Summarize, in 150-200 words, the main points that you gleaned from the HIPPA tutorial. Include the following:
What did you learn from the HIPAA tutorial?
Why is this information important?
How will you use this information in the future?