Client Name
Capella University
NURS-FPX6612: Health Care Models Used in Care Coordination
Instructor’s Name
August 2024
Patient Discharge Care Planning
Planning of patient discharge care and safety refers to the procedure for the safe discharge of the patient to the healthcare setting from another care setting which could be the home or another healthcare facility (Bradley et al., 2022). A discharge care plan involves the strategies and techniques that are used to assess the needs of the patient along with the health and care requirements to ensure that the patient has complete safety during the transition which will eventually generate better health outcomes. The discharge planning enhances the effectiveness of the healthcare standards applied by government regulators (Patel & Bechmann, 2023).
In this assessment, the efficiency of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) will be identified in enhancing the planning of the discharge specifically considering the hit-and-run car accident case of Marta Rodriguez (Javaid et al., 2024). She got severe injuries and was sent to a trauma center for four weeks. The improvement in her healthy recovery phase depends on the advanced HIT tools including electronic health records which ensures the timely intervention of resources for better results. HIT can provide an effective care plan for the discharge and transition of patients by implementing ideas that are based on evidence and are proven authentic.
Implications of HIT in Care Planning
The advancements in technology highlight the need for improved healthcare systems that can be competent with today’s world of technologies and with the implementation of HIT, it becomes possible to improve the experience of patients by introducing enhanced methods of healthcare management and assistance that can positively impact the health status of the patient (Stoumpos et al., 2023). Care planning refers to the process of understanding patient needs, and healthcare requirements through the coordination of interdisciplinary teams and the involvement of destination care agencies in decision-making to ensure the safe and smooth transition of the patient from one healthcare facility to another. The implications of HIT on the care planning process of the patients are given below;
Electronic Access to Patient Data
Keeping the information regarding the medical, social, financial, and psychological history of the patient is crucial in helping the healthcare providers understand the healthcare needs of the patient, assessing the patient’s health condition based on previous health records, and developing strategies that can help the patient in quick recovery or relief from the pain of different diseases like the pain of chemotherapies for treating a patient (Modi & Feldman, 2022). HIT’s system of Electronic Health Records (EHR) provides updated ways of data organization and collecting which help the patient at large scale due to the efficiency of the system in recognizing and responding to situations early without any health disparities.
Improved Communication Standards
HIT provides enhanced communication channels that play a crucial role in providing timely assistance to control the deteriorating patient condition and improve patient experience regarding the healthcare services provided by the nursing staff and healthcare professionals (Samardzic et al., 2020). Effective communication can also help the destination care providers understand the complete situation of the patient, their preferences, and needs, and then arrange the resources accordingly so that the patient would not suffer any harm.
Enhances Automated Self-Management
Self-management is one of the basic requirements of the healthcare systems that can be fulfilled by providing proper training to the patients regarding their health conditions and the ways through which they can improve the proper monitoring and evaluation of their health status. This management helps them to be aware of their acts and precautionary measures that can help them in controlling their diseases (Griffin et al., 2019). Automated systems are always of great significance for the patients and the healthcare provider as they are fast and efficient which is the basic requirement of any healthcare facility. Timely response to deteriorating patient conditions determines the efficiency of healthcare organizations in managing the health of the patient and the staff (Beane et al., 2022). HIT enables the timely intervention of healthcare providers by enhancing the systems and increasing their functionalities for better patient experience and cost reduction of hospital visits.
Logical Implications of HIT in Care Planning
Care planning is most widely affected by the information provided to the destination care agencies regarding the health needs of the patient (Bradley et al., 2022). These requirements are identified and assessed by the case managers, healthcare providers, nursing staff, interdisciplinary teams, and family members who are together included in the decision-making procedure of the discharge care plan. HIT along with improving decision-making, enhances the coordination of the staff for better communication (Roodbeen et al., 2020). HIT through advanced systems can keep all the data regarding the transitions including health requirements, medications, and dietary needs updates preventing ambiguities.
Consequences of Using Data to Support Care Coordination
The data usage for supporting care coordination has positive impacts on the health of the patient and the management team (Elliott et al., 2021). HIT provides advanced data collection and monitoring systems which help the care coordinators in ensuring a high level of patient safety by keeping the information updated and providing the facility with early safety interventions. HIT reduces the chances of unorganized data that will help the interdisciplinary and care-coordinated team to effectively assist in case of emergencies or any other healthcare requirements.
Implications of Data Reporting Client’s Behavior
Information reporting regarding the client’s behavior helps the care coordination team understand the health situation of the patient more effectively by evaluating the key concerns in the specific behavior of the patient (Ferreira et al., 2023). The few implications on coordination and management of care, efficiency of the clinics, and development of ideas regarding interdisciplinary coordination are given below;
Care Coordination
Data reporting allows healthcare providers to understand the health needs of the patient effectively and allows them to implement strategies that are best suited for the specific patient’s behavior (Adane et al., 2019). The evaluation of specific behaviors like patient missing medications or hospital visits leads to identifying the need to develop strategies that can improve the medication schedule of the patient along with proper hospital visits. The team with collaborative effort introduces new ways to make the patient more responsive towards his visits and medications which will eventually result in better patient outcomes and improved health of the patient.
Care Management
For the effective treatment of the patient, healthcare providers need detailed information on the health condition of the patient, and having sufficient reports regarding the behavior of the patient helps them in improving the management plans that are designed to improve the health outcomes of the patient (Bhati, 2023). In case a patient has diabetes and is provided with a diabetes management plan but forgets to manage the diabetic diet will eventually escalate his diabetes level (Gray & Threlkeld, 2024). To prevent the disease from escalating, healthcare providers use the reported data to improve the behavior of the patient toward his health condition and design a plan that will more effectively involve the patient in taking care of his health conditions.
Clinical Efficiency
HIT standards improve clinical efficiency by early monitoring of health issues and providing early responses to prevent further health disasters (Alolayyan et al., 2020). The clinics evaluate the behavior of patients to understand the lack and ineffectiveness of the staff or the resources responsible for diverting patient behavior for better outcomes.
Interprofessional Idea Development
The reported data enhances the involvement of an interdisciplinary team to critically examine all the areas that can eventually result in changing the behavior of the patient and improve the decision-making process regarding the patient’s condition (Brown et al., 2023). The patient’s behavior can be changed because of various factors that can only be effectively analyzed by the collaboration of interdisciplinary teams.
Influence of Collected Information on Health Outcomes
The information about patients is always helpful for the care coordinators and case managers to clearly understand the health requirements of the patient (Teper et al., 2020). Effective outcomes are always based on a clear understanding and assessment of the health requirements of the patient so that they can be treated accordingly for better outcomes of the patient. The influence of collected information on health outcomes is given below;
Improvement in Health Interventions
Collected information regarding the health condition of the patient helps the care coordinators in building strategies that are most beneficial for the health needs of the patient and that can eventually improve the patient experience. HIT’s basic purpose is the improvement of the decision-making process of the care coordinators regarding the health needs of the patient.
Enhanced Treatment Plans
The information collected helps improve treatment plans that can better impact the patient’s health condition. These plans have great importance in improving the health of the patients.
Reduction in Health Risks
The proper management and planning of resources through the data collected from the patient helps in reducing health disparities hence reducing the cost of healthcare resources and improving patient experience.
Effective Evidence-Based Practices
Evidence-based practices are always effective in improving the patient’s health condition by increasing the performance efficiency of the staff members and the care coordinators.
NURS FPX 6612 Assessment 3 Conclusion
Discharge planning refers to the assessment and identification of the patient’s needs to ensure a smooth and successful transition from one healthcare facility to the other (Bradley et al., 2022). Emerging technologies have a significant role in improving the planning process of discharge care and implementing strategies that are more advanced and effective in improving patient experience. The data collected through HIT systems helps improve care coordination and the assistance provided to the patients. The data report behavior of the patient helps in developing plans that are better suitable to the patient’s condition for better outcomes.
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