Management of Health Programs

Management of Health Programs

Introduction

A health care program is meant to administer the health benefits of the all the members of a community in order to guarantee the suitable access to a high quality health care and to make the most of the available resources. A health care program operates to reinforce the aptitude of marginalized populace to promote finer and improved health care policies and practices (Coddington & Moore, 2000).

A patient centered care program is supposed to be the one that entails the contemplations of the cultural traditions of each individual patient, their individual interests, values and penchants, their family circumstances, and also their respective ways of living. The care takers and the employees at the care homes work collaboratively with the patient, in particular, and their families, who are considered to be a vital element of the process, to make improved medical decisions.

Program's Quality Improvement Model

The quality improvement framework, as indicated by the manager of the patient-centered care program, Marci Nielsen, comprises of the following agenda;

Reverence for the penchants and interests of the patients;

Moral espousal;

Corporal solace;

Information, interaction and instruction;

Permanence and modification;

Harmonization of health care activities;

Participation of patients' friends and family.

Procedures to Address Quality Assurance in Healthcare Program

The procedures and strategies incorporated to ensure the maintenance of quality in the health care program are classified under two domains; the ones which are executed at the organizational level and the ones that are executed at the system level.

Organization Level Procedures

At the organizational level, certain strategies are proposed and specific procedures are followed accordingly, for the reinforcement of the capacity of health care programs to attain a high quality patient centered care. These procedures include; the exploitation of internal enticements and rewards for the education and development of leadership; the education of the staff regarding the quality improvement criteria and methodologies; and the incorporation of the realistic approaches drawn out form a stretched substantiation base.

System Level Procedures

At the system level, particular approaches are used that are directed to the modification of external enticements in the health care system all together, and to optimistically persuade and rewards the institutions that are endeavoring to accomplish high quality patient centered care. These procedures include; education of the mass and involvement of the patients; exposure of the consistent measures for patient centered care, to the public; and the necessitation of certifications and accreditations (Larson, J. S. & Muller, A., 2002).

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