Decision Critical Competency Tools for Healthcare » hospitals http://www.decisioncritical.com Competency Tools for your Healthcare Staff Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Dr. Kenneth Dion to present at the Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention http://www.decisioncritical.com/dr-kenneth-dion-to-present-at-the-sigma-theta-tau-international-biennial-convention/ http://www.decisioncritical.com/dr-kenneth-dion-to-present-at-the-sigma-theta-tau-international-biennial-convention/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:17:47 +0000 Steve Muccini http://www.decisioncritical.com/?p=1673 Dr. Dion’s Presentation Topic:

“A Retrospective Study of a Nurse Residency Program and Reports of Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Turnover”

This 3 year retrospective study explored on the effects of a nurse residency program in Magnet, Magnet Aspiring and Non- Magnet Hospitals on the new graduate’s:

  • Job satisfaction
  • Organizational Commitment
  • Turnover

This presentation will take place on Sunday October 30th at 11 AM at the International Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau, Biennial Conference in Grapevine, Texas.

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Visit with Dr. Dion at the Decision Critical Booth #201 following the presentation.

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]]> http://www.decisioncritical.com/dr-kenneth-dion-to-present-at-the-sigma-theta-tau-international-biennial-convention/feed/ 0 Meaningful Use of EHR; Good. Meaningful Use of ECR, Even Better http://www.decisioncritical.com/meaningful-use-of-ehr-good-meaningful-use-of-ecr-even-better/ http://www.decisioncritical.com/meaningful-use-of-ehr-good-meaningful-use-of-ecr-even-better/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:33:52 +0000 Steve Muccini http://www.decisioncritical.com/?p=1478 Meaningful use of technology is one of the tenets of the healthcare reform bill which helps in the authorization of payments to providers for their use of EHR systems. Having Electronic Health Records in full use in the healthcare system will certainly lead to an improved process and a level of efficiency that will benefit patients, hospitals and insurance companies. However, while medical information recorded at the point of care and throughout the entire care giving process provides an exceptional view into a patient’s healthcare delivery, there is still something missing.

How about a view into the competency of the individuals who administered the care? The Electronic Competency Records(ECR) are established and kept current by the institution and/or the individual in the form of an online portfolio. Inside the portfolio can be found all of the competency indicators which paint a picture of the competence of the doctors, nurses, technicians and lab personnel which were involved with a specific patient throughout their care.

Although it is not currently considered a requirement with Joint Commissions to have your ECR system in place, it certainly should be. Not only will this allow for a tighter connection between patient and care giver, it can also help hospitals to continuously evaluate how their staff is doing. If a medical error occurs in the process and is captured in the EHR, it can then be tracked back to the individual who committed the error where it can be determined if they were fully qualified. If connected in real-time, there is the potential that individuals who do not have the necessary competencies, skills and compliance courses in place to conduct a specific procedure, operate a device or a test, the system could keep them from delivering those things in the first place. Now that is an innovative use of technology.

Decision Critical delivers an entire competency suite which includes an electronic portfolio, learning and evaluation tools. Start thinking about being better than you have to be and implement your ECR competency suite today.

]]> http://www.decisioncritical.com/meaningful-use-of-ehr-good-meaningful-use-of-ecr-even-better/feed/ 0 Strategies of Top Performing Hospitals http://www.decisioncritical.com/strategies-of-top-performing-hospitals/ http://www.decisioncritical.com/strategies-of-top-performing-hospitals/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:34:20 +0000 Steve Muccini http://www.decisioncritical.com/?p=1299 It is no surprise that a recent report from Health Research & Educational Trust, American Hospital Association (AHA) and Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence indicates that some of the key elements which make these hospitals as high performing as they are has a lot to do with the efficiency of their processes and their capacity to share information. Nothing new here as the Federal government is also looking for improvements in the same areas in an effort to improve the quality of care from their ACOs.

In either case, you gain significant control over how effectively you can improve your processes and share your information if you have deployed tools for the systematic collection of electronic data. As most healthcare organizations are working through their EMR deployment plans, the patient data layer is emerging as a key source of intelligence for improving these processes and tracking patient outcomes.

However, there must also be a consideration for the caregiver side of the house. The Electronic Competency Records (ECR) are the caregiver equivalent of the EMR. This repository adds a quality quotient into the mix, allowing you to not only see the patient’s path of care, but also each of the care givers who interacted with them along the way. This is vital information, letting organizations better align the needs of their patients with the competencies of their staff.

You can learn more about the entire competency management process here.

 

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Are you sure that every member of your healthcare team is properly prepared to deliver the very best quality of care and without failure?

If you are not completely certain, then you should probably consider revising your competency strategy with the help of a comprehensive set of competency tools from Decision Critical

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