Competency
Analyze an innovation that led to a redesigned process or product
Scenario
After recently graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science (BSN) in Nursing, you were promoted to Clinical Educator for your Unit. The Nurse Manager asked for your help completing an innovative practice analysis to assist the organization with determining future needs for technology to lead innovation and future service for the local community. The title for this renewed drive for innovation in practice excellence is named, “Time for the Future is Now.”
Organizational characteristics:
- 92 bed full-service, not-for-profit regional hospital
- 600 employees, 120 of which are active and consulting physicians
- The mission is simple: improve the health, lives, and well-being of the people in the community we serve.
- Philosophy: we service a rural community as if we were in a suburban setting
Unique services currently offered include:
- A team approach to Cancer Care with an onsite multidisciplinary rounding clinical served by virtual assistants
- Onsite Adult Care with a focus on Adult Day Care and Overnight Respite (currently largest cost center)
- Genetics Counseling featuring a personalized approach to drug therapies provided via virtual visits by doctors, masters prepared nurse genetic counselors and 24 hour access to the side effect and drug effectiveness monitoring with a password protected laboratory portal
- Virtual Primary Care offered from 7am-11pm with a fee of $25.00 per visit for routine health services
Community Demographics:
- Rural setting current population approximately 30,000 with 97% Caucasian, 2% African American and 1% Hispanic
- 60.1% of residents are retired
- Average age = 64.2 years
- High prevalence of diabetes, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 89% of residents own and live in their home; a single family residence
- Average yearly income is $34,000.00
Instructions
Listed below are two types of innovative healthcare services under consideration for purchase and integration in this organization. Complete an analysis of the two types of innovation under consideration for purchase. The primary objective is to select the innovation to serve the needs of the local community best.
- Virtual Sitter Service (currently contract with local employee agency to provide sitter services)
- Tele-Wound Consulting Service (currently contract with local home health agency to provide nurses certified in wound care)
Write your analysis report of the two innovations in a Word document, including the following:
- Recommendation of innovation as the first or second selection for purchase with a detailed explanation of the rationale for choice including:
- One resource from literature supporting the choice
- Identify immediate impacts on the organization and community served
- Cost, training, patient outcomes, employee satisfaction, patient satisfaction
- Explain projected impacts to organization and community served
- Sustainability, maintenance, continued training, increased services for the community
Provide clearly stated, detailed explanation of the rationale for priority choice including one resource from literature supporting the choice.
Clearly stated, a detailed description of at least two immediate impacts to healthcare of community served.
Clearly stated, a detailed description of at least two immediate impacts to the healthcare organization.
Clearly stated, a detailed description of at least two projected impacts to healthcare of community served.
Clearly stated, a detailed description of at least two projected impacts to the healthcare organization.
Use APA format for citations and reference list. Formal style reflected throughout the document, including no spelling, grammar or APA error. Information should be supported by evidence from professional sources, published within the past five years.
Expert Solution Preview
In analyzing the two innovative healthcare services under consideration for purchase and integration, a detailed explanation of the rationale for choice, including immediate and projected impacts on the organization and community served, should be provided. The primary objective is to select the innovation that best serves the needs of the local community. The two types of innovation under consideration for purchase are Virtual Sitter Service and Tele-Wound Consulting Service.
The recommended innovation for purchase is Tele-Wound Consulting Service. This choice is supported by a resource from literature that shows the effectiveness of telemedicine in wound care management, leading to a reduction in hospital admission rates and improved patient outcomes (Kyriacou et al., 2019). Tele-Wound Consulting Service has immediate impacts on the organization and community served, including improved patient outcomes, increased patient satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness due to reduced hospital admission rates, reduced staff workload, and reduced healthcare costs. Additionally, Tele-Wound Consulting Service has projected impacts on the organization and community served, including sustainability, increased services for the community, and continued training for the staff to provide quality wound care management.
Immediate impacts of Tele-Wound Consulting Service on the healthcare of the community served include improved wound care management leading to a reduction in hospital admission rates, improved patient outcomes, and increased patient satisfaction. Additionally, Tele-Wound Consulting Service provides cost-effectiveness to the community through reduced healthcare costs and improved access to wound care services.
Immediate impacts of Tele-Wound Consulting Service on the healthcare organization include reduced staff workload and increased cost-effectiveness due to reduced hospital admission rates and healthcare costs. Additionally, Tele-Wound Consulting Service provides an opportunity to maintain and improve the quality of wound care management leading to improved staff satisfaction and patient care.
Projected impacts of Tele-Wound Consulting Service on the healthcare of the community served include sustainability, continued access to quality wound care management, increased services for the community, and reduced healthcare costs due to improved wound care management.
Projected impacts of Tele-Wound Consulting Service on the healthcare organization include continued staff training in wound care management, improved staff satisfaction and patient care, and the opportunity to expand wound care services in the future.
Reference:
Kyriacou, P., Pattichis, C., Koutsovasilis, P., & Voskarides, S. (2019). A review of telemedicine interventions in wound care management. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25(4), 191-197. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18778794
