Care Coordination Presentation to Colleagues

In today's healthcare landscape, the concept of coordination has gained a paramount significance, and this has shaped the dynamics of inter-professional collaboration and the manner in which care is given to patients.? Care coordination is a vitally important part of patient centered healthcare. It entails integrating, managing and evaluating services that are provided to patients across different settings, such as home care. The aim of care coordination is maximizing both the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare. It also aims to minimize the potential risks that may be associated with patients’ safety. The purpose of this presentation is providing overview of the basic principles of care coordination, highlighting effective strategies for collaboration among healthcare professionals, patients and their families with the purpose of achieving desired outcomes. The essay would also discuss aspects of change management that have a direct impact the elements of the patient experience that are important to providing better quality care. Additionally, the presentation would illustrate ethical approach to care plans by considering reasonable implications and consequences. Finally, it would address the potential effect of some healthcare policy provisions on patient experiences.

Change Management Strategies

Care coordination depends on the collaboration between healthcare professionals, patients, families and other stakeholders in order to obtain desired goals. Because of this, it is imperative that all stakeholders involved in the provision of care communicate effectively to ensure the best results. According to Lord et al. (2021), communication between healthcare professionals and patients not only to ensure patient satisfaction but also in regards to their willingness to provide care, which would ultimately lead to overall positive patient outcomes. Further, to achieve positive patient outcomes, healthcare professionals should know the needs and wants of their patients. This can be achieved through drug specific educational interventions. This is important to ensure that medications are administered properly, while at the same time ensuring that patients and their families are aware of their potential effects. Moreover, cultural competence strategies should be applied to ensure that all people involved in providing care can deliver culturally appropriate services. For instance, language barriers is one of the hindrances when coordinating care, and can be overcome by employing interpreters and other language resources.

Evidence-based Strategies to Improve Collaborative Care

The use of evidence based strategies in improving collaborative care is crucial for realizing positive patient outcomes. One of the evidence based strategies that can be applied is involving patients in care decisions. According to Santana et al. (2018), this can be achieved by using person centered care, which involves shared decision making and active patient involvement. This strategy acknowledges that every patient is unique and should be given opportunity to make decisions on what affects their own health. Family members can also be included in care decisions. This ensures that every person involved is aware of the wishes of the patients. Anderson et al. (2019) found that communicating with family members helps in achieving quality end of life care. This entails sharing information with the loved ones in the right manner, being conscious of cultural differences and giving practical and emotional support. These strategies can assist in building trust and fostering better relationships between patient families and healthcare providers.

Ethical Considerations and Potential Impact of Health Care Policy

Ethical decision making is a key factor to consider when making care decisions. Healthcare providers must assess ethical implications of their decisions. They should adhere to specific ethical principles such as the ones highlighted by Kalyani et al. (2019), which includes principal of autonomy, beneficence, and informed consent. The principles should act as a guide to healthcare professionals whenever they are making care decisions to ensure that patients not only receive the best care, but also respecting their rights and values. For instance, the principal of autonomy requires healthcare professionals to respect the wishes of patients and provide them with all the information they need to make an informed decision. Additionally, healthcare facilities should consider potential effects of their healthcare policy on patient care coordination practices. Sometimes, when policies are implemented, they might have unintended effect in the delivery of care. For example, budget cuts can reduce access to some services, hence limiting the range of options that are available to patients. Therefore, healthcare organizations should consider both ethical and legal implications when making decisions that may impact care coordination strategies.

Potential Impact(Logical Implications).

Healthcare policy provisions have both indirect and direct effect on patient outcomes. To be specific, changes to reimbursement models can limit access to some services, affecting the quality of care that is given to patients. For instance, if a facility is not well reimbursed for giving certain treatments, they may not be able to provide them due to financial constraints. This may eventually lead to poor patient outcomes. Also, policy provisions that put a limit on the scope of practice for some healthcare workers can impact patient experience. For instance, if a practitioner is not allowed to prescribe some drugs, this can delay treatment, eventually leading to poor health outcomes to patients.

Nurse's Role

Nurses play a key role in the coordination and management of patients' care across healthcare continuum. They provide valuable insights into the needs of patients and ensure that resources are utilized optimally.? Nurses can help improve patient outcomes when they take a proactive approach to care coordination. One way nurses can ensure effective care coordination is by using evidence based practice. They must ensure that they stay up to date with the current care practices and standards, hence ensuring consistency in patient outcomes. Nurses should also advocate for patients to ensure that they receive quality care (Mackie et al., 2018). They can do so by advocating for additional resources and speaking up when the needs of the patients are not met. Further, as front line providers, they can educate the public on care coordination strategies.

Conclusion

Overall, care coordination is a vital component of providing quality healthcare. When done right, it can lead to positive patient outcomes. To ensure high quality care, different strategies should be implemented. Some of these strategies include involving family members on patients" care plan, effective communication between healthcare professionals, and making health care patient centered. Further, healthcare organizations must assess the effects of their care policy on patient experiences. They must also factor in ethical considerations, taking into account ethical principles such as informed consent and the prince of autonomy. It is only through this that healthcare organizations would ensure best practices are followed and patients receive the best quality care.

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References

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Lord, H., Loveday, C., Moxham, L., & Fernandez, R. (2021). Effective communication is key to intensive care nurses’ willingness to provide nursing care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.?Intensive and Critical Care Nursing,?62, 102946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102946

Mackie, B. R., Marshall, A., & Mitchell, M. (2018). Acute care nurses' views on family participation and collaboration in fundamental care.?Journal of Clinical Nursing,?27(11-12), 2346-2359. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14185

Santana, M. J., Manalili, K., Jolley, R. J., Zelinsky, S., Quan, H., & Lu, M. (2018). How to practice person‐centred care: A conceptual framework.?Health Expectations,?21(2), 429-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12640