The purpose of this report is to inform you of the field research that I will be doing on the field of hospital administration. This memo will include the background information on my topic, the methods of research I conducted, the results from my research, and a summary of my research.
Summary:
I wanted to have a full understanding of how the field of hospital administration is perceived by those familiar with UF Health Shands Hospital. I created a survey and sent the link to 40 people I know through text message. I used the informative field report approach so that I could get the results I wanted and conduct proper research. I was able to get results based on how my peers answered my survey questions. Overall, I was able to
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I wanted to research information about teaching hospitals, the public’s view of hospital management, how hospitals are typically managed, and common problems in hospital administration. I noticed in all of the articles I used for my research, there was a discussion of income. However, in my research I did not think of this factor. I was mainly focused on the public’s personal opinion of hospital administration. In one of the articles, I found that, “Public perception of hospitals shapes public debate and directly impacts not only patient decisions on where to seek treatment, but their expectations regarding the quality of service they will receive” (Macey). I found that this was the most important factor when looking at how a hospital is managed. It is important for a hospital to provide quality service. This service can be achieved through the attitudes and efforts of those working in the hospital. It is important to consider the patients mental and physical …show more content…
All of the results varied. However, I did notice that a common trend was the age of those I interviewed. out of the 36 people, 31 of them of the people that I sent the survey to were from the age rages of 18-30. As for the others, 3 of them were from the ages 31-45, and the other two were from ages 46-60. I found that all of their answers were quite similar for each question. I noticed a trend that those who were student athletes preferred to seek medical attention from their athletic trainer rather than that of a medical doctor. I was also pleased to see that when receiving medical attention, each of my subjects answered that they did not have to wait very long to seek medical
The sports industry would not have expanded for those helping hands that help our athletes today get better.¨Sports medicine Doctors/Physicians may specialize in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of injuries that have occurred”. After being injured it’s important he/she exercise.” Exercise physiology is the discipline that deals with the functioning of the human body and how it responds to exercise” (Moe). If it was not for those that have a passion for helping those that may be injured the sports field would not be
Supposedly, the national average occupancy rate of hospitals is lower than it should be because of rising costs of hospital care. Factors causing variations in occupancy rates are hospital size, product diversification, and urgent versus non-urgent
Athletic Trainers play a crucial part in today’s professional sports. They also help on lower levels of sports in high school, and college level teams. The job of an athletic trainer is simple yet very important, they are charged with treating, and preventing injuries. A trainer does this by developing therapies to reduce pain, and improve mobility (“Athletic Trainer Salaries”). They have to stand for long periods of time, work well with athletes of different sizes, move or carry equipment around, good mobility and communication skills to give instructions (“Athletic Trainer, Healthcare Program”). These trainers serve as a crucial part of an athlete getting back into their sport. Athletic trainers usually work under the direction of a physician, so they are like the Doctor’s healing hands in action.
Sports Medicine is a medical field that specializes with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. It was introduced around the early Greek and Roman era when the first modern Olympic Games took place. The Greek felt they could do something to help heal and prevent injuries that the athletes were receiving. Now in sports medicine, certain injuries can only be assessed and treated by specific physicians. These physicians can include physical therapists, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning coaches. Although sports physicians are most commonly seen by athletes after they are hurt so they can be treated, there are some physicians that are seen before an injury occurs so that they can learn how to prevent injuries.
2.) We began our study by interviewing a classmate, then interviewing another PLHS student for homework and recording our data. We then proceeded to fill out a Google form, which aided us in planting the anonymous data in a data table and combining it. Following that, we sorted and graphed the data by gender and ethnicity to see how different groups responded to each inquiry. Upon doing th...
This affects the community since we want the best for everyone involved. The patients deserve the best healthcare, the providers need to be focused on patient care and the administrator must insure it is the best for all. If we do not have the best providers and staff then it would result in not having the best for the community. The administrator has to be ahead of the needs fo the community so they will provide the best healthcare. According to (Begun, White &Mosser, 2011, p. 119) “Healthcare administrators are important to the success of interprofessional care because they often are in a strong position , to accelerate and champion the organization-wide culture and structure necessary for successful interprofessional care.” Their job as administrators is to make sure they are doing the best job representing the hosapital and at the same time providing the best care for us as members of the community. This discussion will be about some of the difficulties the administrators has to go through and what they have to do in their job to ensure the hospital concerns to run on all cylinders . The administrator has to keep up with the budget and what is bets for the hospital in the fiture. Some of the constraints they have to face is new regulations and policies which are set by outside
Athletic Training plays a big role in the world today. Many people are on the go whether it is for sports or every day activities. Athletic Trainers can help with athletes of any age or industrial workers performing physical tasks or even an average citizen in recreational athletics. They help prevent injuries and help recognize injuries and treat them. They also help rehabilitate injuries that result from physical activity (Athletic Training Association). They are usually first on the scene of an injury (Campus Explorer). Athletic Trainers are health care professionals that work along the side of certified physicians. They also work for other health care professionals, coaches, or parents (Athletic Training Association). While working full time for a sports team, they are faced with tough decisions that could affect the players’ health or career. They must also be able to make fast decisions under pressure. A trainer working for a team can advance their job by switching teams or even becoming an Athletic Training director (Campus Explorer). Athletic Trainers are certified in prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate care, treatment, rehab and reconditioning, organization and administration and professional responsibility (Athletic Training Association). They help athletes prepare for practices, competit...
High school sports are one of American student’s favorite extracurricular activities. High school sports provide a sense of school pride and dedication to the athlete’s school. Many students play in hopes of a college scholarship in their desired sport. Despite the dreams that come with sports the sad truth is that many sport careers end short by some sort of injury. Injuries in high school sports vary from a range of things. High school athletes suffer from damage to the brain, spine, bones, ligaments, and tendons. Sports also take a mental toll of the athlete putting them at risk of cardiac arrest. Student Athletes are also pressured to take harmful performance enhancing products and take up harmful dietary patterns to try and gain an edge. Sports have many beneficial qualities but can be harmful to the body if performed in an unhealthy fashion. The truth is that anytime an athlete engages in physical activity they are at risk.
Collegiate athletes are already under an enormous amount of pressure even before enduring career-ending injuries. According to Kissinger (2009), student athletes normally struggle with six unique challenges. Student must be able to balance both athletic and academic responsibilities, along with balancing social activities, maintaining the stresses of relationships with coaches, teammates, friends, and parents. They also have to manage athletic success and/or failures with emotional stability. More importantly they have to balance physical health and injuries with the need to steady compete and with the termination of one’s college athletic career.
Due to WellStar being a multi facility health system, its organizational design is constantly being reviewed for simpler and more efficient processes. WellStar’s two smallest hospitals, WellStar Paulding and WellStar Douglas, previously under went reconstruction with regards to their hierarchical structure in Patient Access Services (PAS). WellStar Paulding, the smallest facility of the five hospitals, renovated their managerial chain of command in PAS. WellStar Paulding’s patient volume is less than half in comparison to the 4 additional hospitals. As a result, their staff is smaller and only requires minimal supervision. In the past WellStar Administrators requested supervisors for every department, a manager of the entire department, and a director that managed PAS’ management directly and PAS staff indirectly. Recent cuts ...
Healthcare administration is a field that is often overlooked, but is essentially the beating heart of any healthcare organization. With more and more hospital, and clinics, and other healthcare organizations popping up everywhere there is a need for people like me to manage the day-to-day operations. I am choosing to apply to this program because I want to study how the U.S. healthcare system operates. I want to learn the essential skills of operating a healthcare facility such as managing a budget, reducing healthcare costs, analyzing the efficiency of an organization and proposing ways to improve it. This program is going to give me the necessary education and skills so I can carry out my goal of being a healthcare administrator.
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improving the quality of care, it is important to begin by defining quality. Quality is purposed by
Managing Service Delivery in Health and Social Care Task 1: Importance of service delivery. Task 2: Importance of quality 2.1 Impact of quality on safety of patient Nurses play an important role in the quality of safety because they give treatment to patients and their negligence may affect on the health and even can die due to their negligence. Performance of quality management involves enhancing the outcomes and reducing the risks. Quality and safety improvement permeates the health care and services provided to an individual institution.
Surveys are an effective and popular method for research because of the efficiency, versatility and generalizability. Generalizability is the ability to sample and draw research conclusions for large populations (Bachman & Schutt, 2012). In order to effectively maximize outcomes in survey research, surveys must be structured to avoid unclear or confusing questions. Demographic related questions should be avoided if not pertinent to the research study (Bachman & Schutt, 2012). Generally, the motivation of the researcher is clearly identified in a survey, and the respondent has the option of declining involvement in the survey. There are fewer ethical dilemmas with survey research than other types of research methods.