Group 3 l100
Group 3 l100
Group 3 l100
GROUP 3
Questions
Evaluating quality care
Monitoring point of view
Medical point of view
Patients point of view
Hospital managers points of view
EVALUATING QUALITY CARE
To begin with ; quality of care is the
degree to which services to individual and
populations increase the likelihood of
desired health outcome
To be able to promote quality care, health
care services should be:
1. Effective; providing evidence-based
health care services to those who need
them
2. Safe; avoiding harm to people for whom
the care is intended.
3. People-centered ; providing care that
responds to individual preferences,
needs, and values.
To realize the benefit of health care , health
service must be ;
1. Timely; reducing waiting times and
sometimes harmful delays
2. Equitable; providing care that does not vary
in quality on account of gender, ethnicity
geographic locations and socio-economic
status
3. Efficient; maximizing the benefits of
available resources and avoiding waste.
Monitoring quality care
Monitoring quality care involves the ongoing
assessment and surveillance of health care
services to ensure that the meet established
standards and desired outcomes. It involves
systematically collecting data, analyzing
performance, and taking actions to address
any identified issue or areas of improvement.
Patient point of view
Patient point of view; this also plays an important role
in quality care evaluating. The patients point of view
also know as patients ,centered care, recognizes the
importance of considering the individual experience,
preferences, values, and needs in health care decision
making and service delivery. It places the patients at the
center of care and emphasis their active participation in
their own health and health care journey .
Below are some key aspects of patients point
of view;
I. Respect for autonomy ;the patient point of
view acknowledges the patient right to
make informed decision about their health
care . Health care providers should provide
the necessary information, support shared
decision making, and consider the patient
values and priorities
II. Communication and information sharing, effective
communication is a crucial element of the patients
point of view. It involves clear and opening dialogue
between healthcare providers and patients. Provider
should communicate in a way that is understandable to
the patients, provide relevant information about their
condition, treatment, options and risk and encourage
patient to ask questions and express their concerns.
Timely and accurate information helps patients to make
informed decision and actively participate in the care.
Patient point of view … Cont’d
III. Emotional and psychosocial support ; the
patient point of view recognize that
healthcare extends beyond physical treatment
and acknowledge the importance of
addressing the emotional and psychosocial
needs of the patients which includes
providing empathy , compassion and support.
Patient point of view … Cont’d