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Home healthcare is a growing and challenging sector of the healthcare industry, as it involves delivering quality care to patients in their own homes, often with limited resources and complex needs. Healthcare management innovation is the process of finding new and better ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and value of healthcare services, especially in changing and uncertain environments. In this article, you will learn how you can improve healthcare management innovation in home healthcare settings, by following these six strategies:
One of the key principles of healthcare management innovation is to put the patient at the center of the care delivery process, and to tailor the services to their preferences, needs, and goals. In home healthcare settings, this means involving the patient and their family or caregivers in the care planning, decision making, and evaluation, as well as respecting their autonomy and dignity. A patient-centered approach can improve patient satisfaction, engagement, and outcomes, as well as reduce costs and risks.
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Lina Maria Lopez Silva
Agente de Seguros
Creo que se podría mejorar la asistencia medica domiciliaria en el hogar, brindando una atención personalizada, amable, cordial, donde el paciente sienta que en realidad al medico le importa y le interesa su situación y mas aun que muestre sensibilidad y ganas sinceras de ayudarlo. Nos hemos vuelto tan prácticos en un mundo cambiante, que muchas veces nos olvidamos de los sentimientos de los demás. Que bueno seria poder encontrar una mano amiga en los médicos y demás personas al servicio de la salud. Seguramente no seria tan relevante la demora o espera si, tenemos la tranquilidad y certeza de que estaremos bien atendidos.
Digital technology can offer many opportunities for healthcare management innovation in home healthcare settings, as it can enable more efficient, effective, and convenient communication, coordination, and collaboration among the care team, the patient, and other stakeholders. For example, you can use telehealth platforms, mobile apps, remote monitoring devices, and wearable sensors to provide timely and accurate information, feedback, and support to the patient and the care team, as well as to enhance the quality and safety of care. Digital technology can also help you to collect and analyze data, identify patterns and trends, and generate insights and solutions.
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Vera Verburgt
In mijn ervaring is het vinden van de juiste ondersteuning ook een deel van het probleem. Door de informatie over welzijns- en zorgoplossingen toegankelijk te maken op een webportal, kunnen we dit obstakel wegnemen. Dit stelt zorgvragers en zorgverleners in staat om snel en efficiënt de beschikbare opties te ontdekken en uit te proberen. Met zo'n platform wordt het makkelijker om de juiste tools en diensten te vinden die nodig zijn voor effectieve thuiszorg en laagdrempelige activiteiten, wat leidt tot betere gezondheidsuitkomsten en een hogere levenskwaliteit voor patiënten.
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A culture of innovation is one that encourages and supports creativity, experimentation, learning, and improvement among the staff, the patients, and the partners. In home healthcare settings, you can foster a culture of innovation by providing a clear vision and direction, setting realistic and measurable goals, allocating sufficient resources and time, rewarding and recognizing achievements, and creating a safe and supportive environment for feedback and change. A culture of innovation can help you to motivate and empower your staff, to engage and satisfy your patients, and to collaborate and innovate with your partners.
Interdisciplinary collaboration is the process of working together with people from different disciplines, backgrounds, and perspectives to achieve a common goal. In home healthcare settings, you can leverage interdisciplinary collaboration by forming and leading a diverse and competent care team, that includes not only medical professionals, but also social workers, therapists, pharmacists, and community workers. You can also involve other stakeholders, such as the patient's family, friends, neighbors, and local organizations, in the care delivery process. Interdisciplinary collaboration can help you to provide holistic and comprehensive care, to address the physical, mental, social, and environmental needs of the patient, and to generate new ideas and solutions.
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Vera Verburgt
Interdisciplinair samenwerken wordt nog te weinig gedaan, dat komt door de financieringsmodellen. Als informatie en communicatie specialist heb ik mij ten doel gesteld om over de schotten van de financiering heen te kijken om het zorg- en welzijnsaanbod te tonen. De patient staat centraal in dit communicatie denken. Bij elke content die wij verzorgen voor zorgportalen, vragen we ons af: helpt dit de patient of zijn er meer diensten, bijvoorbeeld de zorginstelling, of hulp door vrijwilligers uit het dorp of lokale ondernemers, die kunnen helpen?
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Evidence-based practices are practices that are based on the best available scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values. In home healthcare settings, you can implement evidence-based practices by staying updated on the latest research and guidelines, applying them to your specific context and population, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact. You can also use data and feedback to monitor and measure your performance, identify gaps and opportunities, and make adjustments and improvements. Evidence-based practices can help you to ensure the quality and consistency of care, to optimize the outcomes and value of care, and to reduce the variability and uncertainty of care.
Continuous improvement is the process of constantly seeking and applying ways to enhance the processes, products, and services of your organization. In home healthcare settings, you can seek continuous improvement by adopting a proactive and agile mindset, that embraces change and challenges, and seeks feedback and learning. You can also use various tools and methods, such as quality improvement cycles, lean management, and design thinking, to identify and solve problems, to implement and test changes, and to scale and sustain innovations. Continuous improvement can help you to increase your efficiency and productivity, to reduce your costs and waste, and to create value and impact for your patients and your organization.
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Frank Meijers
HR Business Analytics Consultant at Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND)
Google on Lean and Six sigma in “Home Healthcare” and you find many examples and results of these practical methodologies to create real and lasting improvements in the favor of the clients, the healthcare providers and their organisation. It are proven methodologies to create significant and continuous improvements in (Home) Healthcare. They are most effective when they are applied at organizational level (system wide). To create support for this from operational to strategic level it can be useful to start first at a smaller scale
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Vera Verburgt
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