Nursing homes and home care in different countries face obstacles due to a lack of knowledge about the implementation and impact of quality and safety efforts, as most of the research data is generated in hospitals. In this environment, there is also a lack of appropriate management tools to work on improving quality and safety. There are two possible solutions to solve the problem, which are the application of an efficient management strategy and the implementation of health information technology.
Building and implementing a management strategy is one of the answers to the problem. Wiig et al. (2018) set the goal of developing and evaluating research-based leadership guidelines for executives to improve quality and safety skills. This study uses a mixed approach to examine the impact of leadership guides on the manager and employee knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Surveys, process assessments, and document analysis are used to assess the implementation and impact of leadership interventions.
The second approach to solving the problem is to successfully implement medical information technology. Nursing homes are gradually using it to increase worker productivity, safety, and quality of care. Ko et al. (2018) examined evidence on how to introduce HIT into nursing homes, the impact on nursing home staff, and the quality of care. Semi-structured interviews and small focus groups with US nursing home staff (n = 15) were conducted to put the findings in a broader contemporary context. The findings show that care institutions often lack structured processes of infrastructure such as HIT deployment, critical technology support, and wireless access, and underinvest in staff training for both existing and new staff. It suggests that you are. Studies show that HIT helps improve people’s collaboration and communication (Ko et al., 2018). Nursing homes rarely achieve the benefits of HIT-related productivity and quality of care without an early investment in staffing and training. As a result, higher incentives for planning, infrastructure, and training and greater involvement of nursing staff in design and implementation need to be addressed.
References
Ko, M., Wagner, L., & Spetz, J. (2018). Nursing home implementation of health information technology: Review of the literature finds inadequate investment in preparation, infrastructure, and training.INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 55, 1-10. Web.
Wiig, S., Ree, E., Johannessen, T., Strømme, T., Storm, M., Aase, I.,… & Aase, K. (2018). Improving quality and safety in nursing homes and home care: the study protocol of a mixed-methods research design to implement a leadership intervention.BMJ open, 8(3), e020933. Web.