Eugenia Uzoechi  
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Re: Topic 5 DQ 2
Technology and CLABSIs reductionAlthough sophisticated progress has been made in several areas, central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) remain a national healthcare problem of crisis proportions. The stakes for healthcare institutions that have not effectively addressed CLABSIs continue to mount (Pageler et al., 2014). Also, the financial stakes for healthcare institutions with CLABSI problems have risen. With the direction from the Congress, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has curbed reimbursing hospitals for hospital-associated conditions, particularly the ones considered preventable. Among the designated preventable conditions is CLABSIs. The above sends a strong message to facilities to implement aggressive CLABSI minimization programs. Among the programs that can be implemented are technological programs (Pageler et al., 2014).An example of a technological program that can be used to address the issue of CLABSIs is a unit-wide patient safety and quality dashboard. This type of technology helps users to measure the outcome metrics such as CLABSI rate, central line utilization and excess cost in relation to the intervention metrics such as hand hygiene and central line maintenance bundle compliance (Field, Fong & Shade, 2018). At the same time, this technology enables users to identify the hospital care location where patients are at increased risk of developing CLABSI. Moreover, it provides infection prevention surveillance teams with automated work lists, and it works by giving the surveillance team the ability to evaluate cases flagged as at-risk, along with supporting clinical details, to make the final determination of the CLABSI case (Field, Fong & Shade, 2018).I plan to use a unit-wide patient safety and quality dashboard because it will provide mw with the ability to rapidly find, assess and document CLABSI cases, efficiently review submission data and CLABSI rates, and easily identify trends in performance and CLABSI prevention bundle compliance. At the same time, this type of technology will help me understand CLABSI risk based on device utilization and bundle compliance a care location to identify and prioritize improvement interventions, and drill down to the facility, unit, service, or patient level to analyze performance, provide feedback, and support measurement of performance improvement interventions.ReferencesField, M., Fong, K., & Shade, C. (2018). Use of Electronic Visibility Boards to Improve Patient Care Quality, Safety, and Flow on Inpatient Pediatric Acute Care Units. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 41, 69-76.Pageler, N. M., Longhurst, C. A., Wood, M., Cornfield, D. N., Suermondt, J., Sharek, P. J., & Franzon, D. (2014). Use of electronic medical record–enhanced checklist and electronic dashboard to decrease CLABSIs. Pediatrics, 133(3), e738-e746.

Topic 1: Vulnerable Populations

As you discovered in this week’s lectures and textbook readings, numerous vulnerable populations exist in the community. Identify three local organizations in your community that deliver healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Based on your research findings, answer the following:

• Which population does each organization serve?
• What services does it provide?
• Where does it get its funding (local, state, or federal sources)?
• Evaluate the relative value of each organization’s services to individuals and families in the vulnerable population it serves.

You are an epidemiologist, and have been asked to speak at Career Day for Myers College, a community college in your area. The theme of this year’s Career Day is “Little Known Health Science Fields.” Epidemiology has been identified as one such field, and you have been tasked with introducing the science to the students. In 500-750 words, address the following:

1. Define epidemiology.
2. Identify five objectives of epidemiology.
3. Identify and explain three subspecialties within epidemiology.

Refer to the “Areas of Epidemiology” resource.

You are required to use a minimum of two scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines. An abstract is not required.

Assignment:

Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation (12 slides, minimum)  with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations (an example is located in the Resources tab) related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, multimedia and graphic enhancements.

1. Why did the Hawthorne studies and McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y have an impact on the study of organizational behavior?
2. Explain why and how changes in the U.S. demographics affect the healthcare industry.
3. How does attribution theory allow managers to “justify” workers’ behaviors?
4. What tools and/or techniques could a manager used to ensure that the message communicated is understood by the receiver as intended.

1. Why did the Hawthorne studies and McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y have an impact on the study of organizational behavior?
2. Explain why and how changes in the U.S. demographics affect the healthcare industry.
3. How does attribution theory allow managers to “justify” workers’ behaviors?
4. What tools and/or techniques could a manager used to ensure that the message communicated is understood by the receiver as intended.
5. Organizational Behavior is the study of individual and group dynamics within an organizational setting. This first module explored issues of diversity, perceptions and attitudes, and communication, all within a theoretical perspective. Some of the major challenges facing today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare organizations and healthcare managers were discusses. The impact of the Hawthorne Studies and McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y helped to give relevance to the study of organizational behavior. Lessons from this module reminded us that healthcare organizations need to be flexible to change to meet diversity challenges. The greatest barrier to the industry’s success may be its inability to understand and appreciate the increasing diversity within our population, whether relating to patients r employees. Social psychology concepts were also introduced, with an effort to enhance understanding about attitudes, and how these factors can influence and bias our perceptions. Lastly, the importance of communication was emphasized. Communication in the workplace is critical to establishing and maintaining quality working relationships in organizations. Intraorganizational communication, cross-cultural communication, and communication with external stakeholders rounded out the module.

More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of healthcare providers. Each of these measures are impacted by decisions made at the organizational level, and organizations have increasingly turned to EBP to inform and justify these decisions. Half page APA format