The use of technology can reduce the number of pointless administrative activities, increase task effectiveness, and better use human resources.
Fremont, CA: The healthcare sector seems to progress after almost three years of the pandemic. Hospitalizations are on the decline, giving overburdened ICUs more breathing room.
However, there are many different ways in which the strain has grown for many medical systems. Hospitals are under tremendous strain due to the COVID-19 and pre-existing staffing issues, as well as an increase in the complexity of patient treatment and staff fatigue. Over one-third of nurses say they are likely to leave their positions by the end of 2022 due to the worrisome rate at which fatigue pushes nurses away from the bedside. Numerous organizations must confront the sobering truth of getting ready for the approaching storm.
The success of these initiatives will get hampered unless hospitals also retool their approaches to workload and enhance the day-to-day practices of case management nursing staff. While hospitals try novel methods for recruitment and retention, from increasing compensation to partnering with nursing schools to fill the pipeline.
The manual, ineffective methods used in case management today make it impossible to prioritize activities, which results in uneven evaluations and erratic patient status. This wastes staff time and can cause delays for patients who ought to have been discharged, further taxing already limited resources. The key to bringing back case management and utilization management to their patient-centered emphasis and eliminating conflict and dissatisfaction within these systems is effectively assessing and delivering the right level of care for patients.
