Ps events (PSEs) are incidents that can affect the patient while receiving healthcare services and include a broad spectrum of adverse occurrences. This paper aims to identify the potential effect of social media on healthcare delivery so that appropriate measures can be taken to improve the systems in place and, in turn, improve patients’ care. Below are six ways Ps events affect the quality of healthcare.
Increased Awareness And Accountability
Safety events can be seen as important triggers that can help healthcare providers pay attention to possible dangers that may exist in their workflows. Every event causes the members of the healthcare providers to think about their roles and the consequences that their actions can bring to the patients. This results in increased accountability since the staff members are now aware of the implications of not following the laid down safety measures.
To ensure accountability for the organization’s safety, many organizations conduct debriefings after safety events, where the team discusses the incident that occurred and how similar incidents can be prevented in the future.
Enhancement Of Safety Protocols
Ps events are very likely to affect the patient’s health or the health of other patients in the healthcare organization and, therefore, give the healthcare organizations an opportunity to assess and improve their safety measures. In the case of a safety incident, an investigation is followed that tries to establish causes and factors leading to the incidence. This assessment may identify organizational problems like lack of proper training, insufficient material, or breakdown in communication. Organizations can develop specific strategies to enhance their safety culture.
Improved Patient Outcomes
The most important benefit of reporting and managing Ps events is the enhancement of the patient’s condition. This means that many adverse events, complications, and re-admissions can be prevented when patient safety is given its rightful place in healthcare organizations. For instance, a hospital that puts in place strong measures to address safety concerns when patients are admitted to a health facility can be able to reduce the incidences of hospital-acquired infections, thereby enhancing faster recoveries and fewer hospital stays. Patient satisfaction is also a strong indicator of patient improvement.
Strengthened Communication And Collaboration
The adverse events involve patient care processes and frequently the issue of communication among the health care givers. To this end, organizations can promote the culture of reporting any form of risk that is envisaged. Through the use of such communication models as SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation), critical information is conveyed deliberately, thereby preventing the occurrence of communication breakdown that can lead to adverse events. This way, there is better collaboration and quality of services that are offered to the patients.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Ps events create a rich source of data that can be used for organizational decision-making. When safety incidents are captured and assessed in the right manner, it will be possible to identify common occurrences, issues, and challenges. This analytic tool helps organizations optimize their resource utilization and choose activities that are most likely to enhance patient safety.
For instance, if a hospital gets information that there are many falls in a given ward, they may consider such measures as changing the environment, educating the staff, and involving the patient. Furthermore, hospitals can use the patient safety event app to identify trends and patterns in their data that can be employed by healthcare organizations to assess the success of the intervention, thus enabling the enhancement of organizational performance.
Regulatory Compliance And Accreditation
Ps events are crucial in terms of legal aspects and accreditation standards. The Joint Commission and CMS are some of the most important regulatory authorities that focus on safety indicators and adverse events. A high level of PSEs can lead to the loss of an organization’s accreditation, which results in fines, increased monitoring, and, therefore, the loss of the public’s confidence.
In response, healthcare organizations are stimulated to adopt patient safety strategies and prove that they follow the legal requirements. This emphasis on safety is not only useful for keeping accreditation but also for enhancing the quality of health care. Such organizations that can effectively manage patient safety incidents stand in a vantage position to meet the new and emerging requirements of the regulatory authorities and render quality services to the patients.
Conclusion
Ps events are not mere accidents that happen in healthcare organizations; they are preventative measures of healthcare quality. By learning about these events, healthcare organizations can also develop a culture, prevent adverse occurrences, increase patients’ satisfaction, and prove the quality of patient care. Recurring learning from patient safety incidents is crucial in enhancing patient safety and their health.
