Healthcare Operations: A Report on Solutions and Limitations Analysis

This report examines healthcare operations, focusing on solutions and their limitations within a hospital setting. It analyzes the merits of various strategies, such as developing robust products to decompress emergency departments, improving workforce management, and enhancing patient flow. The report highlights the benefits of these solutions, including increased efficiency, reduced patient wait times, and improved employee satisfaction. It also acknowledges potential limitations, such as high investment costs, the need for effective employee training, and the challenges of synchronizing care delivery. Additionally, the report references relevant literature and research to support its analysis of healthcare operations and its impact on patient care and hospital management.

Running head: HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS
Healthcare Operations
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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Based on your learning this week and readings so far discuss the merits of the solutions and
potential limitations in implementing the solutions?
Solutions Merits Challenges
Developing robust products
that decompress ED as well as
impatient volumes
 will help the
Royal HCO Hospital
to speed up the care
process
 it will also reduces the
overall length of stay
of the patients
The investment cost for the
mentioned organization will
be high
Matching the demand of the
employees
 will Enhance employee
satisfaction
 provide an effective
understanding of the
demand/capacity ratio
of the services in the
mentioned hospital
 will enhance their
loyalty towards the
organization
 will prevent the
blockage of patient
flow
1. The smallest error
during the procedure
will result in lack of
synchronization in the
work process.
2. The Royal HCO
Hospital needs to
invest on providing
effective training to
mangers so that
process can be
efficiently executed.

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 the management will
be able to sufficiently
balance the workforce
The Royal HCO Hospital
needs to reduce unnecessary
utilization
 Eradicating delay due
to patients waiting for
laboratory as well as
radiological
procedures
 Helps the healthcare
providers to
understand diagnostic
tests (Brooks et al.
2016)
 A better understanding
of the utilization and
productivity between
physicians will be
obtained
Lack of participation of
employees
It is highly crucial to
synchronize care delivery
 Enhance the speed of
discharge
 Enhance the
satisfaction of the
patients
Lack of participation of
employees

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Obtaining the active
engagement of hospital
physicians
in flow initiatives
 Improves the capacity
as well as the flow of
the patients (McKetta
et al. 2016)
Lack of employee
involvement
Expedite the unit as a
transition to other services
 Prevents delay in the
admission of the
patients
 Enhances thee
communication
between the healthcare
service users and the
healthcare
professionals
Lack of employee
involvement

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Reference List
Brooks, D. and Rupani, H., John Hopkins Health Systems Corp and Johns Hopkins University,
2016. Real-time demand capacity and patient throughput management dashboard. U.S. Patent
Application 14/436,494.
McKetta, D., Day, T.E., Jones, V., Perri, A. and Nicolson, S.C., 2016. Managing Disruptions to
Patient Flow Capacity: Rapid-Cycle Improvement in a Pediatric Cardiac Procedure
Complex. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 42(7), pp.321-324.