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Essay / Faith Hospital Case Study - 1555
Faith Hospital needs positive changes. As in many healthcare settings, the need for change to better meet the demands and expectations of our patients and community is always present. These changes will help Faith Hospital become a stronger force within the medical community. And enable our staff to continue to serve and help others live longer, healthier lives for many years to come. This hospital must operate without operating losses. To do this, we will need to make some changes to the policy and operation of this hospital. We must meet the expectations of our mission statement: “Based on and committed to our spiritual heritage and values, our mission is to promote the health and well-being of people in the communities we serve through a full continuum of services provided. in collaboration with partners who share the same vision and the same values. “In order to continue to achieve the quality of care that has become a standard here at this facility, we will either need to significantly increase our patient population or reduce our fixed costs by 15% in one year, to continue to break even. We must do this and continue to serve all of our patients in the manner that our Board of Directors has defined in our mission statement. Several issues need to be resolved to help bring the organization back into the black and up to the high standards required. by our board of directors. The first problem is the fact that DNR or Do Not Resuscitate orders were not handled properly. There have been cases where doctors have not followed these orders or have carried out these orders incorrectly. Another problem is that policies haven't been sufficiently put in place to define what to do with patients arriving without insurance. These policies should be so clear that it would be impossible to misunderstand them. The final problem is that we have increasing costs and decreasing patient numbers. To keep this institution in business, we must increase our reimbursement rate per patient. Although these problems may seem insurmountable at any time, they are not. We can solve these problems by implementing a few changes and changing the way we communicate and understand the business..