Nurs Fpx 8006 Assessment 2 Quality and Cost -Effective Outcomes

Produce Quality, Efficiency and Cost -Effective Outcomes

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Capella University

NURS-FPX8006

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Apply System Thinking to Support and Produce Quality, Efficiency and Cost -Effective Outcomes

Slide 1: My name is——–, and today I would like to describe how healthcare organizations can prevent fall among the elderly residents living in long-term care facilities through the implementation of multifactorial fall-prevention program. I propose general systems theory (GST) as the theoretical foundation to show how the interdependence of healthcare professionals can be viewed as subsystems that require collaboration to prevent falls.

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Introduction

NURS FPX 8006 Assessment 2 is focus on improving patient outcomes by balancing quality care, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in healthcare practice. Falls among long-term care elderly patients are a serious public health and patient safety concern, causing severe injuries, hospitalizations and reduced quality of life. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024) estimate that one out of every four adults over the age of 65 falls every year, and the risk is much higher among residents of nursing homes. Multi factor approach to preventing falls should consist of physiological, pharmacological, environmental and behavioral factors. To manage the challenge, the focus will be on the GST that underlines the interdependence of various professional roles and the necessity of collaboration to achieve the best performance of the system (Javanmardi et al., 2023). The strategy not only ensures that fall prevention is not the responsibility of one discipline, but rather a collective result of multi-faceted collaboration that furthers resident safety and well-being to the greatest extent possible..

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Quality & Outcome Management – Provider Perspectives

Practitioners in the health sector use various approaches to interpret quality enhancements and patient outcomes administration. Physical therapists are interested in gait, balance, and functional independence in order to reduce the risk of falls. A research study by Papalia et al. (2020) argued that older adults reduce falls by 23 percent when exposed to exercise programs by physical therapists. Besides, nurses are essential in the day-to-day management of care, risk monitoring, and education of residents and families. According to Ojo and Thiamwong (2022), the use of the validated fall-risk assessments by nurses enables the planning of prevention at the individual level. The activity of pharmacists is the review of medications, deprescribing of high-risk medications, and prevention of adverse drug events. Baumann et al. (2022) were of the opinion that medication review by pharmacists decreased fall-related hospitalization among nursing homes. The geriatricians include the reflections of all the providers and implement overall plans of care of the frail geriatric patients. Lastly, the integration of the roles will form a complete system that will promote safety and maximize resident outcomes (Lee & Yu, 2020). The interprofessional role alignment results in a practical reduction in falls, hospitalization and medication errors achieved by the interprofessional practice team.

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Negotiating a Collaborative System Approach

The collaborative system approach requires common goals, communication, and description of roles that have to be achieved. The role and responsibility negotiation among healthcare providers is important to avoid overlapping roles and responsibilities and achieve accountability. According to Papalia et al. (2020), education and communication with the staff are an important factor in closing the gap in fall-prevention practices. Besides, the collaboration is improved through trust and open communication amongst team members. A research by Miura and Kanoya (2025) affirmed that nursing homes must have special and team-oriented approaches in order to implement fall risk assessment programmes. On the same note, Lee and Yu (2020) found that different disciplines must collaborate to produce the best outcomes in programmes of individualized fall-prevention. Ojo and Thiamwong (2022) conducted a study that improved the results of the team-based fall-prevention approach involving pharmacists, nurses, and physicians. Finally, family shared decision-making is encouraged in patient-centered care. As a study by Javanmardi et al. (2023) revealed, GST-based teamwork improved the quality results in long-term care. The important success factor of healthcare collaboration is negotiated roles, accountability, and continuous interdisciplinary communications.

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Supporting Outcomes Across the Continuum of Care

The collaborative system approach provides a continuum of care outcome since the specialties of each provider are incorporated into one care plan. Physical therapists intervene in the mobility and fall prevention, and physicians address the medical comorbidities that augment risks (Wiedenmann et al., 2023). Nurses coordinate the daily care, perform the risk assessment, and educate the patients and their family members (Ojo & Thiamwong, 2022). To curb the occurrence of adverse drug events, the medications are audited by the pharmacists and comprehensive needs of the geriatricians are holistically managed. According to OConnor et al. (2022), through such a harmony in the roles, the rates of falls, hospitalizations, and medication errors are reduced to a significant extent. A team-based approach is a system with continuity, which ensures better safety, and provides a better quality of life of older adults.

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Efficiency & Process Improvement

The proposed collaborative system plan is founded on the evidence-based scholarly perspectives that would enable the quantifiable enhancement. Effective communication and well-defined roles among the providers reduce functional redundancy, which is a significant contribution to patient safety. A systematic review by Shahmoradi et al. (2021) pointed out that the model of integrated care enhances coordination and reduces errors. Multifactorial fall-prevention interventions are to be established, which will involve medication checks, mobility education, and patient education as well. Wesley et al. (2021) state that interprofessional teamwork guarantees the continuity of care and timely interventions. Approval of standardized protocols can be done through continuous monitoring of performance. The study by Ojo and Thiamwong (2022) affirmed the decreased falls in old age groups. Health care organizations that embrace this model enhance efficiency and patient outcomes. Organizations that carry out the process improvements can effectively improve fall prevention.

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Cost Management & Return on Investment

Investment in collaborative fall-prevention programs, and integrated system-based care reveals significant cost-saving advantages which enhance efficiency and quality outcomes. The 3-5-year timeframe of the functioning of healthcare systems will result in the decreased rates of falls and minimized expenditures on emergency care, which will provide the healthcare systems with the annual savings of 1.6 billion dollars (Massetti, 2023). The minimized number of falls induced by medication leads to a 20 percent reduction in legal claims, thus reducing liability expenses (Massetti, 2023). The healthcare organizations will also achieve long-term financial sustainability in the 5-10-year horizon (Fernandez et al., 2020). The longer a patient spends in the hospital and the worse the recovery process, the shorter the patient experience of reduced falls, according to Wiedenmann et al. (2023). Businesses attain better returns on investment, by avoiding complications and maximizing patient satisfaction.

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Conclusion

Collaborative care teams become the key to patient safety and quality outcomes. Under GST, the role of each provider is interdependent and it affects the entire process of care. The collaborative intervention will make the process of fall prevention thorough and result in better health outcomes in older patients. The adoption of interprofessional teamwork improves communication, minimizes duplication and improves efficiency. Cost-saving is achieved through a decreased number of hospital re-readmissions, liability claims, and sustainable resource allocation. Through investments in evidence-based solutions, I will promote better patient care, cost savings in the long-term, and enhanced healthcare delivery across the care continuum.

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