The health sector is transforming, at the forefront being the demand for better, better, and patient-centric care. At the forefront of this is the philosophy of empowering care that seeks teamwork, collaboration, and innovation to deliver high-quality care. From this we have the philosophy of empowering care, its advantages, and how healthcare organizations can leap from teamwork to revolution.
The Principles of Empowering Care
Empowering care is based on a set of core principles, to wit:
- Patient-centeredness: The care is personalized to address the individual’s unique needs and preferences.
- Teamwork: Health workers work together in an interdisciplinary fashion to provide holistic care.
- Innovation: New care models, technology, and best practices are reviewed periodically and implemented to enhance care.
- Accountability: The care provided is the responsibility of the health provider and they are dedicated to continuous quality improvement.
Bundles of Benefits to Empower Care
Empowering care is most beneficial to patients, families, and health facilities as listed below:
- Healthier patient outcomes: Care provided to patients results in better outcomes, less complication, and enhanced patient satisfaction.
- Improved patient experience: Empowering care means patient dignity, comfort, and autonomy and thus improves the care experience.
- Less waste and more efficiency: Teamworking and innovation eliminate wastage, streamline processes, and result in greater efficiency.
- More workforce engagement: Empowering care results in good working conditions, less burnout, and job satisfaction.
From Teamwork to Transformation
A Shift from transformation to teamwork is a shift towards processes of healthcare organizations from a paradigm. Here are some of the steps in adopting this change:
- Develop teamwork culture: Promote open communication, active listening, and respect among health workers.
- Invest in innovation: Give provision and investment to healthcare professionals so that they invent and apply innovative methods of care, technology, and best practice.
- Place patient-centeredness first: Make the patient’s preference and need the first consideration in deciding the care.
- Construct accountable care teams: Align teams responsible for patient outcomes, quality, and safety.
The Role of Technology in Facilitating Care
Technology advances care by allowing health professionals to provide more effective, efficient, and enabled care to the patient. Some of the areas where care is being re-engineered with technology include:
- Telehealth: Remote monitoring and teleconsultation enable patients to access care at home.
- Artificial intelligence: Clinical decision support systems, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence-powered chatbots drive patient safety, engagement, and outcomes.
- Electronic health records: EHRs provide an integrated patient data view to enable healthcare professionals to make more informed care decisions.
Conclusion
Empowering care is a new model of health care that is patient-centered, team-based, and innovative. Building teamwork culture, innovation culture, and putting patient-centeredness at the forefront, health care organizations can transform from teamwork to transformation. As the health sector is evolving, empowering care will be an aid to high-quality, effective, and efficient care.
Blog By:-
Mr. Rakesh Sharma
Nursing Tutor
Nursing Department
Biyani Institute of Science & Management, Jaipur.
