Purchase Solution

Internal communication issues in a hospital are discussed.

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

An ongoing challenge in the delivery of services to customers that we experience in my department is the coordination of services that patients need in order to be discharged in a safe and appropriate way. And we got 2 percent nurses, 7,654 doctors, and a whole slew of LPNs and folks from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. Complications to communication abound which causes delays in service delivery and when people can take time off from work.What are the possible problems and solutions when you meet this kind of things?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This solution addresses the following communications issue:

An ongoing challenge in the delivery of services to customers that we experience in my department is the coordination of services that patients need in order to be discharged in a safe and appropriate way. And we got 2 percent nurses, 7,654 doctors, and a whole slew of LPNs and folks from a variety of educational and experiential backgrounds. Complications to communication abound which causes delays in service delivery and when people can take time off from work.What are the possible problems and solutions when you meet this kind of things?

Solution Preview

The main problem is that because there are so many different levels of education and experience with all of the people involved in this, this also means that there are many different levels of experience with business communication, also. The main way to address this situation is through training and development for all employees. Due to the number of doctors, this can be as simple as an email sent to all employees ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Basics of corporate finance

These questions will test you on your knowledge of finance.

SWOT

This quiz will test your understanding of the SWOT analysis, including terms, concepts, uses, advantages, and process.

Learning Lean

This quiz will help you understand the basic concepts of Lean.

Understanding the Accounting Equation

These 10 questions help a new student of accounting to understand the basic premise of accounting and how it is applied to the business world.

Employee Orientation

Test your knowledge of employee orientation with this fun and informative quiz. This quiz is meant for beginner and advanced students as well as professionals already working in the HR field.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Organizational Structures

    In addition, the hospital has very limited expertise in the facilities and operations of NMR devices. It normally involves five internal departments in the installation of a new system.

  • Communication Practices in Lowe's Home Improvement Stores

    The internal and external communication strategy can be prepared in the following manner in with a reflection of individual and organizational ethics: Internal communication: Internal communication strategy can be developed by the company by including

  • Ethics program elements in hospitals

    187449 Ethics program elements in hospitals Please help with the following problem. What are the key elements of an ethics program? Which of these elements are present in a hospital organization?

  • Consequences of ignoring a conflict within a project team

    - Definition of problem can result in conflict when the size of the problem is escalated, issues are misconstrued, and original issues are lost.

  • Hospital CFO Fired for Figures

    The financial issues brought out in the story are also discussed.

  • Health Care Finances and Processes

    Answer 1: Departments in a Hospital In a hospital, departments are depending upon the size of the hospital. If the hospital is in rural area the departments are less as compare to the large urban hospital.

  • Hospital Patient Focused Functions and Hospital Organization

    Please provide your insight as to: a. the Concept; b. The need for; and c. The implementation of; organization performance. 2. In your Case Assignment you discussed some of the issues in an emergency department.

  • Clarian Health

    //In the above part of the paper, problems has been discussed, which are currently faced by the hospital.

  • health care delivery system

    In addition, data type, and clinical practices may vary from hospital to hospital leading to flexibility issues. Further, since decision making in a large system tends to be local or distributed, the technical capabilities of service providers vary.

  • Duke Children's Hospital Implementing the Balanced Scorecard

    Meliones believed that if processes are in place, organization would be automatically placed on a path for growth.

View More Related Solutions