Report & Critical Analysis on Treatment For Drug - Alcohol and other Substance Abuse | Health Care Assessment Answers

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Treatment for Drug, Alcohol and other Substance Abuse, Immunization, Hearing, Oral Health, Reproductive Health -  Health Care Assignment

Description: Students are to select a non-hospital based specialised health program of their choice such as treatment for drug, alcohol and other substance abuse, immunisation, hearing, oral health, reproductive health, etc. Students will evaluate the system that underpins that specialised health program regarding ethics, risk, quality, and safety. The evaluation should include:
  • Description of the Program

Program descriptions convey the mission and objectives of the program being evaluated. Descriptions should be sufficiently detailed to ensure understanding of program goals and strategies. The description should discuss the program's capacity to effect change and its stage of development. Program descriptions set the frame of reference for all subsequent decisions in an evaluation. Areas for consideration are:
    • Need - a statement of need describes the problem or opportunity that the program addresses and implies how the program will respond.
    • Activities - describing program activities - what the program does to effect change.
    • Resources - resources include the time, talent, technology, equipment, information, money, and other assets available to conduct program activities.
  • Ethical Considerations

Most health programs and professionals operate under ethical guidelines that are based on four overarching principles.
  1. Help or benefit to others – promoting others’ interests, by helping individuals, organisations, or society as a whole.
  2. Do no harm – bringing no harm, such as physical injury and psychological harm (such as damage to reputation, self-esteem, or emotional well-being).
  3. Act fairly – treating people fairly and without regard to race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other characteristics.
  4. Respect others – respecting individuals’ rights to act freely and to make their own choices, while protecting the rights of those who may be unable to fully protect themselves.
How well does the chosen program address these and other program-specific ethical considerations (e.g. patient confidentiality)?
  • Risk Identification and Management

The definition of risk has changed from ‘the chance of something happening that will have an impact on objectives’ to ‘the effect of uncertainty on objectives’. (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines). Each health organisation and program faces unique challenges, there is not a one-model-fits-all risk management solution. Consider the chosen program and its capacity to manage risk regarding issues such as:
    • Patient safety
    • Mandatory Federal and State regulations
    • Potential medical error
    • Existing and future policy
    • Legislation impacting the field of healthcare
  • Quality and Safety

The primary aims of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards introduced in Australia in 2011 were very specific. They focused on protecting the public from harm and to improve the quality of health service provision. They provided “a quality assurance mechanism that tests whether relevant systems are in place to ensure minimum standards of safety and quality are met, and a quality improvement mechanism that allows health services to realise aspirational or developmental goals”. The Standards were designed to be used by all health services and programs as part of their internal quality assurance mechanisms or as part of an external accreditation process. Using the NSQHS Standards as a guide, evaluate the quality and safety activities and initiatives for the selected program.
  • Summary and Conclusions

A general summary of the information provided in the report and an evaluation of the overall effectiveness of the program in meeting its mission and objectives. Your report should include:
    • Cover page
    • Contents page
    • Executive Summary (no more than half a page and is included in the word count)
    • A minimum of 15 references. At least 8 of these should be academic journals. The rest can be textbooks and appropriate websites.
    • You should adopt the Harvard referencing convention throughout your report as well as in the reference list at the end.
  • The attached marking rubric guides the marker when awarding marks for your report. You should review your paper in line with this rubric to ensure all requirements are met.
  • It is important to check your similarity in Turnitin. All sentences highlighted must be either paraphrased in your own words or put in quotes and referenced accordingly. You should be aiming for as low a Similarity Score as you can. Any text highlighted in a contents page, reference list or appendices can be ignored.
 

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