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What is the primary function of a hospital?
What is the classification basis for hospitals?
What is the role of dieticians in hospitals?
What is the main component of a hospital's organisation?
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What is the significance of medical staff in a hospital?
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What is the primary responsibility of a blood bank?
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How can the medical staff be classified?
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What is the importance of clinical support services in a hospital?
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What is the role of medical staff in the healthcare system?
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What is the relationship between the size of the hospital and its organisation?
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Study Notes
Objectives
- Understand the importance of organization in Hospital Support Services
- Analyse the principles of organization in Hospital Support Services
- Discuss the methods of organization in Hospital Support Services
Organisation in Hospital Support Services
- Developing nations lack sufficient doctors due to insufficient funds, despite the need for restorative care
- Proper organization can ensure efficient use of assets, even in situations where money is not an issue
- The role of an executive, as defined by Henri Fayol, involves overseeing, planning, coordinating, and controlling
Principles of Organisation
- Compensation: pay should be equivalent to the work done
- Dependability of tenure: unnecessary turnover of workers is a sign of poor administration
- Designation of authority: managers should delegate tasks and responsibilities to subordinates
- Work: give employees space to use their creativity in their work
- Subordination of individual interest to organisational interest: individual interests should be sacrificed for the greater good of the organisation
Patient's Needs
- Medical records serve as a patient's story, providing relevant data for treatment, reports, and claims
- Medical records are essential for maintaining coherence and avoiding unnecessary tests
- Medical records are used for protection claims, organisational benefits, unemployment, and modern remuneration
Doctors' Needs
- Medical records address doctors' issues, such as procedure, consistency, and assessment of their abilities
- Medical records facilitate communication among medical teams
Need for Evaluation
- There are three fundamental reasons for evaluating hospitals:
- To protect patients' interests
- To identify shortcomings and inadequacies of hospital staff and infrastructure
- To ensure hospitals provide safe and efficient medical services
Hospital Services
- Hospitals can be classified based on factors like age, size, system of medicine, ownership, and diseases
- Clinical services are the most important services provided by hospitals to maintain patient care
- Medical staff plays a crucial role in the operation of hospitals, and can be classified based on factors like clinical and support services
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Test your understanding of the importance and principles of organisation in Hospital Support Services, including methods of organisation.
