Simulation Proposal Dashboard: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab
Introduction
Simulation proposal dashboard presents a critical analysis on the manner in which a specific project would be executed to meet its intended goals and objectives. Studies have confirmed that simulation proposal dashboards help in the identification of the areas that require radical improvement in a proposal that fosters the attainment of the project’s objectives (Bagust, Place & Posnett, 1999). The paper presents a Simulation proposal dashboard for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project. The evaluation of this program will especially be helpful to the management of Vanderbilt children hospital and patients who seeks for health services from the hospital. The Simulation proposal Dashboard will commence by examining some of the key aspects that lead to the identification of the proposal. Some of the main factors that led to the introduction of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project therefore formed the bases of the proposal long term and short-term goals and objectives. The paper describes these factors from the evaluation point of view in order to come up with a detailed breakdown of a strategic approach of measuring and evaluating the performance of the project.
Financial Perspective
The project would be successful in identifying reliable sources of finance. However, in order to facilitate accountability in the utilisation of the resources, the project need to reduce the cost and time that is required in training nurse and other healthcare professional from 4-6 hours to 1-2 hours. In reference to the accessible information, crises management have a negative impact in the utilisation of the acquired projects resources. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the only healthcare facility in the area. This means that the relevant authority need to increase the amount of resources in order to meet the needs of many babies admitted in the health sector every year. Effective implementation of this project will also be helpful to parents; as it will help them save a lot of money and time. Thorough this project, parents will be equipped with the necessary skills for improving babies’ health conditions. The implementation of this proposal will also help in saving the readmission costs. As described by the financial officer who is in charge of this project, the proposal will also facilitate effective communication among healthcare professionals. The proposal will as well reduce the loss incurred by the hospital in the situation where patients default to pay for the treatment expense of their babies. Therefore, if effectively implemented, this program will significantly reduce the number of defaulters in the health sector (Raines, 2013).
Improved status of the healthcare facilities
The proposal will generate numerous internal benefits to the hospital. Particularly, an improvement of the status of the healthcare facilities will indicate a constructive performance of the project. The plan is likely to improve the facility goodwill, reputation while building relations with other healthcare institutions and facilities. The improvement of the status of the healthcare facilities will consequently be an essential component for measuring the significant and value of this simulation model. A part from improving the healthcare facility reputation, the simulation program will also be vital in attracting more funding and other supports from prominent individuals and organisations.
Growth and learning
Growth and learning factors will be evaluated by accessing the numbers of healthcare practitioners who will be willing to work in the institution. This is based on the fact that, by considering the level of training health workers will acquire after full implementation of the project, these professionals will be the most competences and skilled healthcare practitioners in the region. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project aims at offering high quality training to its practitioners in order to advance the quality of services in the healthcare centre. The number of patients is also likely to increase significantly following increased quality of services in the institution. The number of patients who will be willing to seek for healthcare services in the healthcare centre and the number of practitioners who will be willing to work in the centre will therefore determine the sustainability and suitability of the program. The systematic improvement of workers skills will also be a reliable measure of examining the success of this simulation project (Evans, Gor & Unger, 1996).
Internal perspective
Internal perspective is the manner in which service delivery is transformed by the implementation of the simulation model. The core aim of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project is to advance the confidence and experience of healthcare professionals and patients in service delivery. Effective implementation of this program will also reduce the amount of time spent in service delivery. The confidence of the healthcare workers in service delivery will reduce prescription of wrong medication to patients. Cases of readmission will as well decrease significantly. After effectively implementing the project, the number of new customers who intend to use the healthcare services is also likely to increase. Cost reduction in the hospital will also help in upgrading the services offered to patients (Burke & Coleman, 2013).
Customer perspective
Effective implementation of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project will automatically improve customer services. The improvement of the services offered in the health sector will be accessed by examining the number of customers who will be seeking healthcare services from the institution. Other factors that will measure the quality of services are improved healthcare facilities and reduced cases of readmission. Quality services delivery will also increase the image and reputation of the hospital. Quality service delivery will attract patients from other regions that were not initially part of the proposed target. Despite reducing the amount of time spent on one patient by the healthcare practitioner, the simulation programme will also increase operation efficiency and reliability.
Customer feeling while accessing the premise will also be a key determinant of successful implementation of the program. Successful implementation of the proposal will increase the level of satisfaction and comfort in the institution and the amount of information acquired from healthcare practitioners in the health sector. Customers should have an opportunity to examine the success of the program in improving service delivery in the health sector. Participation of customers in the implementation and evaluation of the project will improve the customers’ satisfaction and confidence in the project. Faster service delivery will also reduce stress and increase customers’ safety. The hospital will also be able to deal with emerging crises and challenges in its operations. Customers skills of handling children at home will also be advanced by effective implementation of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Simulation Lab Project. Consistent survey and the examination of the number of customers who are attending the healthcare institution will therefore be vital in examining the efficiency of the project in satisfying customers’ needs.
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