According to the Institute for Health Improvement, the mission statement is a short and simple one that says to improve health and health care worldwide. That is, the institute s tasked towards making health and healthcare affordable and accessible to many across the globe. On the flip side, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) mission states that the agency seeks to come up with evidence that will ensure that health care becomes safer, of high quality, easily accessible, highly affordable, equitable and partner with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other stakeholders to ensure that this evidence is understood and effectively used. Comparing these two mission statements, it is undoubted that AHRQ’s mission statement is very comprehensive and offers the client a true picture of what the agency is involved in. While the Institute for Health Improvement’s mission is memorable, which is the key to any mission statement, it may be confusing in the long run because an individual may not easily understand what they seek to achieve and how.
Reflecting on the website content, I was impressed with the Institute for Health Improvement website due to its easy readability and highlighting everything they do to attain quality care for every individual. The simple nature of the website makes it an interesting website to engage with and is appealing to any guest searching for any information. On the other hand, the AHRQ is too flooded with a lot of information regarding the services that they offer, but I believe this goes well with their mission statement, where they try to make the guests understand the positive impact this agency has had in making their evidence-based interventions to health problems. However, this could have still been done in a more sophisticated manner, just like the Institute of Health Improvement website, thus making it interesting to navigate.
At the heart of the Healthy People 2030 framework, the aim is to ensure individuals attain healthy and thriving lives free of diseases that are preventable in the first place, injury, disability and premature death (Pronk et al., 2021). Similarly, the Healthy People 2030 framework seeks to eliminate the existing health disparities and achieve health equity. Reflecting on the two agencies under scrutiny, they are all in line with these stipulated guidelines, where they all seek to ensure citizens’ access to quality healthcare and further address healthy equity issues that have been rife in the healthcare realm. The two agencies are at the forefront of coming up with innovative techniques which are scientifically proven through partnerships to advance the quality of care among citizens.
On the flip side, the strategic goals for 2018-2023 seek to improve health through advancing science, accelerating health equity and offering independent and authoritative care. This is the same goal pursued by the Institute for Health Improvement, where the aim is to ensure that every individual is protected and lives a healthy life even in an emergency or face any medical need. That is, the patients, regardless of their background, will be guaranteed access to quality care and improve their well-being, and this aligns with the health equity aspect outlined in the strategic goals 2018-2023. Similarly, AHRQ has expanded its capacity for change to promote patient safety and the well-being of society by setting robust systems that can withstand future care. Additionally, the AHRQ goes well with the aspect of advancing science as a way of improving health for all since its center of interest is incorporating new evidence that can be used in promoting healthcare. The AHRQ is also committed to providing equitable care where all individuals can easily access quality care.
One area of interest that is applicable to my work area and, as seen from both agencies, is patient safety. Patient safety stands out as the hallmark of any efficient healthcare organization where patients are guaranteed their well-being and adverse events that may occur in the hospital setting or as a result of the care given is averted. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner in an Adult Outpatient Behavioral Clinic, the issue of patient safety may arise if the clients are administered the wrong medication or the wrong therapy is given to them. To avert such a problem, there is a need to embrace monitoring technology that is tasked with verifying what medical professionals are doing and understanding whether it is right or wrong (Astier et al., 2020). The Universal Protocol, as outlined by the Joint Commission, is an effective tool that can be used in the outpatient behavioral clinic to ensure that all procedures are well adhered to for the patients hence improving their safety.
The need to incorporate technology and the Universal Protocol in ensuring the right procedures are adhered to while taking care of the clients in the Adult Outpatient Behavioral Clinic calls for the need for funding. At the moment, the facility lacks the financial muscle to effectively incorporate the technological tools that can help advance the well-being of the elderly patients that are attending. Therefore, organizations that are at the forefront of promoting elderly care, especially the non-profit organizations that run some global funds for advancing elderly projects, will be an important stakeholders in funding this proposed intervention.
References
Astier, A., Carlet, J., Hoppe-Tichy, T., Jacklin, A., Jeanes, A., McManus, S., … & Fitzpatrick, R. (2020). What is the role of technology in improving patient safety? A French, German and U.K. healthcare professional perspective. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, 25(6), 219–224. https://doi.org/10.1177/2516043520975661
Pronk, N., Kleinman, D. V., Goekler, S. F., Ochiai, E., Blakey, C., & Brewer, K. H. (2021). Practice Full Report: Promoting Health and Well-being in Healthy People 2030. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 27(6), S242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100777
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