ajayi oluwabukola o. nsc/2008/128 muhammed fatimoh.m nsc/2008/176 nwabeke queen e. nsc/2008/178...
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HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION:ITS STRUCTURE AND
HOSPITAL SUBYSTEM
GROUP MEMBERS
AJAYI OLUWABUKOLA O. NSC/2008/128
MUHAMMED FATIMOH.M NSC/2008/176
NWABEKE QUEEN E. NSC/2008/178
OGUNBODE IBIRONKE T. NSC/2008/186
OGUNDARE IBUKUN K. NSC/2008/187
DEFINITION OF TERMSHospital: An health care institutions that have an organized medical and other professional staff, and in-patient, facilities, and deliver medical, nursing and related services.
Organization: A group of people who work together, like a neighborhood association, a charity, a union, or a corporation to meet a need or to pursue collective goals.
DEFINITION OF TERMSStructure: The aggregate of an element of an entity in their relationships to each other.
Subsystem: Group of interconnected and interactive part that performs an important job or task as a component of a larger system.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF AN HOSPITAL
A typical hierarchical arrangement of line of authorities, communications, rights and duties of an hospital
It can also be considered as the viewing glass or perspective through which individuals see their hospital and its environment.
An organizational chart illustrates the organizational structure.
IMPORTANCE
It determines how the roles, power and responsibilities are assigned, controlled and coordinated in an hospital.
It determines how information flows between the different levels of management in an hospital.
The structure helps one understand the hospital’s chain of command. It shows which individual or department is accountable for each area of the hospital.
IMPORTANCE CONT’D
The structure of an organization will determine the modes in which it operates and performs.
It provides the foundation on which
standard operating procedures and routines rest.
It allow efficient management of hospital departments.
IMPORTANCE CONT’D
Subsystem of Hospital Within the Structure
Hospital are grouped in order to promote efficiency of facility.
It is generally done according to similarity of duties.
Organizational structure varies from hospital to hospital.
Large hospitals have complex organizational structures.
Smaller hospitals tend to have much simpler organizational structures.
Hospital sub-systemAdministrative Services
Informational Services
Therapeutic Services
Diagnostic Services
Support Services
Administrative ServicesHospital Administrators
CEO, Vice President(s), Executive Assistants, Department Heads
Business people who “run the hospital”
Oversee budgeting and financeEstablish hospital policies and
proceduresOften perform public relation duties
Informational Services Document and process informationIncludes: 1. Admissions:2. Billing & Collection3. Medical Records4. Computer Information Systems5. Health Education6. Human Resources
Provides treatment to patients Includes following departments:1. Physical Therapy - treatment to
improve large muscle mobility2. Occupational Therapy - treatment
goal is to help patient regain fine motor skills
3. Speech/Language Pathology - identify, evaluate, treat speech/language disorders
Therapeutic Services Cont’d
4. Respiratory Therapy - treat patients with heart and lung disease
5. Medical Psychology - concerned with mental well-being of patients
6. Social Services - connect patients with community resources (financial aid, etc.)
7.Pharmacy - dispense medications
Therapeutic Services Cont’d8. Dietary - maintain nutritionally sound diets for patients
9. Sports Medicine - provide rehabilitative services to athletes
10.Nursing - provide care for patients
Diagnostic Services Determines the cause(s) of illness
or injuryIncludes:1. Medical Laboratory - studies body
tissues2. Medical Imaging - radiology, MRI,
CT, ultrasound3. Emergency Medicine -provides
emergency diagnoses and treatment
Support Services Provides support for entire hospitalIncludes:1. Central Supply - orders, receives,
stocks & distributes equipment & supplies
2. Biomedical Technology - design, build repair, medical equipment
3. Housekeeping & Maintenance - maintain safe, clean environment
Organizational Chart
Board
Administration
Therapeutic
Services
Information
Services
Diagnostic
Services
Support
Services
Admissions Billing, etc. Med.
Records Computer Info.
Health Ed. Human Resour.
PT, OT Speech/Lang. Resp. Therapy
Pharmacy Nursing Dietary
Med. Lab Radiology
Nuclear Med ER
Cardiology Neurology
Central Supply Biomedical
Housekeeping Maintenance
Dietary Transportation
Pyramid demonstrates a symbolic organizational structure
of a hospital.
Admin. Services
Information Services
Therapeutic Services
Diagnostic Services
Support Services
Board
REFERENCESWHO(2013): Description of Hospitals.
http://www.who.int/topic/hospitals/en/ Business Dictionary(2014)What is an organization
www.businessdictionary.com Organizational structure of a hospital www.ebsummit.info
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