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OBJECTIVE: To develop a proposal for a nursing panel of indicators based on the guiding principles of Balanced Scorecard. METHOD: A single case study that ranked 200 medical records of patients, management reports and protocols, which are capable of generating indicators. RESULTS: We identified 163 variables that resulted in 72 indicators; of these, 32 nursing-related: two financial indicators (patient's average revenue per day and patient's revenue per day by product used); two client indicators (overall satisfaction rate of patient with nursing care and adherence rate to the patient satisfaction survey); 23 process indicators, and five learning and growth indicators (average total hours of training, total of approved nursing professionals in the internal selection process, absenteeism rate, turnover rate and index of performance evaluation). CONCLUSION: Although there is a limit related to the amount of data generated, the methodology of Balanced Scorecard has proved to be flexible and adaptable to incorporate nursing services. It was possible to identify indicators with adherence to more than one area. Internal processes was the area with the higher number of indicators.
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Intensive Care Units/standards , Nursing Care/standards , Patient Satisfaction , Quality Indicators, Health Care/standards , Brazil , Coronary Care Units/standards , Humans , Organizational Case StudiesABSTRACT
Objective: to develop a proposal for a nursing panel of indicators based on the guiding principles of Balanced Scorecard. Method: a single case study that ranked 200 medical records of patients, management reports and protocols, which are capable of generating indicators. Results: we identified 163 variables that resulted in 72 indicators; of these, 32 nursing-related: two financial indicators (patient's average revenue per day and patient's revenue per day by product used); two client indicators (overall satisfaction rate of patient with nursing care and adherence rate to the patient satisfaction survey); 23 process indicators, and five learning and growth indicators (average total hours of training, total of approved nursing professionals in the internal selection process, absenteeism rate, turnover rate and index of performance evaluation). Conclusion: although there is a limit related to the amount of data generated, the methodology of Balanced Scorecard has proved to be flexible and adaptable to incorporate nursing services. It was possible to identify indicators with adherence to more than one area. Internal processes was the area with the higher number of indicators.
Objetivo: elaborar uma proposta de painel de indicadores de enfermagem, a partir dos princípios norteadores do Balanced Scorecard. Método: estudo de caso único que classificou dados de 200 prontuários de pacientes, relatórios gerencias e protocolos, capazes de gerar indicadores. Resultados: foram identificados 163 variáveis que resultaram em 72 indicadores, desses, 32 relacionados com a enfermagem: dois indicadores na perspectiva financeira (receita média de paciente/dia e receita paciente/dia por produto utilizado); dois na do cliente (taxa de satisfação geral do paciente com assistência de enfermagem e taxa de adesão à pesquisa de satisfação do paciente); 23 na dos processos; e cinco na do aprendizado e crescimento (total médio de horas de treinamento, total de profissionais de enfermagem aprovados em processo seletivo interno, taxa de absenteísmo, índice de rotatividade e índice de realização de avaliação de desempenho). Conclusão: embora exista um limite relacionado à quantidade de dados gerados, a metodologia do Balanced Scorecard mostrou-se flexível e adaptável para incorporação ao serviço de enfermagem. Foi possível identificar indicadores com aderência a mais de uma perspectiva. Processos internos foi a perspectiva com maior número de indicadores.
Objetivo: elaborar una propuesta de panel de indicadores de enfermería partiendo de los principios orientadores del Balanced Scorecard. Método: estudio de caso único que clasificó 200 registros de datos de pacientes, informes de gestión y protocolos, capaces de generar indicadores. Resultados: se identificaron 163 variables que resultaron en 72 indicadores, de estos, 32 relacionados con la enfermería: dos indicadores de la perspectiva financiera (ingresos promedio de los pacientes/día y los ingresos del paciente/día para el producto utilizado); dos en la perspectiva del cliente (índice de satisfacción global de los pacientes con la atención de enfermería y cuota de afiliación a la encuesta de satisfacción del paciente); 23 en la perspectiva de los procesos; y cinco en la perspectiva del aprendizaje y crecimiento (promedio de horas totales de formación, el total de los profesionales de enfermería aprobados en el proceso interno de selección, el ausentismo, la tasa de rotación y la tasa de finalización de la evaluación del desempeño). Conclusión: aunque hay un límite en relación con la cantidad de datos generados, la metodología del Balanced Scorecard demostró ser flexible y adaptable para su incorporación en el servicio de enfermería. Fue posible identificar indicadores con adherencia a más de una perspectiva. Los procesos internos fueran la perspectiva con el mayor número de indicadores.
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Humans , Patient Satisfaction , Quality Indicators, Health Care/standards , Intensive Care Units/standards , Nursing Care/standards , Brazil , Coronary Care Units/standards , Organizational Case StudiesABSTRACT
Fundamentos: A insuficiência cardíaca (IC) representa um problema mundial de saúde pública, com a perspectiva de aumentar ainda mais sua prevalência devido ao crescimento populacional e ao aumento da expectativa de vida. O tratamento clínico dos pacientes com IC consiste no uso de fármacos, dispositivos e procedimentos que melhoram o desempenho cardíaco, aliviam os sintomas e prolongam a sobrevida. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto do tratamento de insuficiência cardíaca no Hospital de Messejana (HM), Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo observacional, retrospectivo e quantitativo. Foram avaliados 635 pacientes adultos, internados nas Unidades Cardíacas do HM no período de janeiro 2011 a julho 2013, por meio da análise dos prontuários. Foram avaliados aspectos relacionados às taxas de mortalidade, à eficácia do tratamento e ao número de reinternações. Pesquisou-se ainda a incidência de infecções intra-hospitalares e o percentual de pacientes cujo tratamento foi o transplante cardíaco. Resultados: Em relação ao tratamento clínico, 88,3% usaram anticoagulantes, 80,8% diuréticos, 74,2% betabloqueador, 48,7% inibidores da enzima conversora da angiotensina e 19,25% bloqueador do receptor de angiotensina. Sobre o tratamento cirúrgico, 11% fizeram valvoplastia ou troca valvar, 9,3% transplante cardíaco,2,2% implante de marca-passo e 4,7% cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio. Conclusão: Os pacientes tratados de IC no HM receberam o esquema terapêutico clássico preconizado, incluindo-se o uso de dispositivos e de procedimentos cirúrgicos como o transplante cardíaco e tiveram evolução satisfatória na maioria dos casos, apesar de ainda exibirem alta taxa de mortalidade intra-hospitalar.
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a worldwide health problem with the prospect of further increasing its prevalence due to population growth and increased life expectancy. The clinical treatment of patients with HF is the use of drugs, de vices and procedures that improve cardiac performance, relieve symptoms and prolong survival. Objective: To evaluate the impact of treatment of heart failure in Hospital de Messejana (HM), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Methods: This is an observational, retrospective and quantitative study. In this study, 635 adult patients admitted in the Cardiac Units of HM from January 2011 to July 2013 were evaluated through the analysis of medical records. The study evaluated aspects related to mortality rates, treatment effectiveness and the number of readmissions. It also investigated the incidence of hospital infections and the percentage of patients whose treatment was heart transplantation. Results: Concerning the clinical treatment, 88.3% used anticoagulants, 80.8% used diuretics, 74.2% used beta-blockers, 48.7% used angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and 19.25% used angiotensin receptor blocker. About the surgery, 11% had valvuloplasty orvalve replacement, 9.3% had heart transplantation, 2.2% had pacemaker implant and 4.7%, coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Conclusion: Patients treated with HF in HM received the classic therapy recommended, including the use of surgical devices and procedures such as heart transplantation and had a satisfactory outcome in most cases, despite a high rate of in-hospital mortality.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Heart Failure/therapy , Quality of Health Care , Coronary Care Units/standards , Heart Failure/epidemiology , Length of Stay , Observational Study , Retrospective Studies , Statistics, Nonparametric , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The creation of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) system of care aims to optimize the management of patients from early diagnosis to proper and timely treatment. OBJECTIVE: To assess the establishment of an AMI System of Care in the city of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, and its impact on AMI in-hospital mortality. METHODS: The AMI system of care was established in the city of Belo Horizonte between 2010 and 2011, aiming at increasing the access of patients of the public health system to the treatment recommended by the existing guidelines. The teams at the emergency care units were trained, and the tele-electrocardiography system was implanted in those units. The primary outcomes of this retrospective observational study were the number of admissions and AMI in-hospital mortality, from 2009 to 2011. RESULTS: During the study period, 294 professionals were trained and 563 electrocardiograms (ECGs) transmitted from emergency care units to coronary care units. A significant reduction was observed in the in-hospital mortality rate (12.3% in 2009 versus 7.1% in 2011, p < 0.001), while the number of admissions due to AMI remained stable. The mean cost of admission increased (mean R$ 2,480.00 versus R$ 3,501.00; p < 0.001), the proportion of admissions including intensive care unit stay increased (32.4% in 2009 versus 66.1% in 2011; p < 0.001), and the number of patients admitted to tertiary hospitals increased (47.0% versus 69.6%; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The establishment of the AMI system of care improved the access of the population to proper treatment, thus reducing AMI in-hospital mortality. [corrected].
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Coronary Care Units/methods , Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration , Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data , Myocardial Infarction , Brazil , Coronary Care Units/standards , Electrocardiography/methods , Emergency Service, Hospital/standards , Female , Hospital Mortality , Hospitalization/economics , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Myocardial Infarction/mortality , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Retrospective Studies , Statistics, Nonparametric , Telemedicine/methodsABSTRACT
FUNDAMENTO: A criação de sistemas ou linhas de cuidado ao infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM) tem o objetivo de otimizar o atendimento ao paciente, desde o diagnóstico precoce até o tratamento adequado e em tempo hábil. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a implantação da linha de cuidado do IAM, em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, e seu impacto na mortalidade hospitalar por IAM. MÉTODOS: A linha de cuidado do IAM foi implantada em Belo Horizonte entre 2010 e 2011 com intuito de ampliar o acesso dos pacientes do sistema público de saúde ao tratamento preconizado pelas diretrizes vigentes. As equipes das unidades de pronto atendimento foram treinadas e foi implantado sistema de tele-eletrocardiografia nessas unidades. Os desfechos primários deste estudo observacional retrospectivo foram o número de internações e a mortalidade hospitalar por IAM, de 2009 a 2011. RESULTADOS: No período avaliado, 294 profissionais foram treinados e 563 ECGs foram transmitidos das unidades de pronto atendimento para as unidades coronarianas. Houve redução importante da taxa de mortalidade hospitalar (12,3% em 2009 versus 7,1% em 2011, p < 0,001), enquanto o número de internações por IAM permaneceu estável. Ocorreu aumento do custo médio de internação (média R$ 2.480,00 versus R$ 3.501,00, p < 0,001), aumento da proporção de internações contemplando diárias de terapia intensiva (32,4% em 2009 versus 66,1% em 2011, p < 0,001) e de pacientes internados em hospitais de alta complexidade (47,0% versus 69,6%, p < 0,001). CONCLUSÃO: A implantação da linha de cuidado do IAM permitiu maior acesso da população ao tratamento adequado e, consequentemente, redução na mortalidade hospitalar por IAM.
BACKGROUND:The creation of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) management systems is aimed at optimizing the management of patients from early diagnosis to proper and timely treatment. OBJECTIVE: To assess the implantation of an AMI management system in the municipality of Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, and its impact on in-hospital mortality due to AMI. METHODS: The AMI management system was implanted in the municipality of Belo Horizonte between 2010 and 2011, aiming at increasing the access of patients of the public health system to the treatment recommended by the existing guidelines. The teams at the prompt care units were trained, and the system of tele-electrocardiography was implanted in those units. The primary outcomes of this retrospective observational study were the number of admissions and in-hospital mortality due to AMI, from 2009 to 2011. RESULTS: In the period studied, 294 professionals were trained and 563 electrocardiograms (ECGs) transmitted from prompt care units to coronary units. A significant reduction was observed in the in-hospital mortality rate (12.3% in 2009 versus 7.1% in 2011, p < 0.001), while the number of admissions due to AMI remained stable. The mean cost of admission increased (mean R$ 2,480.00 versus R$ 3,501.00; p < 0.001), the proportion of admissions including intensive care unit stay increased (32.4% in 2009 versus 66.1% in 2011; p < 0.001), and the number of patients admitted to tertiary hospitals increased (47.0% versus 69.6%; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The AMI management system implantation increased the access of the population to proper treatment, thus reducing in-hospital mortality due to AMI.
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Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Coronary Care Units/methods , Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration , Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data , Myocardial Infarction , Brazil , Coronary Care Units/standards , Electrocardiography/methods , Emergency Service, Hospital/standards , Hospital Mortality , Hospitalization/economics , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Myocardial Infarction/mortality , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Retrospective Studies , Statistics, Nonparametric , Telemedicine/methodsABSTRACT
Médicos especialistas y residentes del postgrado de Cardiologia del hospital universitario de Mérida, revisaron y actualizaron un conjunto de normas ya existentes en ese servicio, para los pacientes con insuficiencias coronaria aguda, dirigidas al médico encargado de la atención de estos pacientes. Se describen las técnicas que se utilizan actualmente en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de una afección coronaria.