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Geisinger's ProvenCare methodology: driving performance improvement within a shared governance structure
Ruth Nolan1, Andrea Wary, Megan King
1Women's Health Service Line, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA. ranolan@geisinger.edu
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|April 27, 2011
Summary
Geisinger Health System
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing
- Quality Improvement
Background:
- Performance improvement projects often fail when not aligned with organizational governance.
- Nursing shared governance structures can be leveraged for enhanced project success.
- Reliable workflows are crucial for patient benefit and professional satisfaction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the ProvenCare methodology developed by Geisinger Health System.
- To illustrate how nursing shared governance can optimize performance improvement.
- To showcase the application of ProvenCare in a perinatal setting with a smoking cessation intervention.
Main Methods:
- The study describes the ProvenCare methodology, emphasizing its integration with nursing shared governance.
- It uses the ProvenCare Perinatal program, including a smoking cessation intervention, as a case example.
- Focus is on harnessing staff nurse potential for workflow reliability and satisfaction.
Main Results:
- The ProvenCare methodology, by leveraging nursing shared governance, leads to reliable workflows.
- This approach enhances patient benefits and professional satisfaction among nursing staff.
- The smoking cessation intervention within ProvenCare Perinatal demonstrates successful application.
Conclusions:
- Integrating performance improvement with nursing shared governance is key to project success.
- The ProvenCare methodology offers a model for creating reliable, satisfying healthcare workflows.
- Staff nurse engagement is vital for achieving sustainable quality improvements in healthcare.
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