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Education On My Healthevet To Increase Access To Psychiatric Healthcare For Veterans, Roxann Hackbarth
Education On My Healthevet To Increase Access To Psychiatric Healthcare For Veterans, Roxann Hackbarth
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects
Introduction: Access to mental health care can be challenging for many veterans. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) developed the patient portal My Healthevet (MHV) to increase access to healthcare services. Despite this program, many veterans still do not take advantage of the portal. The goal of this literature review was to gain knowledge on benefits and barriers of using patient portals, identification of patients who use and do not use patient portals, and interventions to increase the use of patient portals.
Evidence Summary: The use of patient portals, including the VHA portal MHV, helps to increase interactions between clinicians and …
Was That In An Email? An Electronic Tool To Improve Nursing Communication Satisfaction, Jennifer A. Morgan
Was That In An Email? An Electronic Tool To Improve Nursing Communication Satisfaction, Jennifer A. Morgan
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects
Background: Nursing communication satisfaction impacts engagement and turnover as well as patient care which affects organizational profits. Although direct care nurses report dissatisfaction with nurse manager communication methods, organizations and nurse managers do not utilize best practice strategies. In addition, there is a lack of high-quality implementation studies of best practice communication methods, specifically on obstetrics units, to assist managers in improving communication methods. Methods: An electronic communication tool was implemented on an inpatient obstetrics unit at a large tertiary hospital in the Upper Midwest. The tool was accessible on all unit computers on the SharePoint site. The project leader …