Integrated Approaches in Healthcare: Bridging Nursing, Hospital Administration, Medical Coding, and Health Informatics for Enhanced Patient Care

Abstract

Background: There is the need to blend healthcare professions like nursing and hospital administration, medical coding, pathology, Health Informatics among others to enhance client outcomes and organization effectiveness. Nevertheless, the major impediments include communication breakdown, technological constraints, and incompatible organizational goals and objectives.

Aim: In previewing this study one gets an understanding of the significance of integration within the healthcare sector and since integration is an important aspect, this research seeks to also understand the factors that hinder integration together with its effects in the healthcare setting.

Methods: An initial search was made based on the following keywords: healthcare integration, collaboration, integration strategies for healthcare: a systematic review of the literature.

Results: Based on the research, it established that communication barriers, technology and inadequate human resources are some of the challenges. Interventions comprise of developing communication, implementing technologies that are compatible across departments, and advancing the education of interdisciplinary.

Conclusion: It is critical to address these issues to accomplish better integration, leading to higher patient satisfaction and enhanced, overall healthcare performance.