Kim Woods

Assignment: Design and Control in Quality Improvement Initiatives

For this Assignment, review Case 3, “Barriers to an Effective QI Effort,” in Chapter 11 of the text, Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems. Reflect on how you as a current or future health care administrator might address strategies to implement a quality improvement initiative. Consider the following questions: What considerations should you keep in mind to address quality? How does one measure quality and identify strategies to improve quality in an HSO? Then, review the Week 6 Case Questions document (attached) to complete the Assignment.

The Assignment (4 pages):

· Complete the case questions presented.

· Be sure to provide support from the literature in completing the case questions.

Week 6 Case Questions

Design and Control in Quality Improvement Initiatives

Chapter 11, Case 3: “Barriers to an Effective QI Effort”

Questions:

1. Use the principles of QI from Chapters 7 and 8 to outline a basic effort to improve quality in the ED.

2. Identify some control measures that Lester could use.

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