Case Assignment (HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS AND QUALITY)
Overview
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2002), "a central goal of healthcare quality improvement is to maintain what is good about the existing healthcare system while focusing on the areas that need improvement" (para. 2). This assignment will familiarize you with the quality improvement (QI) approaches and models that health care administrators can effectively apply.
Case Assignment
Use the library to access the following book:
Joshi, M. S., Ransom, E. R., Nash, D. B., & Ransom, S. B. (Eds). (2014). The healthcare quality book: Vision, strategy, and tools. (3rd ed.) Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Retrieved from Trident Online Library.
Review Chapter 4, Quality Improvement: Foundation, Processes, Tools, And Knowledge Transfer Techniques. There are six approaches/models of quality improvement discussed in Chapter 4.
Create an 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint (PPT) to discuss three of the six approaches/models of quality improvement discussed. Your presentation should address the following explicitly:
1. Explanation and/or reasoning for the importance of using quality improvement as a health care administrator.
2. The steps, stages, or processes of each selected approach/model.
3. Example of health care administrator's applicable use of each selected approach/model.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.