Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply “The Road to Evidence-Based Practice” process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal.
Include the following:
Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs.
Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome.
Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed.
Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evidence and rationale to support your answer.
Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement.
Support your explanation by identifying the variables, hypothesis test, and statistical test that you would need to prove that the quality improvement initiative succeeded.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

During week 7 of this course, we will discuss the subject “Evidence Base in Design”.
When politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a point. Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are increasingly used to inform health policy decision-making regarding the causes of disease, intervention strategies, and issues impacting society. One example that could be utilized is the introduction of childhood vaccinations and the use of evidence-based arguments surrounding their safety.
The purpose of this discussion is to identify a recently proposed health policy and share your analysis of the evidence that support this policy. So, to prepare for this week’s discussion, please do the following:

• Review the Congress website provided in the Resources and identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy.
• Review the health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of this health policy.

When you post your discussion by day 3 of week 7, make sure that the following points are thoroughly covered

1. A description of the health policy you selected and a brief background for the problem or issue being addressed.
2. Explain whether you believe there is an evidence base to support the proposed policy and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.

Please note the following two important points:

1. Make sure you check the discussion grading rubric to ensure your responses meet the required criteria and the required points in the discussion are covered. Also, please make sure to utilize the proper APA formatting.
2. To post your discussion, click on the reply icon in the anonymous post above.