Davis Health Care is dedicated to providing an excellent patient care experience. A recent survey indicated that they could improve their quality of service. Imagine you are charged with identifying an area of improvement for this organization.

Select one area of improvement from the following list to complete Part 1 and Part 2 of this assignment:

• Patient safety
• Staff development and team improvement
• Productivity management
• Patient education
• Another area of improvement – Needs faculty approval 

You will focus on this area of improvement throughout the remainder of the course, which will lead to a quality improvement plan in the final week.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following prompts for the area of improvement that you selected from above:

Part 1: Data Collection Tools

• Explain data needed to monitor improvements.
• Explain at least three data collection tools you can use to collect performance information.
• Explain the types of information each tool collects.
• Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each data collection tool.
• Explain how the data collection tools are similar. Explain how the data collection tools are different.

Part 2: Data Display, Measurement and Reporting

• Identify at least two tools that measure and display the QI data that can be gathered with the data collection tools identified in Part 1.
• Explain the types of information each tool measures, displays, and reports.
• Explain each measurement, display, and reporting tool’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Explain how the measurement, display, and reporting tools are similar and different from each other.
• Explain how the measurement, display and reporting tools are useful for health care organizations.

Cite at least 3 sources according to APA guidelines to support your information.

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Write 1,400- to 1,750-word paper with the following sections:

• Criteria and Tasks
  • · Authority, structure, and organization
    • Describe the authority structure of the plan’s implementation. This must describe who is responsible for implementing the plan. Include a description of each role involved in the plan:
      • Board of directors
      • Executive leadership
      • Quality improvement committee
      • Medical staff
      • Middle management
      • Department staff
• Communication
  • Identify who the performance activity outcomes are communicated to and who does the communicating. This describes who is responsible for overseeing data collection and preparing data reports.
• Education
  • Describe how staff will be educated regarding the plan. This covers how each staff member will be initially oriented to the plan and how each employee fits into the plan based on job responsibilities.
• Monitoring and Revising
  • Annual evaluation
    • Analyze what elements of the plan are annually evaluated for improvement.
    • Analyze how to monitor the effect of changes implemented from the decision-making process.
• Regulatory and Accreditation
  • External entities
    • Analyze the effect of external entities, such as governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and professional interest groups, on the quality and performance measure of an organization’s decision-making processes.

Cite at least 3 sources according to APA guidelines to support your information.

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Combine all four parts of the QI plan into one document, making sure to include instructor feedback. Organize the plan as you would present it to the organization’s board of directors for approval. Use the QI Plan Template as a guide.

In the QI Plan Template, complete the following:

• Evaluate various data collection and display tools used in performance measurement.
• Evaluate tools used to measure and report data.
• Analyze various improvement methodologies for integrating quality improvement strategies into performance measurements.
• Analyze the impact of information technology applications on performance measures.
• Analyze the use of internal and external benchmarking and milestones in managing the utilization of quality indicators.
• Evaluate criteria and tasks for developing quality improvement plans.
• Analyze how performance and quality measures are aligned to the organizations mission, vision, strategic and operational plans.
• Evaluate strategies for meeting regulatory and accreditation standards within health care organizations.
• Evaluate measures used to monitor and revise quality program implementation.
• Evaluate barriers that can interfere with the implementation of quality measures.
• Evaluate strategies to ensure successful implementation of quality measures.

Write a 350- to 700-word executive summary related to your QI plan which includes an evaluation of the  following:

• Evaluate the current state of QI at the organization, its organizational and operational QI structure, authority, mission, methodology, and tools used.
• Recommend how the organization will achieve its objectives over the long term.
• Evaluate challenges that may impact the future of health care quality improvement.
• Evaluate effect of health care quality improvement on operational and financial performance.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Cite 5 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

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