Explain data needed to monitor improvements

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1. Select one area of improvement from the following list to complete assignment: I chosed Productivity management. Based on the notes from the professor I need to focus on the area of patient approval .(Make sure you tell me how it relates to the patient safety opportunity you selected - only select one: falls, patient identification; infections, etc) Medical errors etc. Pick one patient safety point and relate your paper to the topic.

Note please look over part one and Two and try to improve on it. Thanks

I have to continue part three to use the area of improvement selected in the Week Three QI Plan Part l assignment to complete the following section of the QI plan.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you complete the following for the area of improvement:

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.

2. 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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