Deliverable 7 – The QI Plan
DO NOT WORK ON DELIVERABLE 7 UNTIL 6 IS COMPLETED AS THEY BUILD ON EACH OTHER
I do not need you to do any narration, the powerpoint slides will work and I can record and speak to them.
Competency
- Describe different quality methods within healthcare.
- Explain the basic models of quality improvement in healthcare.
- Evaluate the role and importance of patient satisfaction.
- Evaluate the role and importance of the patient experience.
- Apply statistics to different quality methods in healthcare.
- Apply quality improvement methods.
Course Scenario
Chaparral Regional Hospital is a small, urban hospital of approximately 60 beds, and offers the following:
- Emergency room services
- Intensive care
- Surgical care
- Obstetrics
- Diagnostic services
- Some rehabilitation therapies
- Inpatient pharmacy services
- Geriatric services
- Consumer physician referral services
Recently, the CEO has been hearing complaints from both patients and staff, varying from long wait times to rude physicians. You have been hired to design and implement a Quality Improvement Plan to help uncover quality problems and to satisfactorily resolve them.
Scenario Continued
You have been asked to present a narrated visual report for the CEO and Board of Directors on a video conference call to share your major findings and to discuss recommendations.
Competencies:
- Describe different quality methods within healthcare.
- Explain the basic models of quality improvement in healthcare.
- Evaluate the role and importance of patient satisfaction.
- Evaluate the role and importance of the patient experience.
- Apply statistics to different quality methods in healthcare.
- Apply quality improvement methods.
Instructions
Your narrated visual report should include the following:
- Types of measurements that will be used.
- Overall design of the survey.
- Identifies who will lead the QI task force.
- Identifies who should be on the task force.
- Suggestions for implementing the results of the survey.
Your narrated visual report should be done using Microsoft PowerPoint, or any other presentation software of your choosing that also allows for narration to be added.
APA formatting for the References slide, and proper grammar, punctuation, and form are required.
Please make sure you have covered the following:
Thoroughly discusses clear examples of quality methods that are used throughout healthcare departments.
Thoroughly discusses and provides examples of different models of QI methods within healthcare with supporting details.
Thoroughly discusses and defines the role of the patient experience and its use within healthcare while providing clear and concise supporting details.
Thoroughly discusses and provides examples of the QI plan application and details supporting this QI plan implementation.
Thoroughly discusses and provides clear examples of statistics used within different quality methods with supporting details.
Thoroughly discusses and applies quality methods to areas within healthcare and provides supporting details.
Answer preview
´There are quality methods that address process, structures, and outcomes.
´Those on structures include quality factors such as:
vBed capacity
vProfessionals within advanced training
´Those on process measures delivery of care such as guidelines for a particular disease.
´Outcome quality methods measure patient satisfaction and health status…
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