Quality improvement
Write a 1,500-word essay about quality improvement. Include the following points in your essay:
- Describe which accrediting body would be most appropriate for your health care organization.
- Summarize the requirements to obtain accreditation.
- Based on your research and experience, what performance or quality metrics could you focus on for a quality improvement project to present to the accrediting body?
- How does the quality performance financially impact the organization?
Include at least three references, including the textbook.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style
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Read “Towards a Triadic Quality Measurement Framework for U.S. Healthcare,” by Chakraborty, from Quality Management Journal (2018). https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/10686967.2018.1404358
Read “In the New Healthcare, Payers and Providers Look to Redefine Quality,” by Leventhal, from Healthcare Informatics (2018).
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The 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) of 2016 was designed to accelerate medical products’ development and promote innovations, thus improving timeliness and efficiency in meeting patients’ needs (HealthIT.gov, 2020). The law encourages incorporating patients’ views concerning issues like drug development, biological…
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