Discussion Board Topic: Explore the CMS Hospital Compare website and review the data for each measurement category. Which performance measures in these categories are most important to consumers of healthcare services? Which performance measures are least important to consumers? Are consumers using the data on the CMS Hospital Compare website to select a hospital? What other factors might influence consumer choice?
Textbook information: Chapter 4
Spath, Patrice. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, 2nd edition. Health Administration Press . 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-593-6
Discussion Board Topic: This week you read about "The Five Whys". Watch the following video to learn more. Using the "5 Why's" to ID the root cause of problems in healthcare.mov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaeSq6kCYcM
In this discussion, explain how you would use "The Five Whys" in the following scenario:
Last month, the Electronic Health Records system was down for over 12 hours. This lead to many departments getting behind on their work and many performance goals NOT being met.
As CEO of Hospital XYZ you have a one-on-one meeting with the IT Director and his staff. How would you use "The 5 Whys" in this situation?
Textbook information: Chapter 6
Spath, Patrice. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, 2nd edition. Health Administration Press . 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-593-6
Discussion Board Topic: If you were the team leader of the group described in the following case study, how would you refocus and remotivate the team toward achieving the improvement goal?
When members were recruited for the improvement project, they were told that the team’s work would be additional to their regular work responsibilities but that they had to treat team activities as a high priority. They were expected to complete team assignments on time and were required to attend meetings. Despite being aware of these clear expectations, by the third week of the project, team members started arriving late to meetings, making excuses for not having completed their assigned tasks, and neglecting to return the leader’s phone calls.
Textbook information: Chapter 7
Spath, Patrice. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, 2nd edition. Health Administration Press . 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-593-6
Discussion Board Topic: Read the description of the wrong-site surgery event in Critical Concept 8.2 and the root causes identified by the team who conducted the RCA. Conduct a literature review and Internet search for risk reduction strategies aimed at preventing wrong-site surgeries. Which of these strategies would help prevent a similar event from occurring at the hospital described in Critical Concept 8.2?
Textbook information: Chapter 8 & 9
Spath, Patrice. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, 2nd edition. Health Administration Press . 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-593-6
Discussion Board Topic: Some healthcare organizations post their quality plan on the web. Search the Internet for quality plans from two different types of healthcare organizations (e.g., hospital, long-term care facility, ambulatory clinic, health plan). You may need to use search terms other than quality management plan, such as performance improvement plan, patient safety plan, or quality plan. Summarize the similarities and differences between the two plans.
Textbook information: Chapter 11
Spath, Patrice. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, 2nd edition. Health Administration Press . 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-593-6
Provide the instructor an overview of your practicum placement. Essay requirements are 2-3 pages, APA format. This essay must include facility information, synopsis of duties performed, and an evaluation of the site preceptor.
Make sure you describe how you can perform HIT competencies with your knowledge and practicum experience.
Facility Information:
Martin Treasure Coast Surgeons
Site perceptor: Laurie Stukel (Office Manager)
The Database Design Proposal assignment consists of several parts which are due in various modules throughout the course. The assignment will also be referred to in some of the other individual assignments within the course. Module 1 discussion focused on data types and their categories and some challenges and strategies of dealing with data. In this Database Design Proposal, you are required to design and develop a database which will be used to compile and report distilled information using clinical health care data. The Proposal Outline is the initial step of this assignment.
Create a short outline of about 250–500 words of the project proposal. In the outline, briefly define and describe the scenario for which the database will be designed, the major problem(s) that the users in the given scenario would solve, and any other additional components of a standard project proposal outline that are needed. Utilize the following outline as a guideline:
1) Title Page
2) Abstract: A su
Format Requirements
Use the following format requirements on all submissions.
Writing Style APA (American Psychological Association)
Note: To find detailed information on APA manuscript style guidelines on the Internet, go to www.apastyle.org.
Margins 1� all sides
Paragraphs The entire document should be double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11")
Headings Bold
Type Style and Size Times New Roman, 12 point
Software MS Word
Student/Assignment Information
The following information should be on the first page on the top left side of the page in the format provided below. Do not provide a cover sheet (unless the assignment requires one).
Student Name
Student Identification Number
Course Number and Title
Assignment Number and Title
Date of Submission
