Concord University Quality Improvement Essay - The Agency for Healthcare Research

Description

For this written assignment “Become an expert” in an "area" of health care where you see that there is a need for improvements in quality and/or safety.

*The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI), and Dartmouth Atlas websites – plus many others sites- offer topics that could serve as the foundation for this assignment..

The essay should include a description of the problem, the identified barriers to improvement and your recommendations on a strategy for improvement. Consider your framework for driving improvement including: Which of the Quality Improvement Tools and/or Approaches would best apply to your improvement project? Measurement and Analysis - How would you measure and sustain progress? What is the role of leadership and how would you engage stakeholders? What is the role of communication? How does an organization's safety and experience culture contribute to the success of your improvement project?

Please use correct APA format, including a cover page, in-text citations, and a references page.

Length: Approximately 1200 words.