Continuous Quality Improvement - Structures, Processes, Outcomes.

Continuous Quality Improvement

Prepare

For this discussion, examine a quality improvement program. Choose to examine the quality improvement program from a quality improvement program from a long-term care facility that you will research online. Be sure that you can talk about the following areas of your chosen program:

Structures.
Processes.
Outcomes.
Regulatory minimum standards.

Respond

In this discussion preparation, you were asked to examine the quality improvement program from a long-term care facility. Address the following:

• Describe the current quality improvement program chosen as part of the Discussion Preparation this week. Focus on the areas listed below and specify the main roles involved in this program.
  • Structures
  • Processes
  • Outcomes
  • Regulatory minimum standards.
• Determine whether this quality improvement program is aligned with Deming's Process Improvement Cycle.
  • Provide a rationale for your determination.