June 16th‚ 2013 HA425: Operational Analysis and Quality Improvement Prof: Kelly Washington The goal to improve public health is continuously changing and has become more of a concern over the years after major events in history such as 9/11 and the BP oil spill in the Gulf. The article “Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned from the Multi-State Learning Collaborative” emphasizes how important improvement and evaluation of programs‚ procedures and policies
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Case Study: Quality Parts Company 1. Which of the changes being considered by the manager of Quality Parts Company are counter to the lean philosophy of the company? Lean production is a philosophy and a way of working involving eliminating all forms of waste (where waste is defined as anything that does not add value in the production process and supply chain). Many changes being considered by the manager are counter to lean philosophy. These are: Installing an automated ordering system to help
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Strategic Plan‚ Part II: SWOTT Analysis Every company should take the time to discover how their company is doing. They need to know what their strong areas are and where they need to do some improvements. They need to look for different avenues to take and what could be standing in their way. They can achieve this by doing a SWOTT analysis. A SWOTT analysis is a study done by an organization that will help the organization to identify their strengths and weaknesses as well as their opportunities
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healthcare system‚ quality improvement efforts are essential to provide safe‚ effective and efficient care to patients. Since there are a plethora of healthcare facilities available for patients to choose from‚ the quality of care is a big factor in the success of a business (General business resources‚ n.d.). Therefore‚ quality improvement (QI) projects that follow the Institute of Medicine’s six domains of health care quality will be able to provide safe‚ equitable‚ high quality‚ effective‚ and well-timed
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analysis‚ the possible errors and the potential negative incidents to patients can be minimized and reduced. Analyzing the clinical scenario of medication safety‚ Donabedian’s quality improvement model is adopted to analyze the process for proactive identification and management of risk as well as promote the healthcare quality and minimize the errors. It includes the three sequential components‚ namely structure‚ process and outcome. Structure is the resources available to provide
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Quality Improvement Plan Part II September 8‚ 2014 Lori Stemen Measuring Performance HCS/588 Instructor Jacqueline Sommerville Quality Improvement Plan Part II For health care organizations quality data collection is an essential tool used for data collection. The information produced from the data assists the health care organization in other functions such as effective ways to manage and perform decision making for the organization‚ this includes the strategic planning
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Facility Planning-Part II HCS/446 July 6‚ 2015 Facility Planning-Part II The Township of Bloomfield New Jersey is in the process of building a new family health care clinic. In the past few years the city of Bloomfield‚ which is located in Essex County has grown smaller in population‚ but increased in healthcare needs since the average facility in town is for specialty services‚ hospital or for age specific clinics such as adults or pediatrics. They are building new homes‚ apartment buildings
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Strategic Plan‚ Part II: SWOTT Analysis A SWOTT analysis is a necessary systematic tool used to evaluate both external and internal factors‚ which have influence over business decisions and adjustments to their market. Applying the SWOTT to Peter’s Accounting Services will help identify economic‚ legal‚ regulatory forces that affect business. This analysis will not only allow the business to identify strength but weaknesses in its industry. Understanding the weaknesses of the industry will also
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Substandard Quality of Care HCS 451 Health Care Quality Management and Outcomes Analysis Professor Jodi Sapaguh By Lisa Gresley August 9‚ 2010 Substandard quality of health care is duly recognized as a major form of medical crises with potential to jeopardize the functioning and purpose of the American health care system. Whereas on the one hand medical costs of treatment are rising‚ on the other malpractices and non compliance on the part of medical professionals and institutions compounds
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Process Improvement: Operations Improvement Plan Jordan Barnes MBA 6022 I. Process Identification Background of The Issue In the 1960’s Toyota linked together quality‚ customer satisfaction‚ and profit. These became pillars for Toyota’s foundation and the company’s baseline for growth and expansion. In 2009‚ the company’s recalls started with what was deemed a floor mat issue. “Over the next four months‚ the company recalled 3.4 million more vehicles in three separate recalls over and above the
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