Quality Improvement As advanced practice nurses (APNs)‚ understanding quality improvement is an important competency that must be grasped. There are several health illnesses that need to have quality improvement initiatives placed. One such illness is hypertension (HTN)‚ or high blood pressure. Early identification and treatment of hypertension using a hypertension algorithm is the selected quality improvement initiative. HTN is a highly prevalent illness that affects an estimated 70 million people
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Running head: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PAPER Quality Improvement Paper Shellee D. Blue University of Phoenix MGT 449 May 5‚ 2008 A Description of the Chosen Process The process I chose that needs improvement in my organization is bookkeeping. We need to expand bookkeeping and create a department for it instead of just having one bookkeeper that is over loaded with all the work. An “As-Is” Flow Chart T The Relationship of the Process to the Organization’s Strategic Plan The
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Organizational Quality Improvement Plan Part III Lauren Dickman HCS/588 December 13‚ 2010 Jennifer Culotta Methods and information technology for quality improvement Various methodologies exist for the integration of quality improvement strategies into performance improvement measures. With concepts of total quality management (TQM) and quality improvement (QI) being introduced to health care organizations; administrators have had to decide which methodology is right for the organization
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Managing Quality Improvement August 10‚ 2013 Abstract The main purpose of managing quality improvements is to set up a structure by which to measure how the organization is doing out in the public sector. We need a process in place that will drive our improvement efforts when less than optimal results are identified through undesirable trends and benchmarking. They need to be measurable and be the same for all patients in the survey area. This data will assist us in developing the
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Quality Improvement Implementation In today’s business world‚ competition is high and most organizations search for ways to gain an advantage in their respectable markets. One of the obvious‚ but unfortunately overlooked‚ ways to be at the forefront is establishing‚ maintaining‚ and constantly improving quality processes within an organization. Riordan Manufacturing has an established quality culture and strives to maintain the quality processes that are currently in place. Through its quality
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Part A The quality Improvement Plan is initiated once a problem has been identified. All the facts must be gathered about the situation‚ and a decision must be made about which clinical areas will be monitored. Also‚ care outcomes and customer feedback should be taken into consideration. Quality improvement uses data and the process that must be chosen should be one that can be measured to monitor the quality improvement. For a good performance equation‚ there must be a good statement chosen for
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As a hospital‚ quality care should be a priority for patients that are going to be treated for a sickness‚ or any type of procedure that is going to take place. A lot of times a patient gets an infection while they were at the hospital‚ on top of being treated for what they original came in for. Health facilities should be environments of healing‚ which they are‚ but they also have tons of various types of germs and infections‚ which grasp onto individuals that have weak immune systems/are sick.
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Quality improvement among the healthcare industry is needed on a continuous basis. Staying familiar with the different trends and changes in policies is imperative for all health care organizations. Prior to any quality improvement a review and analysis of the current process is needed to determine whether or not additional adjustments are necessary. Once the areas of concern are identified a course of action plan needs to be executed. Along with process improvement quality improvement is needed
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Evidence Based Practice for Quality Improvement In today’s society‚ the number of aging people are steadily increasing‚ leading to longer lives with advances in medicine and technology. Gerontology is the study of the physical‚ social‚ psychological‚ and cognitive characteristics of aging (Tabloski‚ 2014). These studies bring forth valuable information of the geriatric population to enhance quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to discuss challenges related to age‚ provide literature on
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Quality Improvement Project Answering the call light (also called call bell a handheld like that is attached to the patient room wall‚ above the headboard of the bed) in a timely manner by the nursing staff in hospital setting is necessary to prevent falls that can harm‚ prolonged stays‚ and unnecessarily increase the cost of healthcare. However‚ researches concerning call light uses as it relates to patient safety‚ patient-care management and patient satisfaction are limited (Meade et al
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