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The purpose of this assignment is to (a) provide examples of a quality improvement initiative or patient safety issue in any healthcare delivery setting, (b) explore the contributing factors for this adverse medical outcome, (c) apply quality improvement theories and philosophies to a healthcare management project, (d) demonstrate an understanding of quality improvement tools by correctly choosing and using them in specific cases, and (e) recognize the extent of problems of patient safety in medical care.

Assignment Criteria for the Paper

Question 1. Identify any existing quality concern or an existing patient safety issue and provide the rationale for choosing this issue.

Question 2. Explain the background and scope of the problem.

Question 3. Analyze the issue based on the appropriate quality philosophy.

Question 4. Identify the regulatory guidelines, internal and/or external benchmarks, or evidence-based practice standards surrounding the issue-explain what that expectation is and why.

Question 5. Use the appropriate quality improvement tools to improve the quality outcome.

Question 6. Describe how you could or will get involved in this initiative to make a difference and move it forward to enactment.

Question 7. Summarize the content in concluding statements.