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Case: The purpose of this assignment is to examine how publicly reported data influence internal quality improvement initiatives.
Identify a specific health care organization of your choice. Review its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores and Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) reports.
In a 1,250-1,500-word paper, discuss your findings on the HCAHPS scores and HAIs for the health care organization you selected. Include the following in your paper:
Question 1: Describe the health care organization you have selected.
Question 2: Discuss the role of HCAHPS and HAIs in creating quality indicators and how they contribute to the quality improvement process.
Question 3: Discuss how the HCAHPS and HAIs data of your selected organization compare to national benchmarks.
Question 4: Discuss the role of consumer satisfaction in quality improvement.
Question 5: Describe the intent and outcomes of public reporting.
Question 6: Discuss what actions leadership could take at your selected organization based on the reported HCAHPS and HAIs data.