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Homework: Healthcare Research Utilization, Evaluation & Quality Assurance
Case Homework
Read the following articles:
1. Armstrong, D. (2020, May 11). Superintendent Bragged About VA Review of Short-Staffed Soldiers Home. Two Months Later, 73 Veterans Are Dead. ProPublica.
2. Plaisance, M. (2018). Little explanation offered in federal review of Holyoke Soldiers' Home as survey says facility provides quality care. MassLive.
Review other background materials and conduct additional research and in 4 to 5 pages (excluding title and reference pages) complete the following:
Question A. Discuss in general if existing "high-level" quality of care would better prepare an organization to handle a pandemic.
Question B. Identify if the lack of quality of care or measures contributed to the spread at the Soldiers' Home.
Question C. Discuss federal review of Holyoke Soldiers' Home. Was it adequate or inadequate?
Question D. Rationalize what could have been done differently pre-COVID-19 to ensure a high level of quality.
Question E. Discuss how you, as a healthcare leader, should make sure quality of care is being given to the patients at the facility. Identify quantitative and qualitative methods to monitor quality and how the data/information should be distributed to the organization.
Question F. Why is strong leadership essential to ensuring quality within a healthcare setting?