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The long-term success and prosperity of an organization is linked to the strategy it pursues over time. A firm understanding of the environment within which the organization exists is a critical ingredient in the strategy development process. You are tasked with researching the history of quality improvement programs to better understand how you approach improving quality in your healthcare organization.

Question:

Explain the historical evolution of healthcare quality improvement programs. How the performance has challenges, healthcare reform efforts, and the need for cost containment contributed to this development? Select the areas you find most important to improve quality and create performance targets and explain why.

Explain the historical evolution of healthcare quality improvement programs.

Examine the performance challenges, healthcare reform efforts, and the need for cost containment contributed to this development.

Select the areas most important to improve quality and create performance targets and explain why.