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HCM-404 Healthcare Quality And Outcomes - Measurement And Management - Thomas Edison State University

GENERAL PLAN

In 6 to 8 pages (1500 to 2200 words) (6 to 8 pages), develop an APA-style paper, including title and references pages, that addresses the following. Be sure to provide at least four scholarly sources that were not listed in the study materials. You may find the World Health Organization and/or embassy websites to be useful, in addition to current scientific literature.

Part One
Write a memo to Brian Miller, PhD, Safety and Health Director at Edison Family Health. The purpose of the memo is to comment on the need to explore different measures of patient safety and the need for management to recognize the importance of their involvement, as well as patient involvement in ensuring safety.

Part Two
Analyze the different aspects of quality in healthcare. Identify and discuss some of the key factors that may influence a consumer's perspective of quality. Explore some of the different characteristics that may also be important to purchasers and providers and how each of these factors or characteristics can be applied in the delivery of care. Explore how the assessment of quality was calculated. Examine the different measurement and assessment tools used to evaluate quality, which ones you think are most effective, and why.

Part Three
Comment on the role of utilization management and how physicians and non-physicians are responsible for managing healthcare resources effectively.

Note: This assignment corresponds to or addresses the following BSBA Healthcare Management outcomes.

• Students use management best practices to advance a healthcare organization's strategic goals.
• Students apply the basic concepts of business principles and quality management to improve healthcare delivery.
• Students employ data-informed decision making to healthcare strategy, policy development, and healthcare delivery.

Attachment:- Healthcare Quality And Outcomes.rar