Reference no: EM133370585

Questions:

1. Provide a description of the hospital you selected, its geographic area, the population it serves, and the reason you selected it.
2. Provide a detailed comparison of this hospital with two other similar hospitals in the community as well as state / national rates. Be sure to address all of the following components:

• Similarities / differences in hospitals
• Surveys of Patients Experiences
• Timely and Effective Care
• Complications
• Readmissions and Deaths
• Use of Medical Imaging
• Payment and Value of Care

3. Categorize each of the subcomponents as whether they are structure, process, or outcome oriented, and identify how / if they link to cost, quality, and access. Be specific in your categorization.
4. Explain whether there are there significant differences in the proportion of patients who gave the three hospitals a rating of 9 or 10. NOTE: You can find the number of respondents by clicking on the "View More Details" link on the Hospital Compare site. Conduct appropriate hypothesis testing for your comparison. How did your selected hospital perform in comparison to the others from a statistical point of view?
5. Identify three separate measures that should be monitored using variable control charts, attributes or failures control charts, and nonconformity control charts.
6.Provide your overall assessment of this hospital's performance on cost, quality, and access measures. Be sure to reference your statistical results and analyses that assisted you in the development of your overall assessment