Provide healthcare example of continuous quality improvement

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Assignment: Continuous Quality Improvement

Overview

Culture is a major aspect of healthcare in many different areas and its influence on healthcare is vast. As a healthcare professional, creating a culture of continuous improvement would be vital, due to the fact that improvement and transformation is a large part of the healthcare professional role.

Case

Review the following study:

Lam, M., & Robertson, D. (2012). Organizational culture, tenure, and willingness to participate in continuous improvement projects in healthcare. The Quality Management Journal, 19(3), 7-15. Retrieved from Trident Online Library

Also review the associated culture topic required readings in the background materials by Andrabi, I. (2012); Brewton, J. (2016); Chattergoon, S., Darling, S.,

Devitt, R., & Klassen, W. (2014); Clark, D. M., Silvester, K., & Knowles, S. (2013); & Lam, M., & Robertson, D. (2012).

For this assignment you are to develop a 8 to 10 slides PowerPoint presentation (PPT) including/identifying the following information:

1. Detailed explanation of organizational culture

2. Detailed explanation of continuous improvement in healthcare

3. Identification and explanation of 2-3 organizational culture influences/impacts on continuous improvement

4. Identification and explanation of 2-3 cultural elements to include in a continuous improvement program in healthcare

SLP

Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement is often merged together as one, however, there are distinct difference between the two terms.

In a 2-page report, complete the following:

Question 1. Explain in detail and provide a healthcare example of quality assurance in healthcare.

Question 2. Explains in detail and provide a healthcare example of continuous quality improvement in healthcare.

Question 3. Identify if these concepts work together or independently and explain your rationale.

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