Quality Improvement in Health Information Management
Develop a quality improvement plan that is based on the scenario by doing the following:
A. Discuss how to initiate a quality improvement project for this clinical problem.
1. Identify three areas of focus for quality improvement in the scenario.
a. Describe the types of data gathered in part A1 (e.g., quantitative data).
b. Explain your process for gathering the data.
2. Identify a quality improvement model that can be implemented.
a. Describe the steps of the quality improvement model you chose.
3. Discuss the influence external accrediting agencies have on the quality improvement process.
a. Describe the focus of one organization that helps to drive quality standards for the department.
4. Discuss one example of how you will use benchmarking and performance measures to monitor the progress made toward quality improvement goals.
B. Identify the team members who would contribute to the quality improvement team.
1. Describe the professional roles and responsibilities of each team member identified in part B.
2. Explain how each team member contributes to the project.
3. Discuss the qualities the team needs in order to facilitate project success.
C. Summarize why a quality improvement project is needed for the given scenario.
D. Discuss how you would communicate your ideas for quality improvement project implementation to organizational leaders.
1. Describe the steps you will take to implement the quality improvement project in the organization.
E. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
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healthcare quality HIM; 10 pages, Double Spacing
20180405131143quality_and_performance_management_and_methods_scenario_task_2 (1)
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Introduction
The health care sector is a very critical field that demands adequate concentration, effective communication of information, proper transportation and effective delivery of services to ensure patient satisfaction while minimizing cost of the services. Often, lack of proper coordination and communication within the various department causes unnecessary delays in service delivery. However, one of the primary field that links the health departments for effective attendance to the patients is the health information department (Fuchs,Lo, Peterman, Camp & Chase, 2016). Poor or lack of proper health information management procedures often cause claims of poor services by the patients. Health care quality and quality improvement are common terminologies that often describe distinct but interrelated ideas. While using the terminologies by the Institute of Medicine, Al-Abri, and Al-Balushi (2014) defines healthcare quality as a direct association between the expected individual’s and public health outcomes and the level of improvement on the health services……………………………words 3035