In this Assignment, you will be assessing the quality of services provided by hospitals. Likewise, you will also assess how these hospitals can improve their organizational performance.
· Using the Medicare Hospital Compare website, research two hospitals varying in quality performance*
· One hospital should display a high level of quality
· One hospital should display a low level of quality
Please use Sanford Medical Center, and Essentia Health Center in Fargo, ND
Reference: http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html
· Provide a general overview of each hospital (e.g., name, location, bed size, ownership, etc.)
· Discuss the quality performance differences between hospitals (e.g., survey results, deficiencies, complaints, services provided, value, etc.)
· Discuss how the first hospital is able to yield a high level of quality.
· Discuss opportunities for the second hospital to increase their level of quality.
· Synthesize how each hospital could potentially increase value to their existing services.
· Report your findings by using one (1) of the methods below:
· 3-4 page paper excluding front and back matter (APA standards apply).