Unit 5: 425 Assignment

Unit 5: 425 Assignment

Imagine yourself as a hospital administrator ready to undertake a new quality improvement program for your hospital.

Instructions

In this compare-contrast assignment you and your team will decide which approach to use to implement your plan of action. The team has narrowed the approach down to a total quality management strategic approach or management by objectives operations strategy or other proactive continuous quality improvement measures. Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of at least two approaches and decide on the approach the facility will use moving forward with the plan. Explain some of the elements involved in successful healthcare quality improvements efforts. Examine the strategic and tactical planning issues relevant to marketing, opportunity assessment, and external environment analysis in the two approaches. Provide a recommendation for the best quality improvement approach for the facility.

Your paper should be at least 4 pages (not including the title or reference pages) long following APA 6th edition formatting, with a word count of at least 1000. Your viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained, and your paper should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful. The paper should be completed in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization. You should have at least four (4) scholarly or peer-reviewed sources.

Requirements

● Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of at least two approaches and decide on the approach the facility will use moving forward with the plan. You will compare and contrast two operational management theories that could help in the implementation of quality improvement programs.

● Examine the strategic and tactical planning issues relevant to marketing, opportunity assessment, and external environment analysis in the two approaches.

● Provide a recommendation for the best quality improvement approach for the facility.

● The assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling).

The assignment should be double spaced and must use a 12 point and Times New Roman.

Rubric

· Weighs the advantages and disadvantages of at least two (2) approaches and decide on the approach the facility will use moving forward with the plan. 20 Points

· Compares and contrasts two (2) operational management theories that could help in the implementation of quality improvement programs. 20 Points

· Examines the strategic and tactical planning issues relevant to marketing, opportunity assessment, and external environment analysis in the two (2) approaches. Communication of the results is provided. 20 Points

· Provides a recommendation for the best quality improvement approach for the facility. 20 Points

· Paper is at least four (4) pages in length and in APA format, with a word count of at least 1000 words. The paper should have at least four (4) references. 20 Points