Please see the questions below and write this assignment in a 350-word minimum posting

WEEK TWO DISCUSSION 1

Please see the questions below and write this assignment in a 350-word minimum posting. One of the key recommendations from the seminal report,  Crossing the Quality Chasm (IOM 2001) was that information systems be improved. (IOM 2003b, 45).

1. Define "variation" in healthcare?

2. Give an example of a variation in patient care that is considered "acceptable variation."

3. Give an example of a variation in health care that is not an "acceptable variation."

4. Why is it important for us to understand variation before we can improve a process?