2 Discussions

Discussion 1

CQI Process

Review the illustration of the Plan

-

Do

-

Study

-

Act (PDSA) model on the

Institute for Health Care

Improvement website

(Links

to

an

external

site.)Links

to

an

external

site.

. Identify an issue at your

work, home, or community that could use improvement. After reviewing the information about the

Plan

-

Do

-

Study

-

Act (PDSA) model, list your answers to the top three questions and list the personnel

t

o include on a team that would develop the action plan for improvement.

·

What are we trying to accomplish?

·

How will we know that a change is an improvement?

·

What changes can we make that will result in improvement?

Your initial post should be 250

-

300 words

and utilize at least one scholarly source

to justify your

recommendations for improvement. Sources must be cited in APA forma

t.

Discussion 2

Promoting CQI Efforts

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed six

specific aims to ensure the delivery and improvement

of health care. Choose two from the six aims: Safe, effective, patient

-

centered, timely, efficient and

equitable (Institute of Medicine, 2001). Of the two aims you chose, discuss the effects on the

deliv

ery of quality care. Give an example of how a hospital or physician practice can meet these

aims.

Your initial post should be 250

-

300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source

to justify your

choices. Sources must

be cited in APA format as outlined in the

Writing Center

(Links

to

an

external

site.)Links

to

an

external

site.

.

Discussion 1

CQI Process

Review the illustration of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model on the Institute for Health Care

Improvement website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Identify an issue at your

work, home, or community that could use improvement. After reviewing the information about the

Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model, list your answers to the top three questions and list the personnel

to include on a team that would develop the action plan for improvement.

 What are we trying to accomplish?

 How will we know that a change is an improvement?

 What changes can we make that will result in improvement?

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source to justify your

recommendations for improvement. Sources must be cited in APA format.

Discussion 2

Promoting CQI Efforts

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed six specific aims to ensure the delivery and improvement

of health care. Choose two from the six aims: Safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and

equitable (Institute of Medicine, 2001). Of the two aims you chose, discuss the effects on the

delivery of quality care. Give an example of how a hospital or physician practice can meet these

aims.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source to justify your

choices. Sources must be cited in APA format as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external

site.)Links to an external site..