HCA450 All Assignments Latest 2018 October (except Week 1 & 4 assignments)

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 1 Assignment

Understanding Quality

Throughout this course, you will gain a deeper perspective of quality in health care and its importance in the health care industry. In this assignment, you will review a sample quality policy from a health care facility or provider.

Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper in which you assess the organization's quality policy. Include answers to the following questions:

Discuss aspects of the policy: What is included and excluded?

What area of the organization is affected by this policy?

Why was this policy created?

Cite at least three references, including your textbook

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 2 Assignment

Quality Measurement by Health Care Professionals

A health care organization is comprised of different professionals who serve different functions. Their roles may determine how they view quality initiatives, including the different methods measurement and types of improvement tools.

Design a graphic organizer (such as a chart or table) that identifies a minimum of three quality measurement/improvement tools. Describe how they are used for measuring quality by at least four professionals in a health care organization. You must include at least one administrative health professional, one midlevel provider, one physician, and one auxiliary staff member.

Make sure to include a References page with at least four references, including your textbook.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 3 Assignment

Benchmark - Quality Improvement Organizations

Through accreditation and certification processes, organizations like the Joint Commission contribute to the quality of health care in the United States. These organizations monitor and evaluate health care organizations, creating and reinforcing standards for patient care and safety.

Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper in which you describe three organizations responsible for monitoring quality in health care organizations. You may not use the Joint Commission, but are encouraged to consider organizations at the state and national levels.

Identify each organization's purpose, duties, and methods of monitoring quality. Describe their impact on quality of care in health care organizations.

Cite at least three references, including your textbook.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 4 Assignment

Benchmark - Electronic Medical Records Essay

Although technology advances in the health care industry have been widespread, organizations continue to grapple with implementation challenges. It is important to understand how organizations identify needs and address obstacles. You can view this process through the lens of electronic medical records (EMR) implementation and the perspective of a health care leader.

Interview an upper-level manager (e.g., CEO, CFO, CIO, IT manager) in a hospital or other health care facility that has instituted electronic medical records. Your interview should last about 30 minutes in length and may be completed face-to-face or over the phone. The interview should focus on the implementation of the EMR system, including:

Factors that influenced the organization to institute the EMR system.

Resistance to the decision-making process.

Obstacles experienced during the initial EMR rollout.

Overall impact on quality in health care since instituting the EMR system.

Write a 1000-1,250 word paper summarizing the interview and the interviewee's perspectives on the four points above. Your paper should also include a brief history of electronic medical records in the health care industry. How does the information gained in the interview match up with your readings/research on the subject?

Cite at least three references, including your textbook.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 5 Assignment

Benchmark - Finances and Quality in Health Care PowerPoint Presentation

You have recently been hired as the chief financial officer (CFO) of a large hospital. Your hospital has experienced major growth and is proposing a new department of quality improvement. This new department has to be approved by the board of directors. The chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you to prepare a presentation for the board of directors to stress the importance of quality from a financial standpoint.

Prepare a 15-18-slide PowerPoint presentation describing the importance of delivering quality care on the finances of the organization. Make sure to include the following:

An overview of the concept of quality in health care.

A description of the current finances of the organization and how quality would enhance the bottom line.

The consequences of not implementing the new department within the organization, including legal and marketing implications.

As you are crafting your presentation, consider your audience: a group of board members that you need to persuade to approve the financials for a new department. You need to make a strong, clear argument to support the need for a quality improvement department. You will also need to be creative to keep your audience's attention. Include speaking notes with each slide outlining the presentation.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 6 Assignment

Federal Health Care Essay

You volunteer with a nonprofit organization that works to connect low income populations with health care resources. The volunteer coordinator expressed an interest in determining how quality improvement was incorporated at each site.

Research five regional Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and federally qualified health centers. In an essay of 1,000-1,250 words, summarize your findings for each hospital or health center in regards to current quality improvement measures. Focus on continuous quality improvement and the benefits these have for the populations receiving care.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 7 Assignment

CLC - Organizational PDCA

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Visit the website of a major health care organization such as a hospital, health system, or federally qualified health center, and conduct a thorough research study of the organization. Develop a "Plan-Do-Check-Act" (PDCA) process to address a quality issue and the concept of continuous quality improvement (CQI) as discussed in your readings. If a member of the CLC group happens to work for a health care organization, you may use that team member's organization.

Create a 15-20-slide PowerPoint to explain the PDCA. Make sure to be creative and explain each stage of the PDCA clearly within detailed speaker notes. For this assignment you will walk through each stage of the PDCA to demonstrate a full knowledge of continuous quality improvement.

Cite at least four references, including your textbook.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

HCA450 Quality in Health Care

Week 8 Assignment

Quality Improvement Proposal

You have just been hired as the special assistant to the chief executive officer (CEO) of your health care organization, Thunder Hospital. Your duty is to head up the new quality improvement department. The hospital is experiencing growth, but is also facing patient safety problems. The hospital is averaging approximately five patient falls per week, medication errors, and a 25% rise in hospital-acquired infections.

Based upon what you have learned in this class, prepare a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you propose a quality improvement plan to present to the CEO addressing one of these issues. Identify the type of quality improvement plan you will use and include consideration of the effects that implementation of the proposal will have upon at least three different stakeholder perspectives. How will your plan improve overall quality in that area?

Cite at least four references, including your textbook.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.