Quantitative Analysis in Health Care Discussion

Colorado State University Quantitative Analysis in Health Care Discussion

A very important aspect of quantitative analysis in health care today is total quality management (TQM). This is sometimes referred to as continuous quality improvement (CQI). Successful healthcare managers must be knowledgeable and proficient in the TQM/CQI tools.

Please select one of the TQM/CQI tools listed below, and conduct an Internet search on the application of your selected tool. Explain how you will utilize this particular TQM/CQI tool in advancing the quality of health care in your own medical facility or in a medical facility that you will someday hope to manage. Also, address the importance of forecasting and its effects on TQM.

For your convenience, the TQM/CQI tools are listed below:

• brainstorming,
• consensus building,
• force field analysis,
• fish bone chart,
• Pareto chart,
• run and control charts,
• flow charts, and
• scatter diagram.

Your report should be at least two pages in length. You are required to use at least one scholarly source to support your writing. Be sure to include a graphical representation of the tool that you selected (if applicable).