Question

compare and contrast the various quality improvement tools in performance measurement in healthcare. Select one of the methodologies and utilize its process to evaluate an area in your work environment. Your assignment should be 2-3 pages in length with a minimum of four (4) resources that support your position

Answer 1

Q1.Compare and contrast the various quality improvement tools in performance measurement in healthcare.

Answer :Quality is every one concern now a day in health care industry. Quality Improvement is a continuous process

It is the extent of resemblance between care given by health care workers and expected by patients.

It is the balance between care given to the patient and cost of the treatment

Need of quality in health care industry:

• Increased awareness by patients
• To increase patient satisfaction
• To get accreditation
• To improve hospital standards

Quality improvement tools in performance measurement in healthcare:

• Observation
• Clinical Audits
• Peer Review
• Check List
• Performance Appraisals
• Rating Scale
• Incident Reports
• Cause And Effect Diagram
• Interrelationship Diagram (ID)
• Tree Diagram
• Prioritization Matrix
• Matrix Diagram Or Quality Table

CHECK LIST:

Advantages of the checklist method

· Checklists help people in responsible positions to become more aware of what they should be looking for when assessing a proposed project.

· Checklists may also help to produce a higher degree of awareness of the environmental aspects of a project.

· Quantification of impacts is possible using the weighted-scale method.

Limitations of the checklist method

· Descriptive checklists may be exhaustive, including the impacts during the various stages of the project. However, no quantitative information is provided regarding magnitude and degree of impact.

· Another important drawback of this method is the way it attempts to compartmentalize the environment. Environmental systems comprise a complex web of interrelated parts, often incorporating feedback loops. This fact is not included in the weighted checklists. This method should be therefore used with some caution.

Its quantitative features may be used to distinguish between alternatives and so should be used only when a comparison needs a quantitative resolution.

· The main drawback of the checklist method is the inability to relate individual activities to environmental components affected by these activities.

Q2. Select one of the methodologies and utilize its process to evaluate an area in your work environment.

Clinical audit Process

1. Identify quality improvement standards
2. Select quality assessment team
3. Identify methods to measure the standards
4. Train quality team
5. Observe the findings
6. Conduct audit
7. Identify the key deficiency areas
8. Do corrective and preventive actions
9. Communicate the findings
10. Re audit