Question

Research quality dimensions/quality standards/quality indicators used by various health care organizations that work to improve the quality of health care.

A list of suggested organizations has been provided below. You may also use other organizations that show up in your research.

Health Care Organizations

Health and Medicine Division (HMD)

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

The Joint Commission

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Select 6 quality dimensions/standards/measures used in the health care industry.

Complete the table below by identifying the quality standard, the health care organization it is used in, and its purpose. An example has been provided for you.

Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references and your textbook to support your information.

Quality Standard	Health Care Organization	Purpose of Standard
AHRQuality Indicators	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)	The Quality Indicators are used by acute care hospitals to highlight potential quality concerns, identify areas that need further investigation and study and track changes over time in their administrative data.

Answer 1

Quality dimensions

Quality Standards	Healthcare Organisation	Purpose of standard
Improving mammography quality standards	health and medicine division	to improve mammography interpretation.with easy access and educated personnel's in use of mammography .To aid in audits, support technically
Management of medication	National committee of quality assurance	provide an environment for safe procurement,storage,and administration of medication to prevent errors considering 10 rights of medication administration
Prevention of Healthcare associated infection	The Joint commission.	The standard aims to reduce the risk of developing HAI by introducing bundle approach by including audits and quality indicators like VAP,CLABSI,CAUTI ,SSI rates
Health insurance portability standard	centres for Medicare and Medicaid services	It aims in providing a uniform health insurance cover without any biasness under the health insurance accountability and portability act of 1996
Employee health policy	occupational safety and health administration	OSHA aims to provide a safe work environment to all employees taking into consideration the possible occupational health hazards and ways to prevent it.it includes standards for health check-up,post exposure prophylaxis

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