Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation

Imagine you have been asked to prepare and deliver an analysis of an existing QI initiative at your workplace. The QI initiative you choose to analyze should be related to a specific disease, condition, or public health issue of personal or professional interest to you, or you may use the hospice information provided in the Vila Health: Data Analysis activity in this assessment. The purpose of the report is to assess whether the specific quality indicators point to improved patient safety, quality of care, cost and efficiency goals, and other desired metrics. Your target audience is nurses and other health professionals with specializations or interests in your chosen condition, disease, or public health issue. Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation

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In your report, you will:

• Analyze a current QI initiative in a health care setting.
  • Identify what prompted the implementation of the QI initiative.
  • Evaluate problems that arose during the initiative or problems that were not addressed.
• Evaluate the success of a current QI initiative through recognized benchmarks and outcome measures as required to meet national, state, or accreditation requirements.
  • Identify the core performance measurements related to successful treatment or management of the condition. Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation
  • Evaluate the impact of the quality indicators on the health care facility.
• Incorporate interprofessional perspectives related to the success of actions used in the QI initiative as they relate to functionality and outcomes.
• Recommend additional indicators and protocols to improve and expand the outcomes of a current quality initiative.
• Ensure your analysis conveys purpose in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence, and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.

Be sure to address all of the bullet points. You may also want to read the Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation Scoring Guide to better understand the performance levels that relate to each grading criterion. Additionally, be sure to review the Guiding Questions: Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation [DOCX] Download Guiding Questions: Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation [DOCX]document for additional clarification about things to consider when creating your assessment.

Quality Improvement Initiative Evaluation