Explore the current state of healthcare quality in the United States.
Week 3 – End-of-Chapter 1 & 2 Reflection
It is highly recommended that you keep note of what is discussed in the class – only way to recall things. You must include both the faculty/student coverage. Discuss (here) your Week 3 reflection to include both the faculty/student coverage of how the Coronavirus is affecting access and delivery of the US healthcare. Dr. Barakat
End-of-Chapter Discussion Questions
For the following 3 exercises from Chapter 1 and 2, review to summarize those listed executive summary report onto three paragraphs for a total of no more than 1 solid single spaced page.
Chapter 1 – Exercise 1.1
Objective: To explore the current state of healthcare quality in the United States.Instructions: AHRQ website (https://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr); Read COVID-19 Executive Summary.
Chapter 2 – Exercise 2.1
Objective: To become familiar with the current CMS quality initiatives and how they support the National Quality Strategy and organizational performance improvement.
Instructions:
Based on your work setting or an area of interest, select and explore one of the CMS quality initiatives (e.g., hospitals, home health, nursing home, end-stage renal disease) at www.cms.gov/center/quality.asp;
Review the COVID-19 Quality Strategy Executive report (www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality).
Exercise 2.2
Objective: To become familiar with the current quality measurement initiatives of The Joint Commission.
Instructions:
Explore the current ORYX performance measures of The Joint Commission (www.jointcommission.org/performance_measurement.aspx.
Review the COVID-19 Joint Commission Executive report.
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