Miami Dade College Quality in Healthcare Improvement Project Report Discussion

INTRODUCTION

Quality in healthcare can be defined as providing necessary care timely, accurately, and appropriately to achieve the best results. Healthcare organizations strive to provide quality care by using evidence-based medicine in order to save lives in less time. Quality healthcare means different things to different people; however, meeting the needs of the consumer is the main goal of quality care initiatives in any healthcare organization.

SCENARIO

Use the attached “Fielder Medical Center Scenario” to complete this task.

REQUIREMENTS

A. Write a report to the director of health information management (HIM) that analyzes current quality improvement initiatives at Fielder Medical Center by doing the following:

1. Summarize three quality improvement initiatives at Fielder Medical Center and justify why the initiatives are necessary to the center.

2. Evaluate whether each of the three quality improvement initiatives at Fielder Medical Center comply with their internal organizational processes.

3. Evaluate whether Fielder Medical Center’s three quality improvement initiatives comply with applicable standards established by federal external agencies.

4. Evaluate how Fielder Medical Center’s three quality improvement initiatives are in compliance with the necessary federal and state legal requirements.

B. Discuss how HIM professionals play a significant role in the quality and patient safety initiatives at Western View Hospital.

C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

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