Grading Criteria
QI Plan Part 3
This assignment is due in Week 5.
Content
60 Percent Points Available
6 Points Earned
X/6 Additional Comments:
Student chose a health care organization for which to create a QI plan.
Student wrote a paper that includes the following:
• Authority, structure, and organization
o Describe the authority structure of the plan’s implementation. This must describe who is responsible for implementing the plan. Include a description of each role involved in the plan:
• Board of directors
• Executive leadership
• Quality improvement committee
• Medical staff
• Middle management
• Department staff
• Communication
o Identify who the performance activity outcomes are communicated to and who does the communicating. This describes who is responsible for overseeing data collection and preparing data reports.
• Education
o Describe how staff will be educated regarding the plan. This covers how each staff member will be initially oriented to the plan and how each employee fits into the plan based on job responsibilities.
• Annual evaluation
o Describe what elements of the plan are annually evaluated for improvement.
o Identify how to monitor the effect of changes implemented from the decision-making process.
• External entities
o Describe the effect of external entities—governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and professional interest groups—on the quality and performance measure of an organization’s decision-making processes.
• Challenges
o Identify barriers that can interfere with the implementation or revision of quality measures.
o Determine strategies to ensure successful implementation of new quality measures.
The student cited at least three sources to support his or her information.
Organization/Development
20 Percent Points Available
2 Points Earned
X/2 Additional Comments:
• The paper is 1,050 to 1,400 words in length.
• The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
• The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics
20 Percent Points Available
2 Points Earned
X/2 Additional Comments:
• The paper is consistent with APA guidelines as directed by the facilitator. The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.
• Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.
Total Available Total Earned
10
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QI Plan Part 3
Write 1,050- to 1,400-word paper with the following sections:
- Authority, structure, and organization
- Describe the authority structure of the plan’s implementation. This must describe who is responsible for implementing the plan. Include a description of each role involved in the plan:
- Board of directors
- Executive leadership
- Quality improvement committee
- Medical staff
- Middle management
- Department staff
- Communication
- Identify who the performance activity outcomes are communicated to and who does the communicating. This describes who is responsible for overseeing data collection and preparing data reports.
- Education
- Describe how staff will be educated regarding the plan. This covers how each staff member will be initially oriented to the plan and how each employee fits into the plan based on job responsibilities.
- Annual evaluation
- Describe what elements of the plan are annually evaluated for improvement.
- Identify how to monitor the effect of changes implemented from the decision-making process.
- External entities
- Describe the effect of external entities–governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and professional interest groups–on the quality and performance measure of an organization’s decision-making processes.
- Challenges
- Identify barriers that can interfere with the implementation or revision of quality measures.
- Determine strategies to ensure successful implementation of new quality measures.
Cite at least four sources to support your information.
Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson
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