GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
HA425-3: Compare operational management theories that can aid in the implementation of quality improvement programs in a healthcare facility.
Imagine you have been tasked with developing a quality improvement program that will improve the overall quality of the organization. You will need to complete a SWOT analysis, compare operational management theories, and then decide which one would be best to help your organization reach its goals.
Describe how a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis can directly assist with improving quality in a healthcare organization (reduced mortality, improving door to balloon times, etc).
Choose at least two operational management theories ( MBO, TQM, CQI, etc) and discuss their similarities and differences. MBO,TQM,CQI
Which operational management theory do you believe would be best to improve quality in a healthcare environment (Reduced readmissions, reduced medication errors, improved patient satisfaction, etc.) ? Explain.
Describe at least two areas of improvement. Select one and provide a detailed outline for quality improvement based on the previous category
Minimum Submission Requirements
Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
Your submission is composed in a Microsoft Word document.
To meet the objective requirements, your response is at least 500 words in length.
Your submission includes specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements to demonstrate mastery of the objective.
Your submission includes a highly developed viewpoint and purpose.
Your response is in Standard English and demonstrates superior organization.
Your communication is highly ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Your submission displays exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics.
A separate page at the end of your response contains a list of references.
Include both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources used following proper APA citation style.
Please review the APA formatting and citation style in Academic Tools – Academic Writer.
If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University’s Code of Student Conduct, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.
