Description
Write an APA paper of 4 pages (not counting the title page or reference page of 3-5 scholarly sources) that addresses the following components:
What is a data strategy, and how can it be used to improve the quality, safety, and value of healthcare services?
What is a process map, and how can it be used to improve the quality, safety, and value of healthcare services?
Select one health care process for improvement, such as medication errors, wrong site surgeries, patient falls, wait times, etc. Describe the issue you selected, and the value of using a data strategy and a process map to address it.
2. Create a data strategy for the health care process you selected in the 1st part.
You will not have actual information, but you need to identify what you would include for each building block.
Does not need to be APA formatted; single spacing is fine.
1-2 pages.
Include it as Appendix A, after the reference page.
3. Create a process map for the health care process you selected in the 1st part.
You should be able to include actual steps, to the extent possible.
1 page only; landscape formatting will work best.
Can use any program, such as Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. (If you use a Mac, make sure to pdf it).
This can be Appendix B, if it is done in Word. Otherwise, it can be submitted at the same time as your paper, but as a stand-alone document. Cover page isn’t necessary.
The outcomes being assessed in this assignment are:
Implement process improvement tools to identify problems and create solutions within healthcare organizations.
Develop strategies to improve the quality, safety, and value of healthcare services.
