Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to examine quality data at a healthcare organization, evaluate the facility's performance, and identify quality improvement techniques.
Scenario
You are a healthcare administrator working for the University of Virginia Medical Center, and the CEO has asked you to evaluate the center’s hospital safety grade on infectionsLinks to an external site. and develop a plan to improve outcomes, with goals for improving any infection ratings that are average or worse than average.
Preparation
To prepare for this assignment, review the University of Virginia Medical Center’s hospital safety grade on infectionsLinks to an external site..
Instructions
Develop a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes speaker notes, which are used for communicating the in-depth content of each slide. Use the following format:
- Slide 1 - Title page.
- Slide 2:
- Create a table that displays the infection ratings from the center's hospital safety grade on infectionsLinks to an external site. for 6 infection types: MRSA infection, C. diff infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, surgical site infection after colon surgery, and sepsis infection after surgery.
- Discuss the center’s performance rating for each of the 6 infection types: average or better than average, or performing lower than average, and how the center’s performance is compared to other hospitals.
- Slide 3 - Using the results in Slide 2, explain what should be done to improve the ratings for the infection types by reducing the risk of infections.
- This will require additional research using the library or external resources to reduce the occurrence of infections.
- Slide 4 - Describe how the information on reducing the occurrence of infections should be communicated to key stakeholders at the medical center.
- This will require additional research using the library or external resources to reduce the occurrence of infections.
- Slide 5 - Sources page.
- Use a minimum of 3 sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Note: You may use the Quality Report website as one of your sources.
- Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment, using in-text citations on each slide.
For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
INSTRUCTIONS
Format
- ting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Explain the role of quality assurance in the healthcare system.
- Demonstrate effective communication styles used by leaders across the healthcare system considering factors such as employee role, patient culture, socioeconomic status, and the impact to quality of care.
| Week 5 Assignment - Quality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
| Create a table that displays the infection ratings from the center’s hospital safety grade on infections for these 6 infection types: MRSA infection, C. diff infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, surgical site infection after colon surgery, and sepsis infection after surgery. | 20 to >18 pts Exemplary Created a table that displays the infection ratings from the center’s hospital safety grade for these 6 infection types: MRSA infection, C. diff infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, surgical site infection after colon surgery, and sepsis infection after surgery.18 to >16 pts Competent Created a table that displays the infection ratings from the center’s hospital safety grade, but only included 5 of the 6 infection types: MRSA infection, C. diff infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, surgical site infection after colon surgery, and sepsis infection after surgery.16 to >14 pts Satisfactory Created a table that displays the infection ratings from the center’s hospital safety grade, but only included 4 of the 6 infection types: MRSA infection, C. diff infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, surgical site infection after colon surgery, and sepsis infection after surgery.14 to >12 pts Needs Improvement Created a table that displays the infection ratings from the center’s hospital safety grade, but only included 3 of the 6 infection types: MRSA infection, C. diff infection, blood infection, urinary tract infection, surgical site infection after colon surgery, and sepsis infection after surgery.12 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not create a table for the center's hospital safety grades on infections. | / 20 pts |
Discuss the center’s performance rating for each of the 6 infection types: average or better than average, or performing lower than average, and how the center’s performance rating on each infection type compares to other hospitals. | 20 to >18 pts Exemplary Discussed the center’s performance rating for each of the 6 infection types: average or better than average, or performing lower than average, and how the center’s performance rating on each infection type compared to other hospitals.18 to >16 pts Competent Discussed the center’s performance rating for each of the 6 infection types, but failed to include how the center’s performance rating on each infection type compared to other hospitals.16 to >14 pts Satisfactory Discussed the center’s performance rating for only 5 infection types, and failed to include how the center’s performance rating on each infection type compared to other hospitals.14 to >12 pts Needs Improvement Discussed the center’s performance rating for 1- 4 infection types, and failed to include how the center’s performance rating on each infection type compared to other hospitals.12 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not discuss the center’s performance ratings or include how the center’s performance ratings compared to other hospitals. | / 20 pts |
Explain what should be done to improve the ratings for the infection types by reducing the risk of infections, including in-text support. | 20 to >18 pts Exemplary Explained what should be done to improve the ratings for the infection types by reducing the risk of infections, including in-text support.18 to >16 pts Competent Explained what should be done to improve the ratings for the infection types by reducing the risk of infections, but did not include an in-text reference for support.16 to >14 pts Satisfactory Explained what should be done to improve the ratings for the infection types by reducing the risk of infections, but the explanations were unclear, and key details were missing.14 to >12 pts Needs Improvement Mentioned the infection types that needed improvement, but did not offer any explanation for improving the ratings for the infection types by reducing the risk of infections.12 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not provide any explanations. | / 20 pts |
Describe how the information on reducing the occurrence of infections should be communicated to key stakeholders at the medical center, including an in-text reference for support. | 20 to >18 pts Exemplary Described how the information on reducing the occurrence of infections should be communicated to key stakeholders at the medical center, including an in-text reference for support.18 to >16 pts Competent Described how the information on reducing the occurrence of infections should be communicated to key stakeholders at the medical center, but did not include an in-text reference for support.16 to >14 pts Satisfactory Described how the information on reducing the occurrence of infections should be communicated to key stakeholders at the medical center, but the description was unclear, or key details were missing.14 to >12 pts Needs Improvement Stated that the information on reducing the occurrence of infections should be communicated to key stakeholders, but did not describe how.12 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not provide any information on reducing the occurrence of infections, which should be communicated to key stakeholders. | / 20 pts |
Support the writing with at least three credible, relevant, and appropriate sources. | 10 to >9 pts Exemplary Supported the writing with at least three credible, relevant, and appropriate sources.9 to >8 pts Competent Supported the writing with two credible, relevant, and appropriate sources.8 to >7 pts Satisfactory Supported the writing with one credible, relevant, and appropriate source.7 to >6 pts Needs Improvement Cited one source, which does not support one’s writing.6 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not cite any sources. | / 10 pts |
Provide writing that meets clarity, writing mechanics, and SWS formatting requirements. | 10 to >9 pts Exemplary Writing has very few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; few fragments, comma splices, and run-ons. 0–2 errors present.9 to >8 pts Competent Writing has very few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; few fragments, comma splices, and run-ons. 3–4 errors present.8 to >7 pts Satisfactory Writing has spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors that detract from the message in some places; few fragments, comma splices, and run-ons. 5–6 errors present.7 to >6 pts Needs Improvement Writing has spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors that detract from the message in some places. 7–8 errors present.6 to >0 pts Unacceptable Writing has spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors, fragments, comma splices and run-ons that detract from the message. More than eight errors. | / 10 pts |
| Total Points: 0 |