Assignment 3: Healthcare Quality
Due Week 6 and worth 200 points

Assume that  you are a Quality Officer who is responsible for one of the states  largest healthcare organizations. You have been told that the quality of  patient care has decreased, and you have been assigned a project that  is geared toward increasing quality of care for the patients. Your Chief  Executive Officer has requested a six to eight-page summary of your  recommended initiatives.

Note: You may create and /or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

1. Analyze three (3) quality initiatives for your organization.
2. Determine  the supporting factors that would aid in the reduction of healthcare  cost in your organization without reducing quality of care for the  patients.
3. Differentiate  between quality in a free market healthcare system and in single payer  government system with three (3) examples for each.
4. Specify three (3) common law quality initiatives that are still found in 21st century healthcare organizations.
5. Defend  your position on the importance of healthcare quality for your  organization. Provide support with at least three (3) examples that  illustrate your position.
6. Assemble a plan to protect patient information that complies with all legal requirements.
7. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of new .  The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please  take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be typed,  double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch  margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or  school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
• Include a  cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name,  the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and  the reference page are not included in the required assignment page  length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the evolution of hospitals and sources of law.
• Examine tort law and the criminal aspects of health care.
• Analyze the impact of healthcare financing and health insurance on healthcare access, quality, and cost.
• Determine the factors that affect healthcare quality in healthcare organizations.
• Examine information management and health care records and how the legal reporting requirements impact health care. 
• Assess  the legal implications of ethical decisions that impact consent for  treatment, right-to-die, and patient rights and responsibilities.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in healthcare policy, law, and ethics.
• Write clearly and concisely about healthcare policy and law using proper writing mechanics.

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