Health Care Scenario and Quality Management

Quality Improvement Projects Report – Fielder Medical Center Scenario & New York Legal Requirements

1.  Provide a summary to the director of health information management (HIM) that analyzes current quality improvement initiatives at Fielder Medical Center by doing the following:
2. Summarize threequality improvement initiatives at Fielder Medical Center and justify why the initiatives are necessary to the center.
3. Evaluate how eachof the three quality improvement initiatives follow the Fielder Medical Center’s current processes.
4. Evaluate whether Fielder Medical Center’s threequality improvement initiatives comply with applicable standards established by external agencies.
5. Evaluate how Fielder Medical Center’s threequality improvement initiatives are in compliance with the necessary federal and New York state’s legal requirements.
6.  Discuss how HIM professionals play a significant role in the quality and patient safety initiatives at Western View Hospital.

Quality Improvement Plan – Quality Improvement Plan Scenario

Develop a quality improvement plan that is based on the scenario by doing the following:

1.  Discuss how to initiate a quality improvement project for this clinical problem.
2.  Identify threeareas of focus for quality improvement in the scenario.
3.  Describe the types of quantitative and qualitative data gathered for part A1, including an example of eachtype of data.
4.  Explain your process for gathering the data.
5.  Identify a quality improvement model that can be implemented.
6.  Describe the steps of the quality improvement model you chose.
7.  Discuss the influence external agencies have on the quality improvement process.
8.  Describe the focus of oneorganization that helps to drive quality standards for the department.
9.  Discuss oneexample of how you will use benchmarking and performance measures to monitor the progress made toward quality improvement goals.
10.  Identify the team members from the scenario who would contribute to the quality improvement team.
11.  Describe the professional roles and responsibilities of eachteam member identified in part B.
12.  Explain how eachteam member contributes to the project.
13.  Discuss the qualities the team needs in order to facilitate project success.
14.  Summarize why a quality improvement project is needed for the given scenario.
15.  Create a professional memo to communicate your ideas for quality improvement project implementation to organizational leaders.
16.  Describe the steps you will take to implement the quality improvement project in the organization.

Performance Improvement Management

1.  Develop management techniques to monitor and promote productivity, teamwork, and regulatory compliance in health information management by doing the following:
2. Discuss effective processes supervisors use in maintaining workplace standards and guidelines.
3. Provide twoexamples of how a supervisor can promote productivity improvement for staff members.
4. Discuss how a supervisor can foster team building in the workplace.
5. Develop best practices and procedures to engage employees in the professional environment by doing the following:
6. Describe how you would create a professional development program for health information management (HIM) employees.
7. Recommend strategies for promoting employee morale.
8. Describe the various procedures you would apply in a situation where an employee needs performance counseling and corrective action.
9. Explain, as the manager, how employee retention, performance, and satisfaction are impacted by implementing performance improvement strategies, including examples for eachcategory.
10. Prepare for assuming the responsibility of a supervisor in a health information management role by doing the following:
11. Explain how common supervisory mistakes (e.g., staffing, watercooler chats, poor communication, bottlenecks in current procedures or workflow) can be used to enhance professional growth in preparation for increased responsibility in a healthcare management setting.
12. Explain how professional networking (e.g., attending in-services, volunteering for HIM roundtables) can enhance the professional growth and career development of healthcare professionals.