Assignment: Influencing Quality

• Distinguish between internal and external factors affecting the managed care organization
• Explain quality improvement collaboratives

Course outcome-

Design quality assessment and management tools.

Instructions

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The roles of organization, systems, and collaborative are imperative to quality improvement in the primary care setting.
Explain why quality strategies for health information management and cost management of primary care have become the focus across the U.S. health system. Include the following discussion points in your explanation:

• Background of quality assessment and management tools appropriate for primary care

• Internal keys to improvement

• External facilitators of improvement

• Quality improvement collaboratives.