Discussion

• Examine two well-known healthcare quality organizations that have taken two to three measures to improve quality within the organizations themselves. Suggest one additional measure that each organization could take to further improve healthcare quality. Justify your response.

• Suppose you are a Quality Officer for a healthcare organization in your area. You have been tasked with creating a plan to reduce the increasing number of medical errors that occur within your organization. Specify two quality initiatives that your organization could implement in order to reduce medical errors and their related costs. Determine the fundamental tenets of the Standard of Care that would influence quality in your organization. Provide a rationale for your response.