Paper: Go to the Joint Commission website http://www.jointcommission.org/ select two competing hospitals; explain how each achieves quality standards in ten areas, research unique programs or attributes that each use to maintain or improve these standards, compare the two hospitals based on their demographics, financials, market position, leadership and other relevant attributes, and explain how each could improve their quality indicators to achieve improved market position. This should NOT be in list format and instead is a critical evaluation paper in APA format.

This assignment should require 5-6 pages for a complete answer.

Assignment

Paper: Go to the Joint Commission website at www.jointcommission.org.

How to run a comparison using the Joint Commission Quality Check function:

• Click on the "Quality Check" link (located below the top navigation bar on the Joint Commission website).

• Choose organization by "State" (the state should be of your choosing)

• Click "Search."

Perform a comparison of two hospitals using the "Quality Check" function. Prepare a 5-6 page paper based on the following:

• Select two hospitals to compare in the state you have chosen (click white box next to hospital name to compare).

• Prior to running the comparison, discuss any quality awards the hospitals have received as well as the services offered at each hospital.

• Run the comparison report (click on "Compare" button in top left corner).

• Discuss in detail the performance of each hospital based on the National Quality Improvement Goals.