Question: You have been asked to create a quality improvement (QI) program that involves 1 specified organizational process such as patient care improvement, patient satisfaction, surgical error prevention, medical error prevention, patient scheduling systems, and so forth.
Complete the following:
1. Provide specific details of the organization including at least the following:
• Location
• Size
• Scope or type of personnel
• Services or products provided
• Patient demographics
2. Analyze the pros and cons of the quality improvement program that you are proposing for the organizational process that you identified.
3. Justify the need for this program, and detail all of the program specifics, including a time line from launch to evaluation.
4. Develop a communication plan for the quality improvement program.
5. Assess the ethical and legal issues involved with the program, including consideration of at least the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Patient Bill of Rights.
6. Summarize the program with a synopsis that includes information on the who, what, when, where, how, and why criteria.