Week 2 Discussion

Review the following lectures:

Performance Improvement for Quality Care (file:///C:/Users/IU%20Student/AppData/Local/Temp/Temp1_Performance%20Improvement%20for%20Quality%20Care.html.zip/Performance%20Improvement%20for%20Quality%20Care.html)

Total Quality Management(file:///C:/Users/IU%20Student/AppData/Local/Temp/Temp1_Total%20Quality%20Management.html.zip/Total%20Quality%20Management.html)

Discussion Questions:
Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

As we have learned this week from our lectures and required textbook reading, leaders and managers in healthcare must work diligently and continuously to assess the health and needs of the populations they serve. Total quality management (TQM) is a process that is used to analyze the available relevant data, plan for improvements where necessary, implement plans, and monitor the plans for effectiveness through formal processes adopted.

After thorough research of credible sources from the South University Library and the Internet, please answer the following questions:

Why do the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) believe that prevention of inpatient admissions will improve the quality of care in populations served by hospitals?
What specific age group and diagnoses does the CMS monitor for readmissions?
Does research tell us that so far prevention of readmissions has improved the quality of care for patients?
How has hospital reimbursement been affected by the readmission standard mandated by the CMS?
What recommendations (best practices) to decrease hospital readmissions have been suggested by experts in the healthcare field?
To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

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Responses to classmates must consist of at least 350 words (not including the greeting and the references), do NOT repeat the same thing your classmate is saying, try to add something of value like a resource, educational information to give to patients, possible bad outcomes associated with the medicines discussed in the case, try to include a sample case you’ve seen at work and discuss how you feel about how that case was handled. Try to use supportive information such as current Tx guidelines, current research related to the treatment, anything that will enhance learning in the online classroom.

Given the impact that evidence-based care can have on patient outcomes, several organizations have made it part of their mission to mandate knowledge-based healthcare delivery. Two of these national agencies include the AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) and the Joint Commission. Both of these organizations have been instrumental in setting initiatives designed to advance

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