Quality Improvement Initiative in Healthcare

Quality Improvement Initiative [WLOs: 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Prior to beginning work on the final paper, read Chapter 14 from your course textbook, McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care (5th ed.) A successful quality improvement (QI) initiative is essential for helping a healthcare organization boost efficiency and improve its business model. It is critically important that the healthcare organization measures and monitors whether the anticipated outcomes are achieved. Health information technology (HIT) is often used to support systematic QI efforts by providing timely and valuable feedback on performance. For your Quality Improvement Initiative final paper, you must complete an 8- to 12-page paper that details your QI initiative. Requirements In your project, Summarize your Quality Improvement Initiative: Part 1 and Part 2. Assess an appropriate advanced HIT that can be used to support your QI initiative. Be sure to provide the rationales for your selection. Describe how the organization can incorporate your QI initiative into their overall strategic plan. Determine how to evaluate the effectiveness of your QI initiative. Submission Instructions The Quality Improvement Initiative final paper must be 8 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource. must include a separate title page with the following in title case: title of paper in bold font Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page. student’s name name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus) course name and number instructor’s name due date must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance. must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance in writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources. must use at least 5 scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source. To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process and provides some library search tips. must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide. must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications. Submit your Quality Improvement Initiatives final paper to Waypoint by following the Waypoint instructions outlined. Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.