Stakeholders and Teams [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
- Read Chapters 6 and 7 from your course textbook, McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care (5th ed.).
- Review the How Might Patient Involvement in Healthcare Quality Improvement Efforts Work—A Realist Literature ReviewLinks to an external site. article.
- Review the 7. Quality: The Process Improvement Team and Plan-Do-Check-ActLinks to an external site. video.
Quality improvement within healthcare organizations involves a system of continuous assessment to find better approaches to quality patient care and service. Health care delivery is accomplished by a team of healthcare professionals. At its core, quality improvement is a team process and effort. In the healthcare ecosystem, various external stakeholders have a stake in the quality of care. Each internal or external stakeholder can make significant contributions to sustain the quality of care and patient safety.
In your initial post,
- Identify internal stakeholders and their roles in quality improvement.
- Determine external stakeholders (e.g., payors, regulatory agencies, accrediting entities, etc.) and their roles in quality improvement.
- Explain the role of patients and their family members in continuous quality improvement.
- Discuss the importance of a team in quality and risk management.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words. Support your response with at least one scholarly source published within the last 5 years in addition to the course text. For guidance, you can refer to the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. and APA StyleLinks to an external site. resources.
