- Read the following article:
- Donabedian, A. (2005). Evaluating the quality of medical care Download Evaluating the quality of medical care. The Millbank Quarterly, 83(4), 691-729.
- Select and explore one of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quality initiatives listed below:
- Hospital Quality InitiativeLinks to an external site.
- Nursing Home Quality InitiativeLinks to an external site.
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality InitiativeLinks to an external site.
- Home Health Quality InitiativeLinks to an external site.
- Post-Acute Care Quality InitiativesLinks to an external site.
- Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting ProgramLinks to an external site.
- Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting ProgramLinks to an external site.
- Research one of the initiatives above to see how it applies to a local healthcare facility in your area.
- Write a four- to five-page paper in which you:
- Describe the goals of the initiative you chose to research and its relationship to a local healthcare facility in your area.
- Describe how the information obtained from the initiatives may be used in the healthcare facility you selected.
- Interpret three data sets of the initiative you chose to research.
- Submit your assignment. Your work will automatically be checked by Turnitin




