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Write a 4-6 page paper where you classify 5 measurements of quality of care in a hospital; specify four main features in health care organizations that can be used to design a successful quality improvement plan, and suggest the reasons why quality of care would add more value to and create a competitive advantage for the Sunlight Hospital. 4 recent academic resources are required. The assignment specifics are attached.
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Health Care Quality
Quality care is the objective of many healthcare systems around the world. It is a measure
of how well goals are met from the perspective of involved stakeholders. In this view, quality
standards are established to guide the implementation of interventions in a manner that addresses
the expectations of different parties. Primarily, patients are at the center of interest since they are
the primary consumers of health care. As a consequence, many quality plans are designed with
the focus of the clients. Hospitals and other health institutions practice the measurement of such
standards to identify improvement opportunities to adhere to industry requirements as well as
attract customers.
Measurements of Quality Care
Structural Measurements
These are measures based on the infrastructure of the hospital, which is essential in the
delivery of quality health care (FamiliesUsa, 2014). They include available buildings such as
wards, offices, laboratories, and reliable sources of power. They also entail the personnel
endowment of the facility and the qualifications of the staff members. This is because hospitals
can have ample structures but lack competent workers to carry out necessary activities in them.
Others include the environmental policy under which care is provided and the general
availability of resources in the center.
A common consideration under this class is the installation of systems necessary to provide
quality care such as the electronic health record system, the re-ordering software for drugs, and
the overall technological advancement (Cantiello, Kitsantas, Moncada & Abdul, 2016). Other
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than clients, industry accreditors and insurance companies use these structure measures to weigh
the ability of a hospital to deliver quality care.
Patients use structure measures in selecting a preferred hospital because they provide one with
necessary information about the capacity of a facility (FamiliesUsa, 2014). The characteristics of
a health care center can profoundly determine its ability to provide the desired quality of care.
Also, since these are the same measures used in the e...
