Description
Answer ANY FIVE of the questions below. Only five, you choose:
1) Define the following: Quality, Accuracy, Reliability and Value. Briefly identify the stakeholders that are interested in quality health care and their preferences (hint: think about the Ps).
2) What does IOM stand for? What three key issues did they identify in their book "Crossing the Quality Chasm" in 2001? What is their definition of health care quality?
3) How does the reliability of healthcare services affect the quality of care you receive? What type of healthcare service do you find to be the least reliable in delivering a quality product. What type do you find most reliable?
4) Name the three Quality Pioneers (Gurus) and briefly discuss the contribution of any one pioneer to the field of quality.
5) Who is Avedis Donabedian? What was his contribution to health care quality? (hint: SPO)
6) Identify and briefly describe the three primary quality management activities
7) Discuss the different types of standards. How do standards help improve quality in health care. Provide an example of each.
* APA format. 500 words minimum. Sources NEEDS web accessible and free (links). It can be PDF's also, but as long as I can download it for free. Please make sure to cite proparly
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: HEALTH INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT
Health information and management
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HEALTH INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Qn. 1
Quality in healthcare refers to the value of services offered. Quality is determined by
factors such as the availability of medical personnel and infrastructure. Accuracy is centered on
the ability of a healthcare system to provide the necessary services in the most efficiency.
Accuracy is measured by analyzing the scope of the system and patient information recorded
during diagnosis and tests. Stakeholders in the healthcare systems include patients, physicians,
employers, the government, insurance organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. Patients are
people who receive medical care services while. Physicians` main role and interest in the
healthcare system is to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries. Pharmaceutical firms produce,
advertise, and sell prescription drugs used to treat diseases (Mohammad, 2017).
Qn. 2
IOM stands for the Institute of Medici...