Part 1  Control Mechanisms in Health Services Organizations Control mechanisms facilitate pathways that health care administrators might consider when deciding how to direct, adjust, and mobilize resources as they apply to day-to-day and business operations. Additionally, control mechanisms assist health care administrators in determining areas where opportunities for improvement might exist in order to facilitate enhanced business and health care delivery practices. As a current or future health care administrator, understanding how to interpret and modify control mechanisms is an essential skill that will contribute greatly to your decision making for enhancing process improvement. For this Discussion, reflect on the Learning Resources for this week, and consider the findings in the Singer article. Then, select a control mechanism that is most appropriate for your HSO or an HSO with which you are familiar. Consider how this control mechanism might apply to promoting a culture of safety as a process improvement initiative in the HSO you selected. (Singer article) Reducing Hospital Errors: Interventions that Build Safety Culture Annual Review of Public Health Vol. 34:373-396 (Volume publication date March 2013) First published online as a Review in Advance on January 16, 2013 https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114439 Post a description of the control mechanism you selected and explain its relevance to your HSO. Then, explain how you as a current or future health care administrator might apply this control mechanism to promoting a culture of safety in your HSO; explain why you would apply the mechanism in this way. References. Part II  Design and Control in Quality Improvement Initiatives For this Assignment, review Case 3, “Barriers to an Effective QI Effort,” in Chapter 11 of the text, Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems. Reflect on how you as a current or future health care administrator might address strategies to implement a quality improvement initiative. Consider the following questions: What considerations should you keep in mind to address quality? How does one measure quality and identify strategies to improve quality in an HSO? Then, review the Week 6 Case Questions document in this week’s Learning Resources to complete the Assignment. The Assignment (2–4 pages): Complete the case questions presented. Be sure to provide support from the literature in completing the case questions. Week 6 Case Questions Design and Control in Quality Improvement Initiatives Chapter 11, Case 3: “Barriers to an Effective QI Effort” Questions: Use the principles of QI from Chapters 7 and 8 to outline a basic effort to improve quality in the ED.   Identify some control measures that Lester could use. Longest, B. B., Jr., & Darr, K. J. (2014). Managing health services organizations and systems (6th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press.Chapter 11, “Controlling and Allocating Resources” (pp. 497–548)  

Due Date: Sep 06, 2017 23:59:59 Max Points: 50Details:The Individual Success Plan (ISP) assignment in this course requires your collaboration with the course faculty early on to establish a plan for successful completion of mutually identified and agreed upon specific deliverables for your programmatic requirements. Programmatic requirements are: (1) completion of required practice immersion hours, (2) completion of work associated with program competencies, and (3) work associated toward completion of your Direct Practice Improvement Project.General Requirements:Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment as it pertains to deliverables due in this course:Locate and download the Individual Success Plan (ISP) document in the DNP Program Documents folder in the DNP Program Materials section of the DC Network.Review the DNP Program Milestones document in the DC Network and identify which milestones apply to this course. Note: Not all courses have milestones.Determine what practice experiences you plan to seek in order to address each competency. Include how many hours you plan to set aside to meet your goals. Learners will apply concepts from each of their core courses to reflect upon, critically examine, and improve current practice, and are required to integrate scholarly readings to develop case reports that demonstrate increasingly complex and proficient practice.Use the ISP to develop a personal plan for completing your practice hours and how competencies will be met. Show all of the major milestones and deliverables.Within the ISP, ensure you identify specific deliverables which can include the following: Individualized DNP practice immersion contracts; comprehensive clinical log of hours applied to doctoral level learning outcomes; learner evaluations; mentor evaluations; current and updated CV; scholarly activities; GCU DNP competency self-assessment; reflective journal; course goals and plan for how competencies and practice immersion hours will be met; faculty and mentor approvals of course goals and documented practice immersion hours; and DPI project milestones.Identify the specific deliverables you will complete throughout this course from those defined above or others negotiated with your faculty. You must turn in a new ISP in each course.Identify the remaining deliverables you will complete in the upcoming courses.Identify the challenges you expect to encounter as you continue the practice hour and competency requirements throughout this course? How might you overcome these challenges?You can renegotiate these deliverables with your faculty throughout this course and update your ISP accordingly.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.Directions:Complete the Contact Information table at the beginning of the ISP document and type in your signature and the date on which you completed the table.Read the information in the ISP document including the following:Learner ExpectationsDerivation of the ISPInstructions for completing the ISPFollow the instructions and complete the ISP.