Unit 4 Assignment - Action Plan Submit Assignment Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 50 Submitting a text entry box, a website url, a media recording, or a file upload Instructions Preparing a plan for action for improvement is as important as executing the plan. In this assessment, review hospital survey data and prepare a plan of action to positively move forward. Evaluation Title: Action Plan Assume the role of the manager of the QI Department in a hospital. Recently, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) conducted a survey on the hospital. The survey results have been made available. Instructions: Open and review the pdf of survey results entitled, "Mastering the Standards for Survey Success: The 2018 HFAP Quality Review (Links to an external site.)." Open and review the pdf of survey results entitled, “HFAP Top Cited Standard level Deficiencies of 2012.” Identify three standards that were cited. Create an action plan for each citation. The action plan should include: The standard with expectations A timeline for implementation Details as to how the hospital can reduce this issue so when the organization comes through for a recheck in 3 months, the citation will be eliminated. Complete additional research on this topic, utilizing a minimum of 4 sources support ideas presented. Reference: Mastering the standards for survey success: The 2018 HFAP quality review. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.hfap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2018_HFAP_Quality_Report.pdf (Links to an external site.) Estimated time to complete: 3 hours Rubric HC433 Unit 4 Assignment - Action Plan HC433 Unit 4 Assignment - Action Plan CriteriaRatingsPts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent 20.0 pts Level 5 Demonstrates the ability to construct a clear and insightful problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of all relevant contextual factors. 18.0 pts Level 4 Demonstrates the ability to construct a problem statement, thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, and problem statement is adequately detailed. 16.0 pts Level 3 Begins to demonstrate the ability to construct a problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, but problem statement is superficial. 14.0 pts Level 2 Demonstrates a limited ability in identifying a problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement or related contextual factors. 12.0 pts Level 1 Demonstrates the ability to explain contextual factors but does not provide a defined statement. 0.0 pts Level 0 There is no evidence of a defined statement. 20.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysisPRICE-P 20.0 pts Level 5 Organizes and compares evidence to reveal insightful patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus. 18.0 pts Level 4 Organizes and interprets evidence to reveal patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus. 16.0 pts Level 3 Organizes and describes evidence according to patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus. 14.0 pts Level 2 Organizes evidence, but the organization is not effective in revealing patterns, differences, or similarities. 12.0 pts Level 1 Describes evidence, but it is not organized and/or is unrelated to focus. 0.0 pts Level 0 Lists evidence, but it is not organized and/or is unrelated to focus. 20.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting 5.0 pts Level 5 The paper exhibits an excellent command of written English language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling. 4.5 pts Level 4 The paper exhibits a good command of written English language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics or spelling with minor grammatical errors that impair the flow of communication. 4.0 pts Level 3 The paper exhibits a basic command of written English language conventions. The paper has minor errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication. 3.5 pts Level 2 The paper exhibits a limited command of written English language conventions. The paper has frequent errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of communication. 3.0 pts Level 1 The paper exhibits little command of written English language conventions. The paper has errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the writing to discern meaning. 0.0 pts Level 0 The paper does not demonstrate command of written English language conventions. The paper has multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty in discerning the meaning. 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPAPRICE-I 5.0 pts Level 5 The required APA elements are all included with correct formatting, including in-text citations and references. 4.5 pts Level 4 The required APA elements are all included with minor formatting errors, including in-text citations and references. 4.0 pts Level 3 The required APA elements are all included with multiple formatting errors, including in-text citations and references. 3.5 pts Level 2 The required APA elements are not all included and/or there are major formatting errors, including in-text citations and references. 3.0 pts Level 1 Several APA elements are missing. The errors in formatting demonstrate a limited understanding of APA guidelines, in-text-citations, and references. 0.0 pts Level 0 There is little to no evidence of APA formatting and/or there are no in-text citations and/or references. 5.0 pts Total Points: 50.0 PreviousNext

When uncertainty exists, how does one evaluate the universe of possible outcomes? Unfortunately, there is no one steadfast rule on how to anticipate what a correct decision might be. However, there are a set of tools and practices that healthcare administration leaders can use to help make the best decision possible given data for a particular set of circumstances. One such example is that of fuzzy decision making, wherein a healthcare administration leader attempts to wrap human expertise around a set of guidelines to enhance workflow and performance. While not all circumstances may lend themselves to fuzzy decision making, understanding what these tools are is a useful practice when managing a health services organization. For this Discussion, review the resources for this week. Reflect on the concept of fuzzy decision making for healthcare administration practice. Consider how you, as a current or future healthcare administration leader, may engage in fuzzy decision making for your health services organization Post a description of how you would define fuzzy decision making for healthcare administration practice. Then, explain how you might implement fuzzy decision making to evaluate decisions when uncertainty exists. Provide an example where fuzzy decision making might be important for your work or life, and explain why. Be specific and provide Albright, S. C., & Winston, W. L. (2017). Business analytics: Data analysis and decision making (6th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Chapter 6, "Decision Making Under Uncertainty" Chapter 7, "Sampling and Sampling Distributions" Ekin, T., Kocadagli, O., Bastian, N. D., Fulton, L. V., & Griffin, P. M. (2015). Fuzzy decision making in health systems: A resource allocation model. JEuro Journal on Decision Processes, 1–23.