Topic: IHP 430 Health Quality Management:6-1 Discussion: Benchmarking, Performance, Improvement, and Teamwork
This discussion gives you an opportunity to solidify your understanding of benchmarking tools, other approaches commonly used to address performance improvement, and teamwork in promoting quality care and safety.
Compare and contrast various benchmarking tools and determine how they promote quality in healthcare organizations.
Select two of the following topics and assess how they address performance improvement:
Lean
Six Sigma
Baldrige Quality Award
Outcomes measurement
Examine the importance of effective teams and how they contribute to the organization’s high-quality care and culture safety.
Compare and contrast various benchmarking tools and determine how they promote quality in healthcare organizations.
