In Week 1: Assignment 2, you used an episode of care. This week, you will choose an organization from that episode and apply the concepts of a quality management system to it. (If the episode of care involved more than one organization, select just one.)

 

The basic healthcare quality management system consists of four components: inputs, conversion process, outputs, and feedback. Referring to the organization in the episode of care, provide at least four examples of each system component.

 

How does this answer compare to last week’s assignment where you applied the components of a quality management system to the S-P-O model? Was it easier to apply the concepts to one over the other? Which one better helps you to understand quality management? Why?

 

Present your analysis in a 2-page paper. Format your paper in APA style

 

 

Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Described the organization.	4
Gave at least four examples of inputs.	8
Gave at least four examples of conversion process.	8
Gave at least four examples of outputs.	8
Gave at least four examples of feedback.	8
Compared and contrasted quality management system and the S-P-O model.	12
Participated in the discussion by asking questions, providing statements of clarification, providing points of view with rationale, challenging points of discussion, or making relationships between one and more points of the discussion.	12
Applied APA standards for writing style, spelling, grammar, and citation of sources.	4
Total	64