QI Plan Part 3

Write 1,400- to 1,750-word paper with the following sections:

•Criteria and Tasks

◦Authority, structure, and organization

* Describe the authority structure of the plan’s implementation. This must describe who is      responsible for implementing the plan. Include a description of each role involved in the plan:

• Board of directors
• Executive leadership
• Quality improvement committee
• Medical staff
• Middle management
• Department staff

◦Communication

• Identify who the performance activity outcomes are communicated to and who does the communicating. This describes who is responsible for overseeing data collection and preparing data reports.
• ◦Education
• Describe how staff will be educated regarding the plan. This covers how each staff member will be initially oriented to the plan and how each employee fits into the plan based on job responsibilities.

•Monitoring and Revising

• ◦Annual evaluation
• ◦Analyze what elements of the plan are annually evaluated for improvement.
• ◦Analyze how to monitor the effect of changes implemented from the decision-making process.

•Regulatory and Accreditation

• ◦External entities
• ◦Analyze the effect of external entities, such as governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and professional interest groups, on the quality and performance measure of an organization’s decision-making processes.

Cite at least 3 sources according to APA guidelines to support your information.