MHA624 Week 1 Discussion.

Continuous Quality Improvement and Accreditation [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 4, 5] Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,  Read the following: o Chapters 1, 2, and 12 from the course text, McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care o A Brief History of Quality Improvement in Health Care and Spinal Surgery   Download A Brief History of Quality Improvement in Health Care and Spinal Surgery  Review one of the following websites for Part 2 of this discussion. Your organization is assigned based on the first letter of your last name:  A through E, research Accreditation Commission for Health Care  Links to an external site. (ACHC).  F through J, research Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Home  Links to an external site. .  K through O, research National Committee for Quality Assurance  Links to an external site. (NCQA).  P through T, research The Joint Commission  Links to an external site. (TJC).  U through Z, research Utilization Review Accreditation Commission   Links to an external site. (URAC).  Watch the following video:  Quality Improvement in Healthcare  o Links to an external site. This discussion post has two parts. Part 1: Continued Quality Improvement The United Stated has had the highest health care costs in the world, but the quality of care has been ranked at the bottom of the industrial countries. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has prompted high quality of care with lower costs. Over the past decade, health care organizations have striven to meet various quality measures. However, there is still a long way to go. In your initial post,

 Discuss the evolution of the quality improvement movement from the global perspective.  Describe the relationship between health care quality and continuous quality improvement.  Support your response with at least two scholarly sources published within the last 5 years. For guidance, use the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and other Credible Sources  Links to an external site. resource. Part 2: Accreditation Accreditation is an external review process that allows health care organizations to demonstrate their ability to meet regulatory requirements and predetermined performance standards established by a recognized accreditation entity. Even though accreditation is voluntary and has fees associated with it, there are financial and legal incentives for health care organizations to seek accreditation. For this part of your discussion, you have been assigned an organization to research (see the list above). Review the information on your assigned accrediting organization based on your last name, and address the following:  Describe the organization, including the mission, programs, and services.  Identify benefits to obtain accreditation from your assigned accrediting organization.  Select one accreditation program from your assigned accrediting organization, and explain why it is important. Your initial post of Part 1 and Part 2 should be a minimum of 500 words. Guided Response: Review your classmates’ posts, and provide a substantive response to at least two of your classmates who have been assigned to a different accrediting organization. In your peer replies, identify interesting facts, differences, or similarities presented by your classmates. Each response must be a minimum of 100 words. You are encouraged to post your required initial post and replies early each week to stimulate more meaningful and interactive discourse in your discussions.

contradictions may exist between these goals, and the organizational culture and infrastructure necessary to be successful in one domain may inherently diminish performance in the other (Engle et al., 2019)." For this discussion I have Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). "When it comes to health care, accreditation refers to the official review process that allows organizations like yours to demonstrate their ability to meet official regulatory requirements and standards (ACHC, 2021).” The recertification process is very challenging for individuals because Medicare has changed their standards. If you used our home health care business and ACHC Accreditation previously to become Medicare or Private Duty Accredited, you can be assured that our home health care business consultants will provide you with the same high- quality services for your RE-Accreditation (Chothani, 2023a).” ACHC has many accreditations in the healthcare field. The program I chose is Acute Care Hospital Accreditation. This means that your hospital has to deliver the best quality care to every patient everyday while maintaining operational excellence behind the scenes (Chothani, 2023a).” “You must be prepared to provide patients with a variety of experienced clinicians who can diagnose and treat a wide range of symptoms, conditions, illnesses, and injuries. ACHC is here to support excellence in a way that helps to educate and empower each member of your team (Chothani, 2023b).” ACHC. (2021, March 11). About accreditation . ACHC. https://www.achc.org/about- accreditation/ Links to an external site. ASQ. (2015). History of Quality - Quality Management History | ASQ . Asq.org. https://asq.org/quality-resources/history-of-quality Links to an external site. Chothani, J. (2023a). ACHC Certified Consultants . ACHC. https://www.achc.org/certified- consultants/ Links to an external site. Chothani, J. (2023b). Acute Care Hospitals . ACHC. https://www.achc.org/acute-care- hospital/ Links to an external site. Engle, R. L., Mohr, D. C., Holmes, S. K., Seibert, M. N., Afable, M., Leyson, J., & Meterko, M. (2019). Evidence-based practice and patient-centered care: doing both well. Health Care Management Review , 46 (3), 174–184. https://doi.org/10.1097/HMR.0000000000000254