Discuss the significance of the collection and analysis of data in CQI processes

1.Choose two of the CQI methodologies (PDSA, Lean or SixSigma). How do these methodologies utilize data? Discuss the significance of the collection and analysis of data in CQI processes.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library, cited in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Guided Response: Choose two classmates’ posts. Discuss their choices and list at least two reasons why the third one they did not choose would be a better choice. List at least one scholarly source to support your rationale. Cite all sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 

 

Dq 2.Health care Providers may volunteer to be accredited by an external body. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid provide an updated list of approved accrediting organizations. For this discussion, we are focusing on the acute care hospital. Below are fourteen of the categories in The Joint Commission Standards Manual and accreditation process topics. The topics for this discussion are assigned by students’ last names. See the chart below for your assigned topic.

 

Topics  Student Assignment based Upon Last Name 
 Environment of Care (EC)  Student last name begins with A
 Emergency Management (EM)  Student last name begins with B
 Human Resources (HR)  Student last name begins with C
 Infection Prevention and Control (IC)  Student last name begins with D
 Information Management (IM)  Student last name begins with E
 Leadership (LD)  Student last name begins with F and G
 Life Safety (LS)  Student last name begins with H
 Medication Management (MM)  Student last name begins with I and J
 Medical Staff (MS)  Student last name begins with K
 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)  Student last name begins with L
 Nursing (NR)  Student last name begins with M
 Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)  Student last name begins with N
 Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC)  Student last name begins with O
 Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI)  Student last name begins with P
 Accreditation Process Information  Student last name begins with Q and R
 Tracer Methodology  Student last name begins with S
 Sentinel Events  Student last name begins with T
 Performance Measurement and the ORYX®  Student last name begins with U and V
 Staffing Effectiveness Indicators  Student last name begins with W, Y, and Z

For your assigned topic, you will need to access The Joint Commission Standards Manual and The Joint Commission’s publication The Source. To access this information follow the steps below:

From the homepage of the Ashford University library, click on Find Articles & More in the purple bar near the top of the page. Next, take the following steps:

  • Click on Databases by Subject
  • Click on Health & Medicine
  • Click on Joint Commission E-dition for the Standards manual
  • Click on Joint Commission The Source
  • Select two journal articles from The Source that were published within the past 3 years pertaining to your assigned topic.
  • Identify and summarize the two articles chosen.  Your reponse should reflect  the standard,  how it is utilized and why it is important in health care, any best practice mentioned, summary of any forms or template shared and any other information that surprised you.

Initial Post: Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. In addition to the textbook, utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources to support your points. Cite and reference your sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Guided Response: After reading your fellow classmates’ posts, provide a substantive response to at least two of your peers by Day 7. Relate how your major or selected department would address the requirements of another student’s standard or process. Your follow-up posts should be a minimum of five well-developed sentences.

Create a Feasibility Study for Harley-Davidson using the following outline:

LASA 1

Business Unit Analysis

Directions: Create a Feasibility Study for Harley-Davidson using the following outline:

Part I: Differentiation Strategies

The analysis of current strategy and competitor analysis you conducted last module impressed the senior vice president. She now needs you to delve into the brands and analyze them by conducting a business unit analysis and presenting your findings in a three-part PowerPoint presentation.

Research the Harley-Davidson (H-D) Web site for each brand, and review the annual report for relevant details of the size, scope, target market, services and amenities, and other salient points of differentiation. Include these details in Part I of your PowerPoint presentation.

From the research and analysis of the business units, identify:

    • A description of each brand or business unit that provides a clear picture of the brand and its place in the overall portfolio of Harley-Davidson.

 

    • The target market of each brand.

 

    • How the brands are alike and how they differ.

 

    • A preliminary analysis of any gaps that exist in the portfolio that might lead to opportunities to add to the brands.

 

  • Your analysis of possible merger/acquisition/joint venture possibilities and what would be achieved or accomplished through the merger/acquisition/joint venture.

Part II: SWOT Analysis

Perform a SWOT analysis for Harley-Davidson and include this information in Part II of your PowerPoint presentation.

  • Based on the internal analyses of the SWOT analysis, assess the functional areas, resources, capabilities, and strengths H-D possesses. Please be sure to cover the following functional areas in your assessment:
      • Marketing: New product development, integrated marketing planning, marketing communications, and building customer loyalty.
      • Operations: Quality, service, and consistent execution.
      • Human Resources: Hiring, training, developing talent, and performance planning. Avoided lawsuits and bad PR due to its hiring practices. Is ethical in its HR practices.
      • Executive Leadership: Industry knowledge and experience, vision about where the industry is heading, and strategy execution.
      • Supply Chain Optimization: Strategic sourcing of input, vendor management, integrated IS, and joint forecasting with suppliers.
      • Corporate Responsibility and Ethics: Concern for corporate citizenship and the environment. Present any potential ethical concerns as well.
    • Safety and Quality: How the motorcycle industry is dealing with safety and quality issues.

Part III: Growth and Profitability Strategies

In addition, the executive board is interested in your ideas about bold strategies for the future. The strategies you recommend will have to contribute to growth and profitability, as outlined in the Annual Report.

You will want to pay special attention to exploring vertical integration, strategic alliances, and the internal growth of new brands entering new geographic markets, and/or additional acquisitions.

Consider the following:

    • Is Harley-Davidson, Inc., (H-D) competing in the right businesses, given the opportunities and threats present in the external environment? If not, how can H-D realign its diversification strategy to achieve a competitive advantage?
      This may include additional diversification to take advantage of opportunities such as further vertical integration.

 

  • Is the corporation managing its portfolio in a way that creates synergy among its businesses? If so, what additional businesses should it consider adding to its portfolio?

After you have reviewed the growth and profitability strategies, create a list of possible strategies to present a full range of ideas.

Part III of your presentation should include your complete list—all potential ideas—for the senior vice president. This is your chance to be creative.

Next, rank your ideas from best to worst. To do this, keep in mind several things such as fit with current strategy, resources and capabilities, and difficulty of execution.

For each of your top five ideas, add the following:

    • Briefly describe the strategy.

 

  • Why you picked it as one of the top five.

Think about such things as:

  • Does the strategy build on current competencies and foster horizontal relationships among brands? In other words, what can be leveraged or shared? What are the pros and cons of this strategy?

Your PowerPoint Feasibility Study presentation will also include slides pertaining to the following assessments:

    • Part I: Identification of size, scope, target market, services, amenities, and points of differentiation.

 

    • Part II: SWOT analysis that includes marketing, operations, human resources, executive leadership, supply chain optimization, corporate responsibility, ethics, safety, and quality.

 

  • Part III: Growth and profitability strategies, including your top five strategic ideas and support.

Submit the PowerPoint Feasibility Study presentation to the senior vice president so that she can review the alternatives and provide you with feedback about your ideas.

Bystander Behavior, Discussion

“Bystander Behavior” Please respond to the following:

From the e-Activity, suggest at least two (2) reasons people give to justify unresponsive bystander behavior.
Analyze the effects of bystander presence on the perpetration of violence. Support your response with examples and / or peer-reviewed references from the Strayer Library.

Critical Thinking Assignment

Repeat Full Title Here One Inch from Top of Page

I. Topic & position: (one selected from www.procon.org )

II. Premises (reasons): Identify three (3) premises under the pro/con section that OPPOSE your position and complete the thoughts listed.

1. Premise 1:

1. What is interesting or helpful about this view is……

1. If I believed this way, I would notice…..

1. This idea might be true if…..

1. Premise 2:

1. What is interesting or helpful about this view is……

1. If I believed this way, I would notice…..

1. This idea might be true if…..

1. Premise 3:

1. What is interesting or helpful about this view is……

1. If I believed this way, I would notice…..

1. This idea might be true if…..

Please notice that this is double spaced with one inch margins using APA style title page and headings. This part is NOT to be written in essay form; you can simply download this document and insert your own information in the appropriate places.

 

 

References

List references in alphabetical order using APA style formatting; see tutorial for demonstrations.

 

General form:

Author. (Year). Publishing information.

 

Examples:

Kirby, G.R. & Goodpaster, J.R. (2007). Thinking: Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Milton, J., Jones, M. & Smith, T. (2010). Right ways of thinking. Historical Journal of Thought, 24, 225-229. Retrieved from www.historicaljournal.edu

Stonewall, U. (2012). Psychology and thought: Why you should think critically. New York: Penguin Books, Inc.

[PLEASE NOTE CAPITALIZATION OF ARTICLE AND JOURNAL TITLES AS WELL AS BOOK TITLEs; IN FACT, PLEASE NOTE ALL PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION—AND SEE TUTORIALS IN THE STUDENT CENTER FOR OTHER DETAILS.]