Week 6 Discussion Question 1(1pg)
>
> The Future of Healthcare
> Identify the factors that will be required for future change in the health
> care industry pertaining to quality improvement, patient safety, and risk
> management. What are the obstacles in improving quality of care? How ought
> financing of quality initiatives take place and whose responsibility is it
> for oversight? What role, if any, should patients participate in future
> initiatives?
>
> (Week 6 Assignment 15pgs)
>
>
> Research Paper
> The Research Paper is a fifteen- to twenty-page paper (excluding title and
> references pages) that provides the student the opportunity to investigate
> a specific topic, apply graduate-level critical thinking to the
> presentation of the information, and utilize and synthesize appropriate
> current research for your selected topic. The Research Paper utilizes
> professional health care knowledge and skills and applies those
> proficiencies to the context of quality improvement and risk management.
>
> Choose one of the following topics for your Research Paper:
>
> – Design an organizational quality or risk management program to
> implement; monitor health care outcomes in the setting of your choice
> that
> support standards of care principles, outcomes management, and national
> accreditation such as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
> Healthcare
> Organizations (JCAHO), National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA),
> and
> so forth. Include the role your program plays in the organizational
> mission, culture, and strategic direction.
> – Analyze the effects of the social, cultural, and political influences
> in the delivery of health care services as they specifically pertain to
> quality improvement and risk management to the health care organization
> and
> patients served.
> – Identify and discuss the health care professional and stakeholder
> roles and responsibilities in quality and risk management within a
> health
> care delivery system, including organizational mission, vision, goals,
> and
> objectives.
> – Analyze health care policy, reimbursement, and regulatory requirements
> that affect quality and risk management in the delivery of health care
> within an organizational type of your choice.
> – Identify and assess the legal, ethical, and risk aspects in total
> quality and risk management; include patient safety and process
> improvement.
> – Outline statistical methodologies used for data analysis, both
> internally and externally. Discuss the sources, users, and how
> statistics
> are utilized in quality and risk management decision making in outcomes
> management, patient safety, patient satisfaction, and so forth.
> – Select appropriate strategies for administering the quality
> improvement and risk-management processes within a health care delivery
> system.
>
>
> *Writing the Research Paper *The Research Paper:
>
> 1. Must be fifteen to twenty double-spaced pages in length (excluding
> title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as
> outlined
> in the Ashford Writing Center.
> 2. Must include a title page with the following:
> 1. Title of paper
> 2. Student’s name
> 3. Course name and number
> 4. Instructor’s name
> 5. Date submitted
> 3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis
> statement.
> 4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
> 5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
> 6. Must use at least ten scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources
> published within the last five years, including a minimum of three from
> the
> Ashford University Library.
> 7. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford
> Writing Center.
> 8. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to
> APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
>
>
> Carefully review the Grading Rubric
> <http://ashford.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/4888/preview> for the
> criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

preview of the answer..

Whenever I hear the notion “healthcare” the thought of an organized system appears in my mind that provides care to people 24/7 all throughout one’s life. According to various research a good and effective healthcare is one whose function is provide effective and quality care to all people regardless of their cultural differences and social factors. Different people have different views about health care and their services delivery, it usually depends on whether they have adequate health insurance or not or whether they are well or sick. The health system is a major system of a country whose main objective is to improve the health status of the population. Its primary function is providing effective medical services to all individuals (Basu, 2008). The term “delivery” means the mode of combination of the various elements (financial, personnel, …

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