In your opinion, what is the most significant barrier to performance improvement in sterile processing departments?
Sterile processing departments are responsible for cleaning equipment and maintaining hygiene. This role itself is the most significant barrier to process improvements. Maintaining hygiene is not very easy . It is a very cumbersome task. This leaves less scope for performing improvements.
In your opinion, what is the most significant barrier to performance improvement in sterile processing departments?
What are the primary goals and responsibilities of a central service or sterile processing department manager? What role does the manager play in performance improvement? What special skills or abilities would you bring to a sterile processing or central service team to facilitate performance improvement?
In your opinion, what barrier to communication is the most detrimental? How would you remove it?
In your opinion, what is the one greatest barrier to ensuring the quality of data used for performance measurement purposes in the Healthcare industry?
In your opinion, which person was the most influential, or what event was significant, in developing the new trends of Epidemiology? (William Farr) Please elaborate your answer and include references.
What quality improvement methodolgy in your opinion works the best in the U.S Healthcare settings. Is it PDCA, LEAN, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Assurance Process Improvement (QAPI), or some other? How do you decide which model to choose?
In your opinion, what was the significant event in the 20th century that created the impetus for healthcare organizations to begin to adopt information systems? Explain your selection.
Explain the difference between Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Quality Improvement and offer your opinion on the importance of Quality Improvement in healthcare. (150 words min)
Select the most appropriate performance improvement (PI) tool or technique for each scenario below. 1. A HIM performance improvement committee wants to determine the priorities in addressing the project at hand. 2. Administration has requested a chart showing the processes changes that have been achieved from January to June. 3. A revenue cycle PI team wants to illustrate the percent of denials that are a result of a registration error. 4. A PI team wants to display data that will...
In your opinion, what is the most common type of Elder Abuse?
What is the importance of communication within the Performance Improvement team?