Read the White Papers found on the Institute for Health (IHI) website:

Assignment:4

Reflect upon the patient experience, patient safety, and healthcare cost as well as Joint Commission’s role in quality healthcare. Write a paper that addresses the following questions:

• How would you apply the principles of the Triple Aim initiative to improve quality, safety and satisfaction in the acute care or long-term care setting?

• Reflect on your current or future role in healthcare. How you would you, in the role of director of nursing or healthcare administrator contribute to improving cost effective quality care, patient satisfaction, and patient safety?

• What practices would you apply to minimize medical errors among front-line nursing staff?

Assignment Expectations

Length: 1500-2000 words in length

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of two (2) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.

Additional Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (n.d.). Patient safety and quality improvement.

• The Joint Commission (2019). 2019 National patient safety goals (NPSG).

• National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators(n.d.). NDNQI nursing-sensitive indicators.

• National Quality Forum (n.d). Improving access to high-quality car for individuals with serious mental illness.

• Register on the IHI website. It is free resource.

• Read the White Papers found on the Institute for Health (IHI) website:

o Martin, L. A., Neumann, C. W., Mountford, J., Bisognano, M., & Nolan, T. W. (2009). Increasing efficiency and enhancing value in health care: Ways to achieve savings in operating costs per year.

o Stiefel, M. & Nolan, K. A (2012). A guide to measuring the triple aim: population health, experience of care, and per capita cost.