impacts on policymaking decisions by the systematic implementation of quality improvement programs

Analyze the impacts on policymaking decisions by the systematic implementation of quality improvement programs in health systems.

As demands on the U.S. public health system continue to increase, more quality improvement strategies are needed to support the system and improve outcomes. Public health agencies, like leaders in other industries, are developing quality improvement approaches for application in public health settings. Bringing together local, state, and national healthcare practitioners and other stakeholders in quality improvement and quality assurance efforts has yielded several best practices and lessons for public health stakeholders. However, more work is needed if quality improvement is to become standard practice in public health.

Instructions
In this Assessment, you will read the article “Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned from a Multi-State Learning Collaborative.” You will list the major concepts within the article and explain the positive outcomes in the two case studies. Further, you will explore how quality improvement programs could be systematically used in public health systems and explain the goals, values, and vision that should be considered in implementing such programs. You will also consider the future, after such programs have been created and findings have been determined. How would you ensure that the findings are implemented and followed in public health and public health policy in the future? How would future quality improvement development programs take place on a national or local stage? .How would a stakeholder be affected?

Be sure to:

• List the major concepts within the article and explain the positive outcomes in the two case studies.
• Explore how quality improvement programs could be systematically used in public health systems and explain the goals, values, and vision that should be considered in implementing such programs.
• Consider the future, after such programs have been created and findings have been determined, and how to ensure that the findings are implemented and followed in public health and public health policy in the future.
• Discuss future quality improvement development on national as well as local stages.
• Discuss future quality improvement development for two types of stakeholders.

Minimum Submission Requirements

• This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 700 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
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• Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
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• Your submission should:
• include a cover sheet;
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• be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
• include correct citations
• be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
• include correct references at the bottom of the last page.