Assessing the quality of services provided by hospitals. Likewise, you will also assess how these hospitals can improve their organizational performance.
● Using the Medicare Hospital Compare website, research two hospitals (St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital , UMMC) by varying in quality performance* ○ One hospital should display a high level of quality ○ One hospital should display a low level of quality
● Provide a general overview of each hospital (e.g., name,
location, bed size, ownership, etc.)
● Discuss the quality
performance differences between hospitals (e.g., survey results,
deficiencies, complaints, services provided, value, etc.)
● Discuss
how the first hospital is able to yield a high level of quality.
●
Discuss opportunities for the second hospital to increase their
level of quality.
● Synthesize how each hospital could potentially
increase value to their existing services.
● Report your findings by using one (1) of the methods below: ○ 3-4 page paper excluding front and back matter (APA standards apply).
Reference: http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html
Due 10/17/16