Create a 3–4-page executive summary of quality improvement tools and best practices, risk management, and learning guidelines. Include a summary table that describes the status of an organization’s regulatory compliance.

THE GRADING RUBRIC MUST BE OBSERVED.

Consider the following:

The Regulatory Setting:

Which regulatory bodies are in charge of the subsector of the health care industry in which you currently work or want to work?
How would you determine which organizations are in charge of the subsector?
How would you decide which laws apply in your situation and what type of data you need to collect and analyze?
What are the care standards?
Where would you look for these standards?
How would you know if your organization exceeded those standards and could apply for accreditation?
Creating a Patient Safety Culture:

What is an example of a best practice for establishing a patient safety culture based on systems?
How will you know if your organization has been identified as a success story when best practices are implemented?
Benchmarking:

What methods are available for collecting and analyzing data in order to identify trends in your health care setting’s performance?
Who are some of the best risk-management performers in the health-care industry?
What types of benchmarking data should be considered?
What roles within your company must be involved in a proactive risk-management program?
What are some critical success factors for establishing a risk-management program based on systems?
What types of considerations or precautions should be taken when interpreting internal and external benchmarking data?