Posted: May 1st, 2025

Continuous Quality Improvement

PART1

Culture is a major aspect of healthcare in many different areas and its influence on healthcare is vast. As a healthcare professional, creating a culture of continuous improvement would be vital, due to the fact that improvement and transformation is a large part of the healthcare professional role.

Case Assignment

Review the following study:

Lam, M., & Robertson, D. (2012). Organizational culture, tenure, and willingness to participate in continuous improvement projects in healthcare. The Quality Management Journal, 19(3), 7-15.

Also review the associated culture topic required readings in the background materials by Andrabi, I. (2012); Brewton, J. (2016); Chattergoon, S., Darling, S., Devitt, R., & Klassen, W. (2014); Clark, D. M., Silvester, K., & Knowles, S. (2013); & Lam, M., & Robertson, D. (2012).

For this assignment you are to develop a 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation (PPT) including/identifying the following information:

• Detailed explanation of organizational culture
• Detailed explanation of continuous improvement in healthcare
• Identification and explanation of 2-3 organizational culture influences/impacts on continuous improvement
• Identification and explanation of 2-3 cultural elements to include in a continuous improvement program in healthcare

Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your report.
2. Limit your response to a maximum of 2 pages (title and reference page is not included in page number count).
3. Support your report with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 to-4- references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.

PART2

Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement is often merged together as one, however, there are distinct difference between the two terms.

In a 2-page report, complete the following:

• Explain in detail and provide a healthcare example of quality assurance in healthcare.
• Explains in detail and provide a healthcare example of continuous quality improvement in healthcare.
• Identify if these concepts work together or independently and explain your rationale.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your training.

1. Limit your response to a maximum of 10 slides (title and reference slide is not included in page number count).
2. Support your report with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 2-3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/pee rrev.php.