Quality Improvement Project- Students will study research features, processes and current trends in quality management. The goal of the assignment will be to use strategies learned in the course to put together a convincing proposal to adopt certain approaches toward achieving excellence in quality. Quality Improvement Project should include a maximum of 10 -12 slides on the following components:

§ Identification of the Selected Organization or Background on the Type of Organization Selected- What is the name or type of the health organization where you want to promote quality? § Problem/Issue Statement- What is the problem or issue? Why did you select this problem? § The National Context / Quality Measure - State how your quality issue will be measured or analyzed. Also, indicate whether your problem is linked to a national quality or safety indicator: for example- Six Sigma Category, Baldridge Criteria JCAHO, NQF, NCQA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, AGENCY FOR RESEARCH HEALTHCARE AND QUALITY. § Research /Data / Article Support - How did your research support quality improvement in the area you identified. § Plan of Action – What is your PDSA (Plan/Do/Study/Act)? What quality improvement processes are included. Students will summarize evidence-based articles relevant to the problem and clearly state how you used this information in your quality improvement process. § Findings/Results/Outcomes- What quality improvement processes were identified and planned? § Conclusions- What was the benefit of the process? § Recommendations for Practice, Research, and/ or Education- What would you recommend based on the findings and conclusions? What are the next steps that you would suggest for quality improvement?