Collaborative Clinical Quality Improvement
Module 4 – Case
IMPLEMENTING LONG TERM CARE QUALITY
Assignment Overview
Upon completion of your masters degree, you submitted your
resume to a large multiple-facility chain which specializes in long-term care
facilities across the United States.
You are asked to participate in an interview which will
consist of the president of the company and a subcommittee consisting of key
members of the board of directors. In preparing for the interview, you are
asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation in which you will outline your
approach(es) to quality improvement as they relate to pressure ulcers and
falls- two key areas that the company as a whole has been having issues with
during the annual survey process.
Assignment Expectations
Based on your readings in this and other Modules, and your
knowledge of various models for ensuring a comprehensive approach to Quality
Management in long term care, please prepare a PowerPoint presentation
consisting of 15-20 slides in which you:
• Provide a
brief overview of your preferred method to quality improvement in long term
care.
• Recommend
a model that will address the two areas identified by the company as
problematic (pressure ulcers and falls).
• Provide a
rationale for the model you select to address the aforementioned problems.
• Help the
president and board members understand the benefits as well as the limitations
of the model that you selected.
Your references and citations should be consistent with a
particular formatting style, such as APA.
1. Your
response should be based on reliable and scholarly material, such as
peer-reviewed articles, white papers, technical papers, etc.. Do not include information
from non-scholarly materials such as Wikis, encyclopedias, www.freearticles.com
(or similar websites).
2. Your
response should incorporate the objectives of the module with the requirements
of this assignment.





