Patient Safety and Quality of Services

Patient Safety and Quality of Services.

Overview

This Short Answer Assessment presents a series of prompts based on current standards and prevailing perspectives on patient safety and quality of services.

Instructions

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.

Access the following to complete this Assessment:

• To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System
• https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/detail.action?docID=3375380
• Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century
• https://www.ncqa.org/report-cards/health-plans/state-of-health-care-quality-report/
• State of Healthcare Quality Reports
• OM001 Short Answer Submission Form (With Rubric)
• Academic Writing Checklist

To complete this Assessment:

• Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to use as a guide when completing your Assessment. Responses that do not meet the expectations of scholarly writing will be returned without scoring. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided, where appropriate.
• Be sure to use scholarly academic resources as specified in the rubric. This means using Walden Library databases to obtain peer reviewed articles. Additionally, .gov (government expert sources) are a quality resource option. Note:  Internet and .com sources do not meet this requirement. Contact your coach or SME for guidance on using Library Databases.
• Carefully review the rubric for the Assessment as part of your preparation to complete your Assessment work.

This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document, a completed Short Answer Submission Form. Save this file as OM001_firstinitial_lastname (for example, OM001_J_Smith). When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.

Patient Safety and Quality of Services