Homework Assignment 1 Due in Week 1 and worth 30 points Describe a work task, a hobby, or another activity that you regularly do, and sequentially list the various actions you take in order to complet

Homework Assignment 2

Due in Week 2 and worth 30 points

Explain the importance of variation to health care organizations and answer the following questions.

1. What might be the key processes for health care organizations?

2. What are the potential common causes of variation that would have an impact on the key processes of health care organizations?

3. What special causes might be more important than the others?

4. How might health care organizations’ business environment be dynamic and change over time?

Type your answers below and submit this file in Week 2 of the online course shell:

Touring a Process. Select a place of your choice (for example, a supermarket, doctor's office, library, post office, department store, et cetera) and observe one or more key processes, the associated suppliers, inputs, process steps, outputs, customers, the measurement systems, and how the measurements are used to manage and improve the process. Include these items:

1. Company visited.

2. Process observed.

3. SIPOC elements.

4. Process measurements.

5. Process management systems used.

Type your responses and submit using the link above.