Week 4 Assigment 2 (chart)

Week 4 Assigment 2 (chart) 1

Course Project Part IV: Design a Chart

Week 4, Assignment 2

Use the matrix below to design your quality improvement chart. Show all the indicators you selected in the chart.

Quality Improvement Activity Schedule

Standards

Severity of Risk

Performance Indicator

Level of Performance / Threshold

Compliance in Percent

Status

Plan of Correction

Qtr 1

Qtr 2

Qtr 3

Qtr 4

Under standards, you may include areas such as the following:

IC: Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection HR: Management of Human Resources

EC: Management of the Environment of Care IM: Management of Information

MM: Medication Management LD: Leadership

NPSG: National Patient Safety Goals PI: Improving Organizational Performance

PC: Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services RI: Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities

Severity of risk may be designated as follows:

H: High risk M/H: Medium/high risk M: Medium risk L: Low risk

Compliance (in percent) may be entered on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, or annual schedule. The matrix here shows quarterly compliance schedule. Adjust it as necessary.


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Risk Management in Healthcare Settings: Design a Chart

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