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Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is the responsibility of all nurses and is vital when addressing the challenges of the health care industry. Provide an example of how you would apply CQI in your current or past position. Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S. (Example: United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Healthcare, etc.). Harvard Business Review Online and Hoover’s Company Records, found in the GCU Library, are useful sources. You may also find pertinent information on your organization’s webpage. Review “Singapore Airlines Case Study.” Prepare a 1,000-1,250-word paper that focuses on the organization or network you have selected. Your essay should assess the readiness of the health care organization or network in addressing the health care needs of citizens in the next decade, and include a strategic plan that addresses issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction.
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Medical practitioners use continuous quality improvement (CQI) to improve clinical practices (Helbig 2018). As a result, the goal of CQI is to plan and carry out ongoing, proactive improvement in patient care to deliver high-quality healthcare results. Similarly, CQI is important in healthcare for meeting regulatory requirements and improving quality care while optimizing clinical care and lowering costs and variability (Bailie et al., 2017).In addition, CQI is used to bridge the gap between actual practice activities, improved population health, and evidence-based practice (EBP). The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles, root cause analysis, Six sigma, and total quality management (TQM) cycles (Hill et al., 2020) demonstrate an increase in the use of CQI in practice and the emergence of new quality improvement methods.
