Discussion 1 asks students to locate a quality improvement & cost saving project implemented in a healthcare setting such as hospital, clinic, nursing home, assisting living, and homecare in the United States. Take a moment to read Section 4.4 Stakeholder Dynamics in the required textbook. You may not be able to find all needed information, which is fine as long as you indicate "no available information found in the article" in your response. Please reach out to your instructor if you have difficulty finding a project t hat was carried out in the United States. The U.S. healthcare system has been recognized as a high -cost delivery system with relatively poor quality outcomes, and this situation has not been improved to some extents (Ewing, 2013). Royer asserted that: Public and private payers have responded to these issues with: 1) financial incentives to improve care outcomes; and 2) more stringent regulations for collecting data on and reporting medical errors and indicators of poor care. Executives and managers in lea ding health care organizations have recognized poor care coordination as an underlying cause of poor care outcomes, and undertaken large scale organizational process change initiatives to improve quality as well as to reduce costs. (as cited in Frates, 201 4, Section 3.2, para. 4) In the required textbook, Table 3.1: Differentiating Factors for Organization Cost Reduction Efforts lists four differentiators, speed, accountability, scope of change, and LEAN perspective (Frates, 2014). Successful efforts lead to measurable improvements such as less harm due to preventable errors, better patient health outcome and satisfaction, shorter waiting times, etc. The healthcare organizations benefit in a long -run because of reduced capital investments and ongoing expenditures, and an improved reputation that results from better quality care and service. Discussion 2 covers teamsDelivery healthcare heavily relies on teamwork. Effective teamwork can enhance patient safety, improve quality of patient care, and reduce workload and burnout issues among healthcare professionals. But simply installing a team structure does not guarantee the team will operative effectively (Ezziane et al., 2012). Frates (2014) highlighted four attributes for both functional and dysfunctional te ams in Table 4.2. Working effectively in and as a team is an important skill that can be taught and bred. The best quality and cost-effective care and outcomes are attained only if diverse healthcare professionals work together, learn together, and engage in clinical audits of outcomes and innovations to ensure progress in practice and service (Reiss -Brennan, Briot, Savitz, Cannon, & Staheli, 2010). Ezziane and colleagues (2012) argued that effective communication, comprehensive decision making, safety awar eness, the ability to resolve conflict, and strong leadership are key contributors to the development o.

1. Discussion 1 asks students to locate a quality improvement &
cost saving project
implemented in a healthcare setting such as hospital, clinic,
nursing home, assisting living,
and homecare in the United States. Take a moment to read
Section 4.4 Stakeholder
Dynamics in the required textbook. You may not be able to find
all needed information,
which is fine as long as you indicate "no available information
found in the article" in your
response. Please reach out to your instructor if you have
difficulty finding a project t hat
was carried out in the United States.
The U.S. healthcare system has been recognized as a high -cost
delivery system with
relatively poor quality outcomes, and this situation has not been
improved to some extents
(Ewing, 2013). Royer asserted that:
Public and private payers have responded to these issues with:
1) financial incentives to
improve care outcomes; and 2) more stringent regulations for
collecting data on and
reporting medical errors and indicators of poor care. Executives
and managers in lea ding

2. health care organizations have recognized poor care
coordination as an underlying cause of
poor care outcomes, and undertaken large scale organizational
process change initiatives
to improve quality as well as to reduce costs. (as cited in Frates,
201 4, Section 3.2, para. 4)
In the required textbook, Table 3.1: Differentiating Factors for
Organization Cost Reduction
Efforts lists four differentiators, speed, accountability, scope of
change, and LEAN
perspective (Frates, 2014). Successful efforts lead to
measurable improvements such as
less harm due to preventable errors, better patient health
outcome and satisfaction, shorter
waiting times, etc. The healthcare organizations benefit in a
long -run because of reduced
capital investments and ongoing expenditures, and an improved
reputation that results
from better quality care and service.
Discussion 2 covers teamsDelivery healthcare heavily relies on
teamwork. Effective
teamwork can enhance patient safety, improve quality of patient
care, and reduce
workload and burnout issues among healthcare professionals.
But simply installing a team
structure does not guarantee the team will operative effectively

3. (Ezziane et al., 2012).
Frates (2014) highlighted four attributes for both functional and
dysfunctional te ams in
Table 4.2. Working effectively in and as a team is an important
skill that can be taught and
bred. The best quality and cost-effective care and outcomes are
attained only if diverse
healthcare professionals work together, learn together, and
engage in clinical audits of
outcomes and innovations to ensure progress in practice and
service (Reiss -Brennan, Briot,
Savitz, Cannon, & Staheli, 2010). Ezziane and colleagues
(2012) argued that effective
communication, comprehensive decision making, safety awar
eness, the ability to resolve
conflict, and strong leadership are key contributors to the
development of successful
healthcare teams.
Class text:
Frates, J. (2014). Health care management: Theory in action .
San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint
Education, Inc.