Policies and procedures are updated after incidents to meet state requirements, but are sometimes changed hastily before audits and lack important information, risking funding cuts or program closures if violations are found. The document outlines concerns about policy and procedure development and compliance for a quality improvement team and their stakeholders including auditors and funders.

1. POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Submitted By:
Daphney Ivory
June 13, 2014

2. OVERVIEW:
• Policies and Procedures are updated after an
incident has happened
• Warnings are given for Policies and
Procedures not meeting state legislative
contracts
• Funding is pulled if violations continue
• Lack of funding means programs being
closed

3. • Policies and Procedures being updated
the day before an audit
• Policies and Procedures not including
valid information
• Failing an audit because of incorrectly
written Policies
Opportunity

4. Audience Analysis
• Quality Improvement Team
• Quality Improvement Manager

5. Key Stakeholders
• Quality Improvement Team
• Human Resource Department
• Directors of Programs
• Auditors
• Funders

6. REFERENCES
(Shwom, Snyder 2014, Chapter 3)