1. Why is statistical process control so important in the management of healthcare services? Provide a specific example of using statistical process control to improve the quality of a medical process related to your own work or professional interests.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
2. Discuss brainstorming and consensus building as important aspects of total quality management in healthcare. Provide at least one specific example of how these tools could be utilized in the management of medical services.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
3. You are the newly appointed radiology director of a 300-bed community hospital. On your first day of duty, your chief radiologist approaches you about the idea of obtaining a new state-of-the-art mammography system costing $300,000.00. The current mammography system is five years old and truly is outmoded. How will you analyze the financial prospects for proceeding with this capital purchase? Be sure to consider payback and net present value in your answer.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
4. Find Exercise 14-1 in your textbook, page 296, on force field analysis (FFA). Perform an FFA on the driving and restraining forces that influence your ability to do well in this quantitative analysis course.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.