Creative Writing Paper Assignment: Critical thinking- Health Care and Life Sciences: Health Care
I. Potential sources of unwarranted variation include:
i. Inadequate patient involvement in decision making
ii. Inequitable access to resources
iii. Poor communication
iv. Role confusion
v. Misunderstanding and misapplication of clinical evidence
vi. Clinician uncertainty
vii. Economic incentives ("supply" hypothesis).
II. Given these potential sources of unwarranted variation, how would you as a healthcare administrator tackle resolving them? Give an example of your approach to resolve at least four of the seven potential sources
III. While exploring opportunities to improve processes of care for a group practice, you find no variability in compliance with the US Preventive Services Task Force's recommendations for colorectal cancer screening across the practice's physician over time. Is this absence of variation optimal? Why or why not?
IV. There are often many challenges to spreading change. Identify two key questions/issues studied in the PAACE Journal article that need to be considered when applying change concepts in an organization or system. (attached pdf)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.