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HCS 588 Week 6 Assignment Quality Measure Affecting Stakeholders

Write a 525- to 700-word paper that addresses the following:
•	Analyze publically available quality measures affecting health care organizations.
o	Analyze the types of care or service your chosen organization focus on.
o	Analyze the mission.
o	Analyze the QI goals the organization has in place.
•	Analyze the use of consumer utilization of external quality indicators on health care organizations.
o	Analyze the role of consumers, such as patients, family, and friends in your organization's QI process.
o	Analyze the external quality indicators available to consumers regarding the organization.
o	Analyze at least three indicators in detail and how consumers use these indicators as part of the QI process.
•	Analyze feedback from consumers on the quality improvement process.
o	For your organization, evaluate how stakeholders, such as patients, managers, administrators, clinicians, health insurers, regulatory agencies, and so forth, use feedback in the QI process. If you do not know how it is used, indicate how it can be used. 
Cite at least 3 sources according to APA guidelines to support your information.
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Week 6 Team Paper Grading Criteria
 
Quality Measure Affecting Stakeholders
This assignment is due in Week Six.
Content
60 Percent	Points Available
6	Points Earned
 	Additional Comments:
•	Analyze publically available quality measures affecting health care organizations.
•	Analyze the types of care or service your chosen organization focus on.
•	Analyze the mission.
•	Analyze the QI goals the organization has in place.
•	Analyze the use of consumer utilization of external quality indicators on health care organizations.
•	Analyze the role of consumers, such as patients, family, and friends, in your organization's QI process.
•	Analyze the external quality indicators available to consumers regarding the organization.
•	Analyze at least three indicators in detail and how consumers use these indicators as part of the QI process.
•	Analyze feedback from consumers on the quality improvement process.
•	For your organization, evaluate how stakeholders, such as patients, managers, administrators, clinicians, health insurers, regulatory agencies, and so forth, use feedback in the QI process. If you do not know how it is used, indicate how it can be used.	 	 	 
Organization/Development
20 Percent	Points Available
2	Points Earned
 	Additional Comments:
•	The paper is 525- to 700-words.
•	The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.
•	The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.
•	A minimum of three references are included.	 	 	 
Mechanics
20 Percent	Points Available
2	Points Earned
 	Additional Comments:
•	The paper--including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page-- is formatted according to APA guidelines and meets requirements.
•	Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
•	The paper effectively uses headings, font styles, and white space.
•	Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.	 	 	 
 	Total Available	Total Earned	 
 	10