Health Grades
Assignment 1: Discussion Questions
Complete as directed by the facilitator.
By Saturday, September 17, 2016, go to the Discussion Area and post responses to one discussion question as assigned by the facilitator. All responses should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. It is important to support what you say with relevant citations from both the course materials and outside resources. Include the South University Online Library in your research activities utilizing not only the nursing resource database, but also those pertaining to education, business, and human resources.
By Wednesday, September 21, 2016, comment on at least two of your peers’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience of attempting the question. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language. All comments should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area.
Arrow Select a discussion question from the topics menu below and click the question to begin. Use the Respondlink to post responses and materials that pertain to that question. Use the Respond link beneath any existing postings to respond to it.
Discussion Question 1
Since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, there have been many opportunities to look at quality and errors within health care. Health Grades is an organized system devoted to looking at some of this data.
Look at their most current report and review the content. Identify at least two major issues described in the report and discuss the implications to the APN.
https://d2dcgio3q2u5fb.cloudfront.net/56/90/e07df9f64a5fb741ab59924a9e0d/2013-american-hospital-quality-outcomes-2014-healthgrades-report-to-the-nation.pdf