Paper on Process Improvement in Healthcare

Discuss the main developments in process improvement that have occurred in recent years are clinical practice guidelines, cost efficiency, critical pathways, and risk management. (SEE ATTACHMENT)

1) Analyze their:

a) purposes;

b) benefits; and

c) future trends

2) Discuss how they can affect:

a) the quality of care;

b) costs;

c) clinical processes; and

d) patient outcomes

3) Requirements of the final paper: 

a) APA format

b) Cover sheet

c) 10 typed pages (excluding the cover sheet and reference pages)

d) Discuss at least three main developments

e) Include a minimum of seven peer-reviewed references less than five years old