Assignment Description:
Purpose of the paper: To help you familiarize yourself, in some depth, with the role, qualifications, and responsibilities of different QI, Safety, Regulatory Compliance, or information officers in healthcare.
Your job is to do your independent search or phone interview with one of the following: QI, Safety, Compliance, or information technology professional. Interviewing a professional is optional. You can do a lot of the research online. Please use relevant sources in your search. Follow these guidelines:
Define/explain one of the following professional roles: QI, Safety, Regulatory compliance officer, informatician.
Discuss the following:
Evolution of the role: description, history, guidelines, regulatory compliance needs etc.
Academic and/or clinical requirements for this role
Professional certifications such as 6-sigma, LEAN etc
Typical responsibilities and duties in a clinical area
Potential impact of this professional on the quality of care
Recommendation for future healthcare
Conclusions
Use APA format. Use proper grammar and formatting. Use headings for different sections.
Use at least 3 recent references. The textbook can be one of them.
3-4 pages plus title and references
Written Assignment Rubric
Component
Points Possible
Points Earned
Introduction: purpose of your paper, professional role to research, why selected, etc.
3
Describe the educational background or requirements for this role
Academic Qualification, degree, certification
Does the role require CPHQ certification?
If not, how can someone obtain his/her expertise in quality assessment and quality improvement?
6
Describe the typical work done by the professional:
What activities are expected in this role
What impact do you think this role has on the healthcare system and patient wellbeing
6
Discuss THREE different things that you learned while researching this professional role.
What Aha moment did you face?
Include how you would adapt what you learned to your clinical practice.