Unit 1 Discussion Question
Book: Healthcare Quality Management: A Case Study Approach by FACHE Pruitt, Zachary, PhD, MHA (Author), NEA-BC Smith, Candace S., PhD, RN (Author), Eddie Perez-Ruberte (Author)
Discussion Question 1
o Prompt: Drawing from your experience with a local healthcare facility, identify one quality management challenge it faces. What current processes address this issue, and what two specific changes would you implement to improve the delivery of evidence-based care? Support your response with examples.
Unit 2 Discussion Question
Discussion Question 1
o Prompt: How did the transition of quality management principles from manufacturing to healthcare demonstrate both successes and challenges? Consider specific examples like Lean methodology and discuss whether certain manufacturing principles needed to be adapted for the healthcare setting.
o Requirements: Type: Threaded format
Unit 3 Discussion Question
Discussion Question 1
o Prompt: Drawing from your healthcare experience, describe a quality problem you’ve encountered that could benefit from either Lean, Six Sigma, or evidencebased management. Explain why you chose that specific methodology and what steps you would take to address the problem. Reply to a peer’s post with constructive suggestions for their proposed solution.
o Requirements: Type: Threaded format
Unit 4 Discussion Question
Discussion Question 1
o Prompt: The concept of ‘just culture’ represents a significant shift from traditional approaches to error management in healthcare organizations. Drawing from the readings and your professional experience, analyze how implementing a just culture might impact both quality improvement efforts and staff psychological safety. In your response:
1. Evaluate the relationship between system-level problems and individual accountability in healthcare errors
2. Discuss specific strategies healthcare leaders can use to transition from a blame-based culture to a just culture
3. Consider potential challenges and resistance that might emerge during this cultural transformation
Support your response with relevant examples and scholarly sources. Respond thoughtfully to at least two of your peers’ posts, offering additional insights or constructive alternatives to their perspectives.
o Requirements: Type: Threaded format
Unit 5 Discussion Question
• Read Ch. 5 in Healthcare Quality Management
• Question #1
o Prompt: Why are competencies associated with interpersonal relations, such as collaboration and leadership, difficult to assess at the higher levels of cognitive complexity?
o Requirements: Responses should be thorough to reflect a deep understanding of the subject.
• Question #5
o Prompt: Identify a quality management competency that you want to develop and explain how attaining this knowledge, skills, abilities, or judgment will improve your professional performance.
o Requirements: Responses should be thorough to reflect a deep understanding of the subject.
Unit 6 Discussion Question
• Question #3:
o Prompt: Which is the most important element of the A3 template on which to gain consensus with your quality improvement team?
o Requirements: Responses should be thorough to reflect a deep understanding of the subject.
• Question #5
o Prompt: What approach does the Problem Analysis section of the A3 usually entail?
o Responses should be thorough to reflect a deep understanding of the subject.
• Discussion Question 1
o Prompt: Apply the A3 problem-solving method to a quality challenge from your healthcare setting. In your response:
1. Present your problem statement and current state analysis
2. Describe your root cause findings
3. Explain the gap between current and future states
What was your most valuable insight from using this systematic approach?
Respond to two peers with a comparative analysis of their situations.
o Requirements: Type: Threaded
