GCU HQS610 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2021 December

HQS610 Foundations of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Week 6 Assignment  

Benchmark – Technology and Medical Errors

Assessment Description

The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the use of technology in the reduction of medical errors. 

Identify a specific medical error and one of the types of technology that has been developed to aid in ensuring patient safety by reducing such errors. Create a presentation of 12-14 slides (not including title slide and reference slides) on the benefits and challenges of the technology for the example you have identified.

Include the following in your presentation:

Describe your chosen medial error and the technology that has been used to address it.

Explain how the identified technology assists in improving quality and safety outcomes.

Discuss how you would monitor the success of the identified technology in improving quality and safety outcomes.

Identify three pros and cons (each) of the use of this technology in your example and in general (e.g., reliability, accessibility, training required, cost, clinician judgement, etc.).

Provide an example or develop a situation where the use of this technology still could lead to a medical error.

Include a title slide, references slide, and comprehensive speaker notes.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:

MSN Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

6.1: Identify, mitigate, and monitor quality and safety opportunities.