Write an essay based on your work experience and research related to the chosen topic in which you do the following: A. Discuss how a topic of your choosing is related to your current workplace and health informatics and information management. Topic: Documentation Quality Improvement 1. Analyze how the selected topics operational components are linked to regulatory agency requirements or quality improvement initiatives. a. Discuss how the manager or supervisor verifies adherence to regulatory requirements or quality improvement initiatives. Discuss documentation audit to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission guidelines and other departmental policies and procedures. My supervisor oversees the documentation tracer audits and chart audits that I do. Discuss the tracer audits and chart audits I completed for various departments in the hospital to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission guidelines. Also, I provided the results of these audits to my supervisor and our organizational leaders to help them make necessary decisions for documentation improvements. Use any source you may have or find to elaborate on these key points. 2. Discuss at least two metrics the manager or supervisor has created to determine that the selected topic is improving quality within the organization. My supervisor uses hospital incidents metric – the goals are to track incidents and prevent incidents from happening in our facility (documentation audits help accomplish these goals by tracking these incidents and providing leaders the areas that need improvement). The other metric consists of TJC and CMS Core Measures. TJC and CMS Core Measures help to identify areas for documentation improvement. Add another healthcare metric that is commonly used by managers and supervisors in a healthcare facility to help improve the quality of documentation, and mention that my supervisor also uses this metric. Use any source to support and elaborate on these key points. Purpose of TJC and CMS Core Measures: Our healthcare facility is required to report compliance for designated measures for both The Joint Commission (National Quality Measures) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program “IQR”, Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program “IPFQR” and Outpatient Quality Reporting Program “OQR”. 3. Discuss how a specific group or population (., patients, staff, or community) is affected by the quality improvement. Ultimately, patients are the affected ones for this documentation quality improvement. When clinicians document in accordance with the Joint Commission guidelines and other departmental policies and procedures, patients will be safe and receive great quality care. Add another group or population that you think is affected by improving the quality of documentation. Use any source to support and elaborate on these key points. B. Analyze how the selected topic is managed and coordinated to support current organizational needs or goals by doing the following: 1. Discuss the function or functional area of the selected topic as it relates to the larger organization. Use any source to support and elaborate. The topic is Documentation Quality Improvement. 2. Discuss the responsibilities of the managers or supervisors who oversee the application of the selected topic. Discuss the responsibilities of supervisors or managers regarding Documentation Quality Improvement. Use any source to support and elaborate. 3. Discuss how the selected topic supports the management of health data or information in either paper or electronic form. Discuss how Documentation Quality Improvement supports the management of health data or information in either paper or electronic form. Use any source that can support and elaborate on these key points. 4. Discuss how the selected topic supports the organizations strategic plans (., strategic plan document, balanced scorecard, other longitudinal planning document) or future initiatives. Discuss how Documentation Quality Improvement supports the organizations strategic plans or future initiatives. Use any source that can support and elaborate on these key points. C. Discuss the leadership skills needed to support management and coordination of the selected topic. 1. Describe the specific credentials and skill sets needed by managers or supervisors of the selected topic. The credentials are Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Nurse (RN), and Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). Use any source that can support the skills needed as a supervisor or manager of Documentation Quality Improvement. Use any source to elaborate on the credentials mentioned and leadership skills needed. 2. Discuss at least one ethical issue that may arise when managing or supervising the selected topic. Discuss at least one ethical issue that may arise when managing or supervising the Documentation Quality Improvement audits or functions. Use any source that can support and elaborate on these key points. 3. Discuss how an effective leader works with at least one other organizational leader to advance the organizations strategic plans as related to the selected topic. Discuss how an effective leader works with at least one other organizational leader to advance the organizations strategic plans as related to the Documentation Quality Improvement. Use any source to support and elaborate on these key points. D. For sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.Show more
