Discuss the ethical aspects of implementing the quality improvement and how they would be measuring the success.
Discuss the ethical aspects of how the need for the improvement might be perceived. Would there be potential harms associated with the efforts to improve the quality or safety and value of the improvement? Who learned and potentially would gain from the quality or safety and value of the improvement? Would staff be distressed resulting from disclosure of poor performance?
What are the potential conflicts of interest and how should they be addressed?
Discuss any potential unexpected benefits of this type of quality improvement project. Does it provide an opportunity for further improvement in another area, does it provide unexpected benefits or problems? Are there ethical concerns to be considered there?
