High-quality care and culture safety

6-1 Short Paper: Benchmarking, Performance Improvement, and Teamwork Previous Next Instructions

This paper gives you an opportunity to solidify your understanding of benchmarking tools, other approaches commonly used to address performance improvement, and teamwork in promoting quality care and safety.

Compare and contrast various benchmarking tools and how they promote quality in healthcare organizations.
Select two of the following and assess how they address performance improvement.

• Learn
• Six Sigma
• Baldrige Quality Award
• Outcomes measurement

Examine the importance of effective teams and how they contribute to high-quality care and culture safety in the organization.