Question

Some healthcare organizations post their quality plan on the web. Search the Internet for quality plans from two different types of healthcare organizations (e.g. hospital, long-term care facility, ambulatory clinic, health plan). You may need to use search terms other than quality management plan, such as performance improvement plan, patient safety plan, or quality plan. Summarize the similarities and differences between the two plans.

Answer 1

PATIENT SAFETY PLAN IN HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE CLINIC

SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCE
*Patient identification	*Hospital visitors control
*Medication safety	*Safety and security in hospital like electronic Access system, CCTV etc
*Personal valuable safety	*Care transitions and hand-off in ambulance
*Diagnostic errors should avoid	*control of adverse complications in ambulance

*Health care associated Infection control	*Control of pressure sore injuries in hospital
*Avoid risk of fall	*Food safety in hospital
*Communication	*Lack of resources in ambulance clinic
*Electronic appliances safety	*Inadequate time