Explain the relationship between quality of care and Medicare reimbursement.
Case Discussion: Quality of Care

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DQ2 Discussion Question 2: Quality of Care There are many variables influencing the definition of quality of care. For example, patients and their families may perceive quality in one way and the healthcare provider may perceive quality of care in a much different manner. In assessing quality of care, the nurse leader must create a culture of quality through the structures, processes, and outcomes in the healthcare organization. It is only through commitment and the creation of a culture of quality and safety that healthcare organizations in the twenty-first century can succeed and excel. Using the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet, respond to the following: Explain the relationship between quality of care and Medicare reimbursement. Summarize two contemporary external influences to the healthcare organization that are impacting reimbursement to healthcare organizations based on quality of care. Describe one strategy your current or former healthcare organization uses to assess and measure quality of care. Comment on the postings of at least two peers. Evaluation Criteria: Explained the relationship between quality of care and Medicare reimbursement. Summarized two contemporary external influences to the healthcare organization that are impacting reimbursement to healthcare organizations based on quality of care. Described one strategy your current or former healthcare organization uses to assess and measure quality of care. Justified your answers with appropriate research and reasoning. Commented on the postings of at least two peers.Health care quality is a level of value provided by any health care resource, as determined by some measurement. As with quality in other fields, it is an assessment of whether something is good enough and whether it is suitable for its purpose. The goal of health care is to provide medical resources of high quality to all who need them; that is, to ensure good quality of life, cure illnesses when possible, to extend life expectancy, and so on. Researchers use a variety of quality measures to attempt to determine health care quality, including counts of a therapy’s reduction or lessening of diseases identified by medical diagnosis, a decrease in the number of risk factors which people have following preventive care, or a survey of health indicators in a population who are accessing certain kinds of care