Utilizing Quantitative Statistics in Health Care

3 to 4 pages

You are the manager in charge of leading the new data-driven quality
improvement initiative in preparation for a Joint Commission (TJC)
accreditation visit for AKT Hospital. In preparation for this visit, you
will create a newsletter for your staff discussing the purpose of
health care statistics. The newsletter will be a creative approach to
presenting staff with the new data-driven quality improvement initiative
in preparation for the TJC accreditation visit.

The newsletter should include the following:

• A summary of at least 2 real-world articles related to quality improvement initiatives in health care in the United States.
• A discussion on TJC and why organizations seek accreditation in general.
• An example of the types of data that will be considered as part
  of a data-driven quality improvement initiative for health care
  entities (specifically hospitals).
• The role that descriptive and inferential statistics play in
  the data analysis process for improving quality of care. Use real-world
  examples.

Set-Up

• Use a newsletter template to complete this assignment.
• Ensure that article summaries and discussions for each section are a minimum of 250 words.
• Use proper APA citations and reference guidelines.
• Include any references for each news article at the end of the article.
• The newsletter should be creative, colorful, and include pictures.