Select ONE organization from each of the TWO groups listed:

Group I:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

Group II:

• ANCC Magnet Recognition Program
• Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
• The Leapfrog Group

The Assignment:

In a 3- to 4-page paper (excluding title page and references):

• Describe strategic health care quality initiatives in two of the organizations. Compareand contrast the purposes of the initiatives.

• Analyze strategic quality issues and opportunities for improvement within the two organizations.
• Evaluatewhich elements of the initiatives are crucial to the quality-improvement opportunities of your health care organization or an organization with which you are familiar.