Quality Assurance (QA) in Health Care

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This paper discusses how QA in health care is an ever-growing topic as the nation continues to examine the health care industry and the standard of care that is being provided. The writer uses three sources to explain the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) method of quality control and assurance and explains why this method is one of the most reliable methods to ensure top-level success in the field of health care.

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"In recent years the health care industry has come under fire. Rising medical costs, grater expectations and consumer demand have all played a part in the current need to re-evaluate the field and be sure it is running at optimum capacity both in volume and delivery. Consumers who used to go with the flow will no longer allow hap hazard attempts at quality assurance and this growing demand has placed pressure on management professionals to provide quality assurance in the field. One management tool that is being utilized in this and other fields is the PDCA method. PDCA stands for Plan-Do-Check-Act theory."

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