Read the following: Chapters 1, 2, and 12 from the course text, McLaughlin and

Read the following:
Chapters 1, 2, and 12 from the course text, McLaughlin and

Read the following:
Chapters 1, 2, and 12 from the course text, McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care
A Brief History of Quality Improvement in Health Care and Spinal Surgery
Review one of the following websites for Part 2 of this discussion. Your organization is assigned based on the first letter of your last name:
The Joint Commission Links to an external site.(TJC).
https://www.jointcommission.org
Watch the following video:

Part 1: Continued Quality Improvement
The United Stated has had the highest health care costs in the world, but the quality of care has been ranked at the bottom of the industrial countries. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has prompted high quality of care with lower costs. Over the past decade, health care organizations have striven to meet various quality measures. However, there is still a long way to go.
In your initial post,
Discuss the evolution of the quality improvement movement from the global perspective.
Describe the relationship between health care quality and continuous quality improvement.
Support your response with at least two scholarly sources published within the last 5 years.
Part 2: Accreditation
Accreditation is an external review process that allows health care organizations to demonstrate their ability to meet regulatory requirements and predetermined performance standards established by a recognized accreditation entity. Even though accreditation is voluntary and has fees associated with it, there are financial and legal incentives for health care organizations to seek accreditation. For this part of your discussion, you have been assigned an organization to research (see the list above).
Review the information on your assigned accrediting organization based on your last name, and address the following:
Describe the organization, including the mission, programs, and services.
Identify benefits to obtain accreditation from your assigned accrediting organization.
Select one accreditation program from your assigned accrediting organization, and explain why it is important.