The assignment is to read the attached article on Massachusetts General Hospital quality structure.  Then conduct additional research on effective healthcare quality structures to compare and contrast your research to the Mass General structure and commitment to Quality Improvement. 

To conduct your research identify three articles related to facility healthcare quality structure, no older than 2015. The end product will be a 3-5 page paper in APA format with minimum of the three articles referenced.   Your paper will address the following questions, identifying what you see as the best quality structure: 

1.      What is main role of the Hospital Quality Leader?

2.      What credentials and experience in healthcare quality should they possess?

3.      Who should they report to in the organization?

4.      Who should report to them and what are their jobs and responsibilities?

5.      What is the commitment most organizations have to quality & safety and how is that commitment demonstrated?

6.      What should the quality and reporting structure be in an organization?

7.      What federal, state or local policies affect an organizations quality structure?

8.      Do you believe that Mass General’s Quality commitment and structure is “best practice”? Why or why not?

Close with a concluding paragraph based on your research comparing those organizations with the Mass General commitment to Quality.