Executive Summary- Assessment 2.1
Requirements:
Write an executive summary, 4 pages in length, of existing outcome measures related to a performance issue uncovered in your gap analysis that you intend to address. (This topic was medication reconciliation.)
A running head on all pages.
Appropriate section headings.
Properly formatted citations and references. References should be scholarly references no more than 5 years old.
Composing the Executive Summary
Explain key quality and safety outcomes.
Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in your organization or practice setting and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Determine how the leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Writing and Supporting Evidence
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Context:
It has been said that time is money. In planning change to positively influence outcomes, it is important that you be able to quickly and concisely articulate your ideas. An executive summary is a short document that summarizes a more in-depth report. Think of it in terms of a public service announcement or commercial in which you must grab the attention of the stakeholders in order for your project to become a priority.
An executive summary enables you to provide the executive-level leaders with a brief but effective overview of what you have determined is a need, a change, or an enhancement for the organization. A succinct, informative summary linked to the organization’s strategic plan will improve your chances of obtaining stakeholder support.
Questions to consider:
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
Building stakeholder support is crucial to fostering and sustaining change. Therefore, as you approach this assessment, think about the stakeholders whose support you will need for the change you want to bring about.
What information is most essential for both the formal and informal stakeholders to understand about the proposed change?
How might you communicate the need for change using just a few sentences (this is often referred to as an “elevator speech”).
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Executive Summary Scoring Guide. Be sure that your written analysis addresses each point, at a minimum.
Competency 1: Analyze quality and safety outcomes from an administrative and systems perspective.
Explain key quality and safety outcomes.
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Competency 2: Determine how outcome measures promote quality and safety processes within an organization.
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Competency 3: Determine how specific organizational functions, policies, processes, procedures, norms, and behaviors can be used to build reliability and high-performing organizations.
Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Competency 4: Synthesize the various aspects of the nurse leader’s role in developing, promoting, and sustaining a culture of quality and safety.
Determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
Suggested Resources:
Writing Executive Summaries
The following resources will help you in writing your executive summary.
Carroll, S. V. (2013). The executive summary: An advance organizer for the reader. The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 45(1), 1. doi:10.1097/JNN.0b013e31827de8c1
This article will help you organize your executive summary.
Markowitz, E. (n.d.). How to write an executive summary. Inc. Retrieved from https://www.inc.com/guides/2010/09/how-to-write-an-executive-summary.html
This article provides tips on writing executive summaries and offers links to additional resources that show you examples of using executive summaries for benchmarks and branding.
Vila Health: Quality and Safety Gap Analysis | Transcript.
This interactive exercise introduces best practices for writing an executive summary, which may help you with the assessment.
Executive Summary Examples
The following documents provide examples of how various executive summaries are written.
Beal, B. (2014). “Executive summary of “Healthcare branding: developing emotionally based consumer brand relationships.” The Journal of Services Marketing, 28(2). Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JSM-02-2014-0073
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2015). CMS quality measure development plan: Supporting the transition to the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and alternative payment models (APMs) [draft]. Retrieved from https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/Draft-CMS-Quality-Measure-Development-Plan-MDP.pdf
Miller, D., Pearsall, E., Johnston, D., Frecea, M., & McKenzie, M. (2017). Executive summary: Enhanced recovery after surgery: best practice guideline for care of patients with a fecal diversion. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 44(1), 74–77.
This example shows guidelines for best practice.
Strategic Planning
The following resources will help you in addressing the strategic value of existing outcome measures.
Health Research & Educational Trust. (2014). Hospital-based strategies for creating a culture of health. Retrieved from http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/hospital_based_strategies_creating_culture_health_RWJF.pdf
Ishfaq, R., & Raja, U. (2015). Bridging the healthcare access divide: A strategic planning model for rural telemedicine network. Decision Sciences, 46(4), 755–790. doi
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