Which finding indicates the best quality improvement process?
a. Staff identifies the wait time in the emergency department is too long.
b. Administration identifies the design of the facility's lobby increases patient stress.
c. Director of the hospital identifies the payment schedule does not pay enough for overtime.
d. Health care providers identify the inconsistencies of some of the facility's policy and procedures.
ANS: A
The quality improvement process begins at the staff level, where problems are defined by the staff. It is not identified by administration, the hospital director, or health care providers.
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