_______________________ has become widespread throughout the health care industry as a method of continual process of measuring services and practices against the toughest competitors in the health care industry
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Benchmarking
Rationale : Benchmarking is the continual process of measuring services and practices against the toughest competitors in the health care industry. An example of benchmarking is to compare the number of IS staff required to support the clinical applications for the enterprise to that of other health care providers with similar demographic and volume statistics. When needs are no longer met, or the organization falls far below the benchmark, the process of identifying potential solutions and selecting the best option is begun again.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning
Learning Outcome:
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