Quality improvement programs are often the cornerstone to a successful health care organization. Today’s modern health care organization needs to have ongoing quality improvement and assurance programs. Today’s health care leader needs to be able to analyze and apply the appropriate tools such as statistical analytics, data analysis tools, and effective quality improvement approaches. Quality improvement must be a team approach as well. Leaders need to understand the current trends, leadership models, and best practices for team building around quality improvement initiatives. The team approach is essential to quality assurance.
