The need for creating a policy and practice guidelines

    Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws. What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for the underperformance? How is the benchmark underperformance potentially affecting the provision of quality care or the operations of the organization? What are the potential repercussions of not making any changes? What evidence supports your conclusions? Recommend ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance prescribed by applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law. What does the evidence-based literature suggest are potential strategies to improve performance for your targeted benchmark? How would these strategies ensure performance improvement or compliance with applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law? How would you propose to apply these strategies in the context of Eagle Creek Hospital or your own practice setting? How can you ensure these strategies are ethical and culturally inclusive in their application?