Cost and Quality Analysis
Describe the relationship between health care cost and quality. Address the following:
1. Select one public agency and one private agency and differentiate their roles and major activities in addressing cost and quality in health care.
2. Analyze current and projected initiatives to improve quality while simultaneously controlling costs. Describe any unintended consequences.
3. Synthesize implications for staff nurses and advanced practice nurses, including evidence-based practice, relative to cost and quality.
