A 200 bed acute care facility has taken the first steps in applying for the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award , The hospital is the sole provider for the community; reports quality measures to CMS; and has been slow to adopt any sophisticated health information technology. What are the advantages and disadvantages of pursing the reward.

what is Baldrige related information related to the hospital not pursue the Baldrige Award and commit its resources elsewhere? Would self-assessment being completed determine if the hospital reaps any short run benefits from the process.

What kind of support is needed to pursue the Baldrige award

What is recommendation for withdrawing from Baldrige, pursuing a self-assessment, pursuing an examiner's visit? identify two positive features and two negative features of the option in terms of its potential impact on the organization (i.e., what is potentially good about the option and what is potentially bad about the option).

What would be the best steps moving foward based on the recommendations