An experience where you received or observed excellent quality

Think of an experience where you received or observed excellent quality. You may have had the experience as a customer, as a patient, as a provider, or as an employee. Describe the factors that made this an excellent experience and how you felt as a result of this experience. Following the principles of management, include a description of management’s influence on your experience. Do the same for a situation in which you experienced poor quality. Record you response in the table below.

Complete for both Excellent and Poor Quality Experiences:

Briefly describe the experience.

Describe what made this an excellent or poor-quality experience.

How did you feel as a result?

What was management’s role or influence?

On the basis of the observations you recorded, describe why it is important for healthcare managers to understand quality.