In this compare-contrast assignment you and your team will decide which plan of action approach to will be used to implement your development of a new plan for the hospital that will improve patient outcomes for the facility. The team has narrowed the approach down to a total quality management strategic approach or management by objectives operations strategy or other proactive continuous quality improvement measures. Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of at least two approaches and decide on the approach the facility will use moving forward with the plan. Explain some of the elements involved in successful healthcare quality improvements efforts. Examine the strategic and tactical planning issues relevant to marketing, opportunity assessment, and external environment analysis in the two approaches. Provide a recommendation for the best quality improvement approach for the facility.

Your paper should be at least 4 pages (not including the title or reference pages) long following APA 6th edition formatting, with a word count of at least 1000. You should have at least four scholarly or peer-reviewed sources other than the book for the course.