Quality issues, methods, and accreditation and rating systems used in hospitals or other healthcare entities.

(1) Differentiate quality issues, methods, and accreditation and rating systems used in hospitals or other healthcare entities. (2) What lean principles did Nebraska Medical Center use in its process transformation? How were those principles applied? (3) The United States Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010. What provision in the Act has become the most important in melding quality and cost?