Quality improvement methodologies like Six Sigma emphasizeprocess-driven change and the careful use of measurements toaccurately capture progress made. This shift to measuring processindicators of quality defect rates and outcomes is linked to theunderlying assumptions in evidence-based practices. You have beenhired as the Quality Excellence Manager for a small rural hospitalin Idaho primarily as a result of your Six Sigma background.Assess the steps you would take to implement a Six Sigma qualityproject for a given area such as ambulatory care based upon thestandards for quality of hospital care reported by the NationalQuality Forum.