NUR 630 Wk 7 Benchmark – Hospital-Associated Infections Data
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to examine health care data on hospital-associated infections and determine the best methods for presenting the data to stakeholders. Use the scenario below and the “Hospital Associated Infections Data” Excel spreadsheet to complete the assignment.
Scenario
You have been tasked with displaying Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital quality measures data for a 5-year period on four quality measures at your site. After examining the data, identify trends and determine the best way to present the actionable information to stakeholders.
Assignment
Create a 12-15-slide PowerPoint (not including title and reference slides) presenting the data to the stakeholders. Address the following in your PowerPoint:
- What conclusions can be drawn for each quality measure over the 5-year period?
- What trends do you see for each quality measure over the 5-year period?
- When comparing each quality measure, is the quality measure better than, worse than, or no different from the national benchmark over time?
- Based on your examination of the data, which of the quality measures should you prioritize and why?
- Develop a quality improvement metric and related measures to improve care processes, outcomes, and the patient experience relating to the identified area of opportunity.
- Explain how you would monitor the metric and use collected data for improvement.
Include a title slide, references slide, and comprehensive speaker notes.
Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
Use a minimum of two peer-reviewed, scholarly sources as evidence.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
MSN Leadership in Health Care Systems
6.6: Develop and monitor continuous quality improvement metrics and measures to improve care processes, outcomes, and the patient experience.
Attachments
Resources
Performance Improvement: Stages, Steps and Tools
Explore the Performance Improvement: Stages, Steps and Tools page of the IntraHealth International website.
Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Read Chapter 6 in Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.
Measuring Patient Safety: The Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (Past, Present, and Future)
Read “Measuring Patient Safety: The Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (Past, Present, and Future)” by Classen, Munie
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Serious Reportable Events
Explore the Serious Reportable Events page located on the National Quality Forum website.
Medicare Initiatives Improve Hospital Care, Patient Safety
Read “Medicare Initiatives Improve Hospital Care, Patient Safety,” by Conway, from The Hospitalist (2015).
Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality
Explore the Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality page of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care
Review Chapter 4 in Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care.
Optimize Data Visualization to Improve Communication About Quality Improvement
Read “Optimize Data Visualization to Improve Communication About Quality Improvement,” by AHC Media, from Case Managemen
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The Effectiveness of Continuous Quality Improvement for Developing Professional Practice and Improving Health Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Read “The Effectiveness of Continuous Quality Improvement for Developing Professional Practice and Improving Health Care Outcomes: A
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A Primer on Data Visualization in Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Read “A Primer on Data Visualization in Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship,” by Salinas, Kritzman, Kobayashi, Edm
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Benchmark – Hospital-Associated Infections Data – Rubric
Conclusions
Criteria Description
Conclusions
Trends
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Trends
Quality Measure and National Benchmarks
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Quality Measure and National Benchmarks
Prioritization of Quality Measures
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Prioritization of Quality Measures
Quality Improvement Metric
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Quality Improvement Metric
Monitoring the Quality Improvement Metric (B)
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Monitoring the Quality Improvement Metric (C6.6)
Presentation of Content
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Presentation of Content
Layout
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Layout
Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)
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Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)
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Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)
Documentation of Sources
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Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)