A diagnostic or procedural topic relevant to patient care

Select a diagnostic or procedural topic relevant to patient care that would be suitable for a quality assessment and improvement project. Prepare a two- to three-page paper in which you · Define the purpose or focus of the assessment process. (Ask: What are we trying to accomplish?) · Develop at least four key indicators or parameters (performance measures) for the selected topic that provide data to support the purpose or focus of the assessment process. (Ask: What will tell us that a change is an improvement?) Use resources on this topic to help decide which indicators to use. Indicators may include, but are not limited to, · Admission criteria or suggested population · Continued-stay review criteria · History of illness · Lab values · Symptomatology or indications for the disease or procedure · Vital signs · Medications · Ongoing monitoring · Length of stay · Type of treatment · Complications or management of care · Comorbidities · Management (for example, of therapy or education) · Discharge planning Your Clinical Quality Assessment and Improvement paper