Quality Healthcare: Measuring NP Performance

The purpose of this assignment is to have students research the measurement tools of NP performance. Through the use of quality patient outcomes, student will l ist and discuss three different patient interventions and how they would specifically measure the outcomes and h o w these primary care interventions result in improved patient outcomes and cost savings for the practice . In addition, students will discuss how these interventions result in improved patient ratings .
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Employ strategies to impact the development, implementation, and consequences of holistic healthcare policies using evidence-based practice principles (CO1)
2. Critically analyze how healthcare systems and APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic and political factors (CO2)
3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth concerning the advocacy role of the advanced practice nursing in fostering policy within diverse healthcare settings (CO3)
4. Analyze social, historical, ethical and political contexts of healthcare policies and advanced practice leadership (CO4)
5. Advocate for institutional, local, national and international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice (CO5)
   Due Date: Sunday of week 3 by 11:59 PM MST.
   Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment. Quizzes and discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy.
   Total Points Possible: 200
   Requirements:
   The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was formed to ensure quality of patient care and measurement of patient outcomes with set standards.
   Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a performance measurement tool used by millions of health insurance plans. There are 6 domains of care:
   • Effectiveness of Care.
   • Access/Availability of Care.
   • Experience of Care.
   • Utilization and Risk Adjusted Utilization.
   • Health Plan Descriptive Information.
   • Measures Collected Using Electronic Clinical Data Systems