Discussion: Quality and Cost Measurements. Health, Medicine Essay
Read the article, "An Incentive Plan for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Impact on Provider and Organizational Outcomes", by Catherine A. Rhodes, Mavis Bechtle, and Molly McNett (2015)
Explore quality measures and identify at least one clinical performance measure, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
https://www(dot)nursingeconomics(dot)net/ce/2017/article3303125133.pdf
Post an explanation of the importance of quality measures using the clinical performance measure you identified as an example. Then, identify the performance measures used for NP productivity in Rhodes, Bechtle, and McNett (2015) article. Finally, share your opinion on incentive payment for care, including external motivators and at least one business model.
https://class(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201910_27/MS_NURS/NURS_6565/artifacts/USW1_NURS_6565_Week03_Hamrick.pdf
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Quality and Cost Measurements
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A clinically valid and scientifically relevant quality measure or performance measure can help improve the overall environment of a hospital. If the doctors and nurses are encouraged to give their best and told that their performance is being evaluated on a regular basis, then they will help improve the quality of patient care. As of now, no credible, accountable and transparent method is available to determine whether a healthcare professional is performing his/her duties as per the standards maintained by the hospital or not. A coordinated strategy needs to be implemented to collect data, and to pinpoint the gap between the quality and efficiency across the healthcare industry (Rhodes et al., 2015).
For the NP productivity, different performance measures are used such as statistical data is collected on a regular basis, their contracts are renewed on the basis of their overall performance, and they are provided with all facilities and equipment they may need to provide care to the patients. A nurse ...