Performance Measurement

Performance Measurement PowerPoint Slideshow:
Guidelines and Grading Rubric
PURPOSE
The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is
tolocate and compare performance measurement data on common health conditions
for the hospitals in your area. You will investigate the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services websites and locate hospital compare data for hospitals
within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working or had your
prelicensure clinical experiences.You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation
and share the results of your findings. Opportunities for improving performance
measurement indicators will be shared.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Completion of this assignment enables the student to
meet the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision
making in the provision of high-quality nursing care, healthcare team
management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety
of settings. (PO 2)
CO 2: Implement patient safety and quality improvement
initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team through
communicationand relationship building. (PO 3)
CO 3: Participate in the development and
implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to
change. (PO 7)
CO 7: Apply leadership concepts in the development and
initiation of effective plans for the microsystems and system-wide practice
improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery. (POs 2 and
3)
CO 8: Apply concepts of quality and safety using
structure, process and outcome measures to identify clinical questions as the
beginning process of changing current practice. (PO 8)
DUE DATES
This assignmentis to be submitted to the Dropbox by
Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, end of Week 6.
POINTS
This assignment is worth 200 points.
DIRECTIONS
1. Review
information found on the following website related to hospital
comparehttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalCompare.html
2. Read
the information carefully and then locate the following
website.http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare
3. Search
for hospitals within a 50-mile radius of the community where you are working or
had your prelicensure clinical experiences. Type in your zip code. Select your hospital andtwo others. Select hospitals/facilities and choose
compare. If you live in a remote area and there are no hospitals listed within
a 50-mile radius, select a zip code for a family member or a close friend who
does not live near you. The idea is to review comparative data.
4. Click
on the following topics to learn more.
a. Survey
of patient’s experiences
b. Timely
and effective care (focus your search on two of the conditions that apply to
services provided at the hospitals)
c. Readmissions,
complications, and deaths
5. Carefully
read the information provided.
6. Develop
a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 8–10 slides. Include the following,
keeping in mind what all this data means.
a. Title
slide with information pertinent to the course.
b. List
reasons to recommend hospital compare to consumers (patients).
c. List
reasons torecommend hospital compare to staff who may seek employment.
For d., e., and f. (below), slides are clearly labeled
as Hospital A, B or C.
d. Summarize
patient experiences data for each hospital.
e. Summarize
timely and effective care data for two conditions.
f. Summarize
data for readmissions andcomplications and deaths.
g. List
recommendations for improving data for one selected facility.
h. Summarize
what you learned from this experience.
7. Tutorial:
For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the
following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx The
Chamberlain Student Success Strategies (CCSSS) offers a module on Computer
Literacy that contains a section on PowerPoint. The link to SSP CCSSS may be
found under the Special Courses list in eCollege.
8. Submit
your PowerPoint slideshowto the Dropbox.
BEST PRACTICES IN PREPARING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
The following are best practices in preparing this
presentation.
• Be
creative.
• Incorporate
graphics, clip art, or photographs to increase interest.
• Make
easy to read with short bullet points and large font.
• Review
directions thoroughly.
• Cite
all sources within the slides with (author, year) as well as on the Reference
slide.
• Proofread
prior to final submission.
• Spell
check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
• Abide
by the Chamberlain academic integrity policy.