Explore at least one of the CMS Compare sites
For this Assignment: Explore at least one of the CMS Compare sites (hospital compare, home health…
For this Assignment:
Explore at least one of the CMS Compare sites (hospital compare, home health compare or nursing home compare) provided in this week’s Resources.
Select two local organizations using benchmark data to focus on for this Assignment.
Compare the performances of these two organizations to each other and to state and national averages.
Find one scholarly article that could explain the differences you observed.
Use the Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data template. No abstract or reference list is required for AWE 2000/3000.
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper, double-spaced, that addresses the following:
Describe the two organizations you selected and explain why you chose them.
Summarize how your local organization compares to the local competitor, state averages, and national averages using the benchmark data from the three Compare sites in this week’s Resources.
Identify and describe any factors that can explain differences in performance measures. Find one scholarly article that could explain the differences.
Explain how these differences in performance measures might impact nursing practice.
Analyze the effect of publicly reported data on the quality and safety of care for ONE of the following organizations. Select hospitals, nursing homes, OR home health agencies, and analyze the effect of the data listed under that organization:
For Hospitals:
Patient Survey Results
Timely and Effective Care
Readmissions, Complications, and Deaths
Use of Medical Imaging
Linking Quality to Payment
Medicare Volume
For Nursing Homes:
Overall Rating
Health Inspections
Staffing
Quality Measures
For Home Health Agencies:
Quality of Patient Care
Patient Survey Results
Finally, address how this would not happen without standardized data.Document Preview:
Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data Student’s Full Name Walden University NURS 3110 Section 04 Information Management and Patient Care Technologies Month, Day, Year (enter the date submitted to instructor) Comparing Organizations with Benchmark Data Begin this paper with a brief paragraph that provides an overview of the assignment and its purpose. There is no separate heading for this paragraph; the heading for this paragraph is the same as the title of the paper. This paragraph will be about 2–3 sentences. The last sentence in this paragraph is a sentence that begins “The purpose of this paper is to¨. Description of Two Organizations Paper includes a comprehensive description of two organizations, including an explanation of why the organizations were selected. The description includes location –suburban or urban location, size of the facility (number of beds), awards or certifications and any specialty programs that the facility is renowned for. Comparison of Two Organizations Paper includes summary of how student’s chosen organization compares to a chosen competitor on state and national average on two different quality measures using the benchmark data from one of the three Compare sites. Addressed will include the compare site goal for the quality measure, the achieved goals for each facility, and if the facilities compare equally on the measure or one excels above the other. Analysis of Factors that Contribute to Performance Measures Assignment describes at least two factors that explain differences on performance measures between the chosen organizations. If the facilities results are comparable note two factors that explain these results. Include using supporting evidence from one scholarly article. Data Standardization to Improve Quality Comparison Measures Addresses how the comparison of data analysis is would not happen without standardized data. Conclusion End the paper with a summary on the main points of the…
