Homework: Hospital Compare
Instructions
This homework will familiarize capstone students with quality ranking systems currently in use for hospitals and the measures that are used to determine quality.
Step I
Access the Hospital Compare website and enter your home zip code in the search box. Select two hospitals to compare, preferably with different star ratings. If you are currently employed at a hospital, select your workplace for one of the locations. Review information under all tabs.
Step II
Select one outcome quality measure focused on a change in health status (i.e. 30-day death rates), one process quality measure focused on the steps of a process (i.e. Patients who reported that staff "always" explained about medicines before giving them) and one patient satisfaction measure ( i.e. Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital).
Compare and contrast the two hospitals based on these three measures. Based on your knowledge of local needs, concerns and preferences select ONE of these measures that you believe would be the most important the local community.
Research peer-reviewed nursing or hospital administration journals for strategies that has been utilized to improve quality related to the ONE selected measure. For instance, if you selected a patient satisfaction measure, you can research strategies for improving satisfaction in any hospital unit or service. Select one strategy that you feel would be most effective. Analyze the strategy, for this hospital in its community for the following:
1. Feasibility
2. Efficacy
3. Stakeholders (a person with an interest or concern in the measure; those who are critical for change to occur). Individuals should be identified by general job titles and not named
Step III
Create a 6 to 8 slides PowerPoint presentation Include the following in the PowerPoint:
Title slide
Introduction: Community demographics, data on hospitals selected (i.e. Size, trauma designation, urban/rural location)
Selected measure: Outline the quality measure that you select as most important to the local community, and the hospital selected to implement it. Provide your rationale
Research: Present strategy and analyze for
1. Feasibility
2. Efficacy
3. Stakeholders.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.